synergis university 2014-peer-to-peer cad bim manager
DESCRIPTION
Robert is head of the Robert Green Consulting Group, and an 18 year veteran speaker at Autodesk University. You have likely read his work in Cadalyst magazine, where he authors the CAD Manager; column, or in his bi-monthly CAD Manager's Newsletter. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and gained his CAD skills from 28 years of AutoCAD®, MicroStation®, and various MCAD software systems. Since starting his own company in 1991, Robert has performed consulting and teaching duties for private clients throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.TRANSCRIPT
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The Peer to Peer
CAD/BIM Manager
Robert Green www.CAD-Manager.com
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Quick bio …
Mechanical engineer turned CAD manager
Private consultant since 1991
Focus: CAD standards, customization and management
Cadalyst Magazine contributing editor
19 year AU speaker
Facebook: CAD Managers Unite!
Web site: www.CAD-Manager.com
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All the Responsibility
with no Authority?
Sound familiar?
How do we deal with this
common problem?
Let’s see some
strategies that work.
“Sometimes you just have to
be Superman”
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Be the GOTO Resource
1/10
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Be the Go To Resource
• Its all about competency
• Users go where the solution is
• Users follow/respect competency
• Demonstrate your competency …
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Marketing Yourself
• You must advertise your skills
• You must evangelize
• You must lead technically
• Want people to listen - give them a reason …
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Using User Groups
2/10
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User Groups
• Share tips/tricks/methods
• Get buy in via demonstration
• Show them a better way
• Let them decide to adopt the approach …
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How to Start
• Pot luck lunches
• Information exchange sessions
• Get others to present ideas
• Force users to step up …
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The Goal
• To get users motivated
• To share best practices
• To bring users together
• To demonstrate your leadership …
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The Suggestion Box
3/10
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Start a Suggestion Box
• Make Things Better
• By asking your users how
• By listening to what they tell you
• Tie this into your user groups …
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Manage the Process
• Keep everything in confidence
• Take all suggestions seriously
• Act on great ideas
• Share credit …
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Mentoring Others
4/10
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Mentoring Others
• You build friendships that endure
• You build your network
• You build relationships with other departments
• You increase your visibility
• You train those who can help you …
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Establish a Trade
• I teach you but you help me
• Your time for their time
• Delegate low value tasks
• Free yourself to work on better things …
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Investigate Improvement
5/10
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Instigating Improvement
• Be the “Squeaky Wheel”
• Ask: Why are we having problems?
• Facilitate the conversation
• Listen!
• Act if empowered to do so
• Make things better for users …
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Read This Book Influence and Leadership
by Michael Nir
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Become “The Hub”
6/10
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Be the Hub
• Keep tabs on the problems
• Keep tabs the solutions
• Establish departmental contacts
• Become the logical center of knowledge
• Do this and you become CAD manager …
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Partner with Resellers
7/10
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Reseller Partnering
• Partner up – why not?
• Leverage yourself
• They want to work with you!
• You can't do everything yourself
• You'll learn something …
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Partnering Ideas
• Custom training classes
• User group presentations
• Beta opportunities
• What else …
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Become “The Optimizer”
8/10
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Make Troubleshooting Work
• Do things ever break?
• Figure out why it broke
• Teach users why it broke
• Talk to PM's about what broke
• Take a proactive approach
• Not "things are always breaking"
• Rather "let's make things better“ …
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Work Towards Authority
9/10
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Get the boss’s attention
Focus on:
Optimizing processes
Saving time
Saving money
Empowering users
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Stay in the Ring
10/10
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Two Rules
Rule 1: Never quit, keep pushing.
Rule 2: See Rule #1
It may seem like a struggle at times but
persistence over time wins!
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The Peer to Peer
CAD/BIM Manager
Robert Green www.CAD-Manager.com