We have finally set a date for the initial "kick-off" meeting that starts the "pre-classroom" phase of the implementation: May 28th.
I am very much looking forward to getting this rolling, but I have to say that I am concerned about the small window of opportunity to get everything done before we hit the classroom. May 28th gives us eight (8) business days in which to pack a whole lot of prep before June 10th (when we go "back to school").
My concern is that Avatech will not be able to schedule their people to handle their end of the bargain during those eight days, and they will look to slide the training schedule. We wouldn't even sign their proposal in the first place until they committed to specific training dates. Why? Because we need to plan our whole schedule around those dates since the whole drafting department, our most experienced project engineer, and one of the partners will be out of the office during the three-day training session. Over half of our production staff will be unreachable during that time, and that is a hard item to try and coordinate - internally and outside of our office. I mean, we still have projects to work on during that time!
Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that Avatech has dropped the ball or anything bad about them at all before 'it' hits the fan. On the contrary, I hope I'm dead wrong. Please make me look the fool! Implementation is their business and (hopefully) they know how to do it well. They do have considerable resources to pull from. I think it's just a small time frame to fit a lot of 'Revit-Prep' into. As we go through it, I'll be outlining exactly what it entails, but take me at my word that on paper it looks like "Whoa, Dude!"
It's time to put your Revit where your mouth is guys. Let's hope they can step up to the plate like David Ortiz instead of the playoff version of A-Rod.
Did the Red Sox fan in me just show up out of nowhere?
I am very much looking forward to getting this rolling, but I have to say that I am concerned about the small window of opportunity to get everything done before we hit the classroom. May 28th gives us eight (8) business days in which to pack a whole lot of prep before June 10th (when we go "back to school").
My concern is that Avatech will not be able to schedule their people to handle their end of the bargain during those eight days, and they will look to slide the training schedule. We wouldn't even sign their proposal in the first place until they committed to specific training dates. Why? Because we need to plan our whole schedule around those dates since the whole drafting department, our most experienced project engineer, and one of the partners will be out of the office during the three-day training session. Over half of our production staff will be unreachable during that time, and that is a hard item to try and coordinate - internally and outside of our office. I mean, we still have projects to work on during that time!
Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that Avatech has dropped the ball or anything bad about them at all before 'it' hits the fan. On the contrary, I hope I'm dead wrong. Please make me look the fool! Implementation is their business and (hopefully) they know how to do it well. They do have considerable resources to pull from. I think it's just a small time frame to fit a lot of 'Revit-Prep' into. As we go through it, I'll be outlining exactly what it entails, but take me at my word that on paper it looks like "Whoa, Dude!"
It's time to put your Revit where your mouth is guys. Let's hope they can step up to the plate like David Ortiz instead of the playoff version of A-Rod.
Did the Red Sox fan in me just show up out of nowhere?
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