Communication is one area that can always be improved. Getting the message across to others is what every manager has to do. Communicating well and consistently is not easy. You may do a good job of communicating the message out, but you might not do it often enough or to the right people. Or you […]
In the last post I discussed the Stand Up Meeting concept. Now I want to give you an example report. I mentioned that the four questions each person should answer were: What have you done since the last meeting? What will you do before the next meeting? Do you need anything from anyone before the […]
Working collaboratively means boosting communications. One way to do that is with quick – short meetings. I personally call it a “Stand Up Meeting”. I have heard it called “The Huddle” or other things. Here are some basic ground rules for the meeting. Meetings start on time. Meeting last 15-20 minutes or less (depending on […]
What will make it the last gasp for CAD? What will be the final nail in the coffin of 2D CAD? Will there be one final function that will move everyone to 3D? Here are some events, items of functions that could make CAD be gone forever… 1. We move away from hard copy deliverables. […]
Last Gasp for CAD… maybe not… Here are some reasons that CAD may not be closing in on end of life. 1. The developers of CAD software are still making strides in adding tools to the 2D world of CAD. Each new release brings improvements. They may seem small to most, but out there somewhere […]
Here is the article that started me thinking about the Last Gasp of CAD. It was an article in Harvard Business Review and one more in HBR. In the article, Daniel Snow warns of a surge in old technology as new technology threatens to overtake it. It is worth the read.
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CAD Managers are called on to change things. They are change agents. They need to get others to move from one thing to another. From one software release to another, from one method of production to another, or from one standard to another (there personal standard to the company standard). So how do you get […]
Simplified Upgrade Pricing Begins March 16, 2010 You need to be aware of a change that is coming… From the Autodesk website… Autodesk is introducing a new, streamlined upgrade pricing model on March 16, 2010. Under our current upgrade pricing model, the price of your upgrade depends on which product release you own. After March […]
Good News – A New Bentley event is scheduled. Bentley Systems today announced Be Together: The Be Communities ‘Live’ Conference. The inaugural event will take place May 17-20, 2010, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. More here… Over the next several months, Bentley will be conducting a campaign, through online surveys, that affords participants […]
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