A good project manager knows that a project succeeds if the budget, schedule, and scope are managed effectively. A great project manager knows how to use BIM (Building Information Modeling) data to better manage those metrics in real time. This course will explore BIM tools and techniques a project manager can use to execute a project successfully. From 4D/5D schedule and cost integration using Assemble to the development of a project dashboard using Microsoft Power BI and BIM 360 software as a hosting platform, this course will look into the wide array of options at a project manager’s disposal when using BIM data to benefit a project.

There's a perfect storm of technology change driving the construction revolution today. Mobile devices, Internet of Things, sensors, and drones are continuously capturing construction job-site data and the cloud is aggregating this data. Machine-learning applications such as BIM 360 IQ software help construction project teams analyze risk from this data in real time and take corrective actions. Layton Construction and Autodesk have been collaborating and working together for the past year to apply the BIM 360 IQ machine-learning system for construction safety. In this session, Cooper Darling-an assistant project manager from Layton Construction-will be sharing his project manager experiences involved in helping identify and reduce safety risks on a construction job site with the aid of assistive technologies such as machine learning. Cooper is also part of Layton's National Safety Leadership Team, and he's helping champion the processes and standards based on BIM 360 software for Layton.

This course starts with the assumption that many CAD / Building Information Modeling (BIM) managers have little to no direct managerial authority over the staffers they support, yet they're still expected to get results. To make things worse, many times these managers are also engineers, architects, or designers working under severe time constraints while expected to remain billable. This course will present strategies for peer-to-peer interaction with users and project managers that can help you persuade people to comply with key CAD/BIM management directives such as standards, file storage, training, and interdepartmental coordination. If you fit the peer-to-peer CAD/BIM manager profile, you're sure to pick up some solid ideas you can use immediately. And even if you do have full managerial authority, you can still benefit from using some of these collaborative and persuasive strategies. This class is designed for managers of numerous disciplines.

This BIM management class is designed for CAD and BIM managers, project managers, and other technical and management professionals who want to obtain the relevant knowledge and skills that are required to set up a company BIM deployment plan and BIM project execution plan and protocol. We explore everything from making the transition from CAD to BIM to defining roles and structuring teams. We also touch on common issues that arise in all BIM projects and show how crucial it is to have someone there to take care of them.

Many CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) managers have little to no direct managerial authority over the staffers they support, yet they're still expected to get results. To make things worse, many times these managers are also engineers, architects, or designers working under severe time constraints while expected to remain billable. This discussion will focus on strategies for peer-to-peer interaction with users and project managers that can help you persuade people to comply with key CAD/BIM management directives like standards, file storage, training, and interdepartmental coordination. If you fit the peer-to-peer CAD/BIM-manager profile you're sure to pick up some solid ideas you can use immediately. And even if you do have full managerial authority, you can still benefit from using some of these collaborative and persuasive strategies. This class is designed for managers of multiple disciplines.

This course will start with the assumption that many CAD / Building Information Modeling (BIM) managers have little to no direct managerial authority over the staffers they support, yet they're still expected to get results. To make things worse, many times these managers are also engineers, architects, or designers working under severe time constraints while expected to remain billable. This course will present strategies for peer-to-peer interaction with users and project managers that can help you persuade people to comply with key CAD/BIM management directives such as standards, file storage, training, and interdepartmental coordination. If you fit the peer-to-peer CAD/BIM manager profile, you're sure to pick up some solid ideas you can use immediately. And even if you do have full managerial authority, you can still benefit from using some of these collaborative and persuasive strategies. This class is designed for managers of numerous disciplines.

This Building Information Modeling (BIM) management class is designed for CAD and BIM professionals, project managers, and other technical and management professionals who want to obtain the relevant knowledge and skills that are required to set up a company BIM deployment plan and BIM project execution plan and protocol. We will explore everything from making the transition from CAD to BIM, to defining roles and structuring teams. We'll also touch on common issues that arise in BIM projects and we'll show how crucial it is to have someone there to take care of them.

Over the past 7 years, hundreds of Associated Engineering production staff members across our 23 offices have been using AutoCAD software’s Sheet Set Manager (SSM) to efficiently coordinate project drawing packages. Throughout that time frame, we have continually adapted and fine-tuned our Sheet Set Manager templates (and support files) to not only provide flexibility for utilizing internal, project, or client-specific CAD standards, but also for ensuring conformance and standardization for all AutoCAD (and AutoCAD software-based) software output. Sheet Set Manager can greatly impact productivity while reducing repetition, user frustration, project budgets, and schedules. Please join us for this class, as we will be discussing 6 “key” Sheet Set Manager strategies that have proven to successfully assist CAD managers, project CAD leaders, and production management through incorporating this powerful productivity tool throughout development, implementation, and ongoing support.

In an engineering, procurement, and construction context, the project manager is asked to plan, monitor, and determine the project growth in order to manage the process, and eventually take remedial action if required. This difficult activity can be simplified and supported using Revit software and Dynamo software in order to automate the extraction of project progress curves. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to build your Revit models for the hosting of useful data that are than managed through Dynamo. The final outputs consist of reports that can be shared with management whenever requested or required. With this approach, the project can be accurately planned and continuously monitored, and its status can be easily shared. This class will show the application of this methodology on a large industrial plant currently under construction in the Middle East.

