This training course gives a brief overview of the functions of and in a drawing office, as well as the how and why engineering drawings are generated. It also gives a broad overview of the management of an office and a general understanding of the activities that would typically take place in a drawing office environment. The course will also cover Configuration which will cover how it can be applied in complex as well as simple systems.
How a Drawing Office Functions
- Chief Draughts Person / Office Manager
- Section Leader
- Designer
- Senior Draughts Person
- Trainees
- Technical Clerks
- Standards Section
- Checkers
Office Management
- Main Functions
- The Goals of an Office Manager
- The Authority of an Office Manager
- Building a Trusting Relationship
Effective Work Relationships
- Creative Ways to Motivate Employees
Project Success
- Starting Out
- Deliver your Projects Faster
Design and Develop Processes and Procedure
How to Budget for a Project
- Basics of Budgeting
- Set the Budget
- Identifying Porject Costs
- Backup Funding
- Weekly Tracking
- Realignment
- Cash Flow Management
- Risk Assessment
Doing an Interview
- Interviewing Potential Employees
- Job Interview Questions for Employees
- How to Select Candidates for the Job Interview
- Telephone Screen Candidates Prior to a Job Interview
- How to Prepare for the Job Interview
- Interview Questions to Assess Cultural Fit
Performance Management
- Managing Performance
- Benefits of Managing Performance
- Appraisals
Office Design and Layout
- Convenience
- Efficient Workspace
- Private Spaces versus Open Plan
- Planning your Office Layout Design
- Communal Spaces
Running Effective Meetings
- Establishing an Objective and Sticking to it
- Use Time Wisely
- Satisfying Participants that a Sensible Process has been followed
- Key Points
Engineering Drawing Practices and Standards
- History
- Relationship to Artistic Drawing
- Relationship to Other Technical Drawing Types
- Specialists
- Legal instruments
- Standardizing
- Relationship to Model-Based Definition (MBD)
- Systems of Dimensioning and Tolerances
- Engineering Drawings: Common Features
- Conventional Areas of an Engineering Drawing
- Views and Sections
- Abbreviations and Symbols
Configuration Management (CM)
- History
- The Scoop of Configuration Management
- Application
- Why would a Drawing Office need a Configuration System
- Construction Industry
Maintenance Systems
- Preventive Maintenance
- Predictive Maintenance
- Corrective Maintenance
This course is designed specifically for CAD Managers and Drawing Office Managers