Expert CAD management : the complete guide (with CD-ROM)

Written by the leading authority on CAD management, this book teaches the technical, managerial, and business skills necessary to succeed as a CAD manager. Describes real CAD management problems and dissects their solutions, covering everything from skills assessments to budgeting to creating standards to training and leading others to buying software and hardware. Real-world anecdotes, self-evaluation exercises, and sidebars, tips, and techniques all contribute to helping CAD managers with their diverse and demanding job requirements. Includes information on formulating and writing standards, managing and training strategies, and installing and optimizing software and hardware. The CD-ROM includes a video introduction and book overview as well as a planning guide, budgeting guide, ROI worksheet, system diagram worksheet, and tools for skill and hardware assessments.