Instant Gratification

Summer is over, and as schools re-open, Nigel looks at the way expectations of learning have changed with the Facebook generation...

1st of September 2010

Architecture is Dead

Nigel revisits his childhood days and asks if architecture is as self-destructive as punk...

2nd of August 2010

Invictus

A soapbox and the Movie of the Month in one, this month...

2nd of July 2010

RE: Editorial June 2010

9th of June 2010

The Tide Is In

Nigel returns from Oz with this slightly belated soapbox for May. Continuing Karen's editorial theme on the aspects of culture in the workplace, Nigel suggests the important factor is the person - positive or negative, willing to make an effort or only make a fuss...

21st of May 2010

Open Letter To The Government

Nigel writes a letter of complaint to whoever wins the next General Election. Will it make any difference? Of course not, but hopefully you'll read it anyway,even if they won't...

6th of April 2010

You can’t learn to BIM if you won’t get wet

This month, the soapbox returns to its roots with a good old rant. The whole direction of BIM, the way companies are handling its adoption - or not as the case seems to be - is drowning any benefits that it could provide...

1st of March 2010

You Are What You’ve Been... But Don’t Be All That You Are

Nigel looks at how the last decade should help shape the next, from old influences to new...

1st of February 2010

CAD Management Trends (The Survey Says)

Have you ever wondered how much other CAD managers were paid, or how many users they support, or how many CAD packages their companies use? Do you ever wish you could understand future trends in the CAD management market to plan your career?

You’ll find these answers and more in this online class. Co-presenters Robert Green and Nigel Davies will share the results of their CAD manager surveys for the U.S. and Europe and draw conclusions based on their industry experience.

Topics covered will include: salary data, support loads and software usage, 3D implementation rates, training budgets, standards management, production pressure, and the most common CAD management problems experienced by others.

If you want to know where the CAD management market is headed and get some solid advice on how to plan your career accordingly for it, this class is for you.

by Nigel Davies & Robert Green, 18th of January 2010

A CADBIM Manager’s Career Alternatives

Charles A. Doppleganger returns with what might be his last interruption for a while. After being made redundant he provides some career therapy...

5th of January 2010