If you have a rule for most things – people will expect a rule for everything. I am surprised from time to time when I tell people “do whatever you want” when asked how something should be dne to standard. I say this because the standard does not cover the subject in question. My perspective […]
I was interviewed on an AU Beat podcast and it was posted today. It is all about what AUGI is doing at Autodesk University and beyond. Give a listen… AU Beat: AUGI…It’s More Than the Beer Bust! From the site… Mark Kiker, president of Autodesk User Group International (AUGI), explains that AUGI is much more […]
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I have long wanted Autodesk to suggest best practices… Kyle Bernhardt of Autodesk wrote on his blog… under the heading of Required reading Revit Platform 2009 Technical Notes – Direct from Autodesk “it is a comprehensive paper that discusses best practices for optimal performance and productivity within the Revit 2009 family of products. It is […]
I came up with another one… Add Time to the four T’s and you get success. What appears to be failures or stuttering starts end up being success when you add time. How does this work? What make bad things into good? What allows the planning of yesterday become the foundation of tomorrow and the […]
New technology tools constantly make me a newbie. Even technology that is easy to figure out make me have questions that I cannot answer right away. According to Wikipedia… Newbie (also said as nooby or newby) is a slang term for a newcomer… a somewhat clueless newcomer… It can have derogatory connotations, but is also […]
Tools – Talent – Technology – Training Keep the four T’s in your mind at all times. Working all of these four areas together will provide you with a good platform for success. Select the tools that you will use, seek out the talented people in your firm, give them the right blend of tools […]
Tools – Talent – Technology – Training These four T’s can be used to define your efforts in you job. Combine these four and you get a balanced approach to CAD. Training is how you get everyone there. Provide it and you succeed. Let it laps and your best tools and talent go stale. Training […]
Tools – Talent – Technology – Training These four T’s can be used to define your efforts in you job. Combine these four and you get a balanced approach to CAD. Turning now to the technology of CAD Technology is your approach to using the tools and the talent. Who gets to use what? What […]
Tools – Talent – Technology – Training These four T’s can be used to define your efforts in you job. Combine these four and you get a balanced approach to CAD. Now let’s look at Talent Talent relates to who is using the tools. Do they have a gut level understanding of how they are […]