Over the last decade the construction industry has been through a rapid pace of change, with the whole supply chain starting to digitize critical processes and workflows alongside the relentless use of emerging technologies across the jobsite. With new technology and innovative practices becoming the norm, what does the future of construction project management—and more importantly, the project manager—look like? This session will explore how digital processes are improving the way we work, walk through the upcoming technologies to be aware of, and examine how you can include these in your company road map to prepare for the future while not neglecting the need to provide scalable solutions to improve business outcomes today.

This class will walk through all aspects of Project Navigator within AutoCAD Architecture software. We’ll cover the differences between using Project Navigator versus the Sheet Set Manager; how different aspects of Project Navigator will help create a more efficient workflow; how to use Project Navigator to create a more comprehensive project; and how to take those projects and create 3D renderings.

This class will encompass the journey for BIM (Building Information Modeling) managers from the inception of the BIM execution plan and through the various phases of construction. The case studies will illustrate the skills that project managers need to develop and implement an execution plan across a project. The class will showcase the development of DEP based on AIA and other standards. We will discuss in detail the design development and construction document phases of the project to define the processes that BIM managers can use to excel on projects. The class will showcase case studies from projects across the United States, Europe, and Singapore, and examine how the BIM journey across a project can be excelled. This class is a great resource that can give all BIM managers and designers the opportunity to learn from real-life projects across the globe.

IQL will show how there are different ways of working/interacting with the built environment and explain the integrated project delivery: client, project manager, and main contractor being 1 team with the same goal approach. We'll explain how we developed a strategy, managed the design, and delivered from concept design to project handover using different digital technologies at different stages. This class will demonstrate how we've created a strategy and EIR for a project that will run for the next 8 years and which will attract future tenants. We’ll show this from a project management point of view: management of the design stakeholders, management of design, BIM for master planning, quantification, the use of BIM for visualisation/VR, and BIM as a product to attract tenants. From a construction management view, we'll demonstrate trade design coordination, supply chain management/education, BIM on-site, 4D sequencing and construction optimisation, and BIM use for tenant engagement.

This course covers effective practices for project managers, engineers, and designers working on Building Information Modeling (BIM) projects for heating, ventilating, air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, water/wastewater, and other engineering practices. Learn how BIM and Revit software alter the traditional design workflows and processes, and discover how to manage the disruptive changes. The course will cover preproject planning, dealing with project components and content and understanding what tools can really help the project bottom line. We will also cover where Revit software alters typical project tasks. The course is well suited for the first-time manager and experienced user. If you're ready for an energetic, fast-paced class that packs in a lot of information, then sign up early and often.

This is a class for people who are unfamiliar with AutoCAD Electrical software. We will give an overview of the functionality and the efficiency AutoCAD Electrical software provides for electrical controls design. We will lightly cover the Project Manager, basic schematic creation, panel layouts, and reporting tools. If you are new to AutoCAD Electrical software, or just getting started, this class will be a good place to start! This session features AutoCAD Electrical.

This is your chance to hear from a panel of Inventor product managers on their roles in the Inventor Product Team. The hosted panel will give you some insight into the “why” and “what” of the functionality that makes it into Inventor software. Attendees will hear responses from the panel, as well as get the chance to ask Inventor product managers direct questions.

As technology, applications, and solutions continue to expand into the realm of BIM (Building Information Modeling), the BIM Manager is more critical than ever and has taken on new roles and responsibilities. At first glance, a BIM Manager is in charge of various tasks related to BIM efforts in their respective organization. More so than ever, we see the role of BIM Manager to also be a thought-leader and solutions expert. In this session, we will take a look at the role of BIM Manager, how it fits in today's fast-paced environment, and how to transition to such a role within an organization. During the session, we will share common processes, applications, add-ons, and other tools to help transition to the role of BIM manager and customize the role to fit to your organizations unique requirements and projects.

In the “real world” most architecture and engineering projects span multiple releases of Autodesk, Inc.’s, Revit software. In many organizations a question that comes up with every new release (every year) is: Which projects should we migrate to the new version and which ones should we finish in their current version? The intent of this roundtable session is to give PICs, project managers, Building Information Modeling (BIM) managers, architects, engineers, and others who are involved in long-term Revit software projects an open forum to discuss the best ways of dealing with the Autodesk yearly release cycle. We will discuss potential benefits (i.e., added functionality, performance enhancements) weighed against possible pitfalls (i.e., hidden costs, features that don't work as expected or as they did in previous releases) and how the decision to upgrade or not has to involve the entire collaborative Project Team. We will also talk about the pros and cons of skipping specific releases.

In the real world, most architecture and engineering projects span multiple releases of Revit® software. In many organizations, a question that comes up with every new release is, Which projects should we migrate to the new software version and which ones should we finish in their current version? This roundtable session gives principals in charge, project managers, BIM managers, architects, engineers, and others who are involved in long-term Revit projects an open forum to discuss the best ways of dealing with the Autodesk yearly release cycle. We weigh potential benefits ( such as added functionality) against possible pitfalls (such as hidden costs, features that don't work as expected or as they did in previous releases) and discuss how the decision to upgrade or not has to involve the entire collaborative project team. We also talk about the pros and cons of skipping specific releases.

This is your chance to have a direct dialog with a panel of Inventor product managers. This session will focus on the strategy and vision that drives Inventor software. The hosted panel will give you some insight into the “why” and “what” of the functionality that makes it into Inventor. Attendees will hear responses from the panel, as well as get the chance to ask Inventor product managers direct questions. This is a great session to take along with the "Ask the Inventor Developer" class.