{"id":695,"date":"2008-10-23T04:10:10","date_gmt":"2008-10-23T11:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/?p=695"},"modified":"2016-03-07T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T00:06:36","slug":"do-you-add-value-more-on-the-cad-manager-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/2008\/10\/do-you-add-value-more-on-the-cad-manager-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you add Value? – More on the CAD Manager Position"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 2 of 17 in the series Adding Value<\/a><\/div>

More ways of knowing if you firm thinks that the CAD Manager position really is valuable…\u00a0 Don’t think of the person when reviewing these questions – think of the position itself.\u00a0 Would the answers be yes to these questions no matter who filled the spot?<\/p>\n

Is the CAD Manager accountable for resources like people, technology, and budgets?<\/strong> If the position has to report to someone else that develops or controls these areas, then the position may not have enough clout.\u00a0 I am not saying that no one else will look over or approve your budget, but that the CAD Manager is the one who develops it.<\/p>\n

Does the firm invest in and appreciate the CAD Managers knowledge? <\/strong> Are they willing to\u00a0 pay for training for the CAD Manager?\u00a0 Do they see this position as one that is knowledge based?\u00a0 CAD Managers are knowledge workers in the highest degree.\u00a0 The level of knowledge they need to get their job done is very high.\u00a0 The firm should have a track record of investing time and money in the expansion of the CAD Managers know how.<\/p>\n

Is the CAD Manager position thought of as a problem solving position?<\/strong> When people have troubles,do they seek out the CAD Manager or others?\u00a0 When people have problems, do others tell them to go see the CAD Manager?\u00a0 If they do then this would show that the firm is focusing the problem resolution functions into this position.<\/p>\n

Is the CAD Manager position seen as a change agent?<\/strong> or is it just a maintenance position?\u00a0 Do people look for change to emanate from this position and title?\u00a0 CAD Managers should be seen as change agents.\u00a0 They are the ones that create or escort change through a firm.<\/p>\n

Is the CAD Manager position interconnected to other managers? <\/strong> Collaboration is the key to getting things done in today’s firms and if the CAD Manager is not involved in the matrix of the firms middle managers, then they will be hampered in their effectiveness and have more trouble adding value.<\/p>\n

Is the position viewed with value outside the firm? <\/strong>Do those inside your firm promote your position with those outside the firm?\u00a0 Do you hear people saying “You need to talk to our CAD Manager” ?\u00a0 The lack of respect from those inside your firm reflecting toward those outside your firm is a sure sign that the firm may not value the position very much.<\/p>\n

Does your firm have a long view of your tasks? <\/strong> Just how long your firm looks a the position is a statement of value.\u00a0 If they don’t talk about the CAD Manager functions in terms of years instead of months, then there may be a general lack of value invested inthe position by the firm.<\/p>\n

So before we begin to ask questions about your personal impact, think through the impact that your position holds.\u00a0 Does your firm value your job position?\u00a0 If they do not, then you will have a harder time proving your personal worth.<\/p>\n
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This entry is part 2 of 17 in the series Adding Value<\/a><\/div>

More ways of knowing if you firm thinks that the CAD Manager position really is valuable…\u00a0 Don’t think of the person when reviewing these questions – think of the position itself.\u00a0 Would the answers be yes to these questions no matter who filled the spot? Is the CAD Manager accountable for resources like people, technology, […]<\/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":[94],"class_list":["post-695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cad-management","series-adding-value"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695","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=695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3583,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695\/revisions\/3583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}