{"id":2407,"date":"2011-05-21T11:57:56","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T18:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2012-11-08T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T23:47:04","slug":"cad-manager-as-organizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/2011\/05\/cad-manager-as-organizer\/","title":{"rendered":"CAD Manager as Organizer"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Seven Functions of a CAD Manager<\/a><\/div>

Are you an organized person?<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAD Managers are called on to organize things. \u00a0Processes, procedures, structures, organizations, staff, budgets… \u00a0the list just keeps on going. \u00a0There are software tools, books, systems, charts and so much more that help people get organized. \u00a0Some are better than others at organizing. \u00a0I think it is a sign of the way your brain is wired.<\/p>\n

Some area of my life are organized and others are not. \u00a0If you looked at my closet or my garage, you would not think that I am “over the top” organized. \u00a0My desk may not look organized, but I can get my work done efficiently. I used to have a saying… \u00a0“My desk is not messy, everything is “misplaced” exactly where I can find it.”<\/p>\n

But when it comes to my CAD life – it is organized. \u00a0My standards are organized. \u00a0My systems are organized and my data is organized.<\/p>\n

Here is what I think you need to organize at a minimum:<\/p>\n

Your Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n

It needs to flow in a manner that reflects how people will use it. \u00a0It needs to start with the basics of project\/firm organizations and file naming. \u00a0It should have the early chapters\/pages devoted the first things people need to know to start a project. \u00a0It should start with server folder names ans locations and then it can move on to the file setup and support file structure. \u00a0After that it can move to mid project issues like layout, set structure, dimensioning, detailing and more. \u00a0After that move to plotting, deliverables, archiving and other things that tend to happen at the end of a project.<\/p>\n

Your Server<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every project should be located in a central location and file names in such a way that everyone can find them. \u00a0Folder names could be by client or project name or number. \u00a0Just do it the same way for all of them. \u00a0And keep everything for the project under the same master folder. \u00a0Break sub-folders out by function or discipline or department and define the naming. \u00a0Do it the same for every project you have. \u00a0Just be consistent. \u00a0People can find things if you are consistent. \u00a0They can move from one project to another if it is all in the same location in the sub-folders. \u00a0Read more on this in a past post.<\/a><\/p>\n

Your Support Files<\/strong><\/p>\n

Put them on one place and lock them down. \u00a0Do not allow people to copy them into their own favorite location. \u00a0Keep them available to all users at all times. \u00a0Provide some logical setup for them all. \u00a0Standardize file names. \u00a0Check this post<\/a> for some ideas.<\/p>\n

Your Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Know where they are and how to get to them quickly. \u00a0This means that you\u00a0standardize\u00a0the naming and the storage location and sorting of the media. \u00a0You could develop a database that could be searched, or list them on your intranet. \u00a0Pay attention to this area. \u00a0Just because the project is over does not mean that you can get sloppy.<\/p>\n

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This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Seven Functions of a CAD Manager<\/a><\/div>

Are you an organized person? CAD Managers are called on to organize things. \u00a0Processes, procedures, structures, organizations, staff, budgets… \u00a0the list just keeps on going. \u00a0There are software tools, books, systems, charts and so much more that help people get organized. \u00a0Some are better than others at organizing. \u00a0I think it is a sign of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"series":[74],"class_list":["post-2407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cad-management","series-seven-functions-of-a-cad-manager"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2862,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407\/revisions\/2862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=2407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}