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2011 Autodesk CAD Geeks Inside: Starting, Maintaining and Enabling a Company User Group Kevin Robinson CAD Geek krob1@hotmail.com Image courtesy of Engineering Center LTD, Russia

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2011 Autodesk Introduction 15+ years experience with Autodesk technology Over 10 years as a full time CAD geek 12 th AU . I think.. 6 th year as a AU speaker Have used Inventor since day one.. 9 User Group start ups in the last 7 years Created a repeatable, managed process for sharing our CAD geek knowledge internally and externally User Groups Blog Etc Explored and implemented various technologies to keep it all going.

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2011 Autodesk Class Description Internal CAD tribes and user groups are mission-critical to ensuring your company is able to leverage all the softwares capabilities. This class will cover best practices and technology enablers that will help empower you and your co- workers to get the most out of your CAD investments.

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2011 Autodesk Class Objectives Discussion on WHY user groups are so important Learn how easy it is to get a company user group started Understand the dynamics required to keep it going Explore different technology enablers that can empower many In depth review of the Law of compounding productivity gains Open Q and A

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2011 Autodesk Importance of user groups Ways companies invest in CAD. Elements of Success End User Adoption Spreads out the knowledge

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2011 Autodesk Ways companies get CAD software. Buy Buy and Hope Buy and "We got this one guy.. Buy, Basic Training, Install Invest, Tailored Training and Implementation, A few days on the books left over Plan, Invest, Custom Everything, On going training plan

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2011 Autodesk Possible Elements of Success Training Customer Champion / Change Mgr Business Goal Alignment Client and Network Hardware Templates and Standards File Sharing / Data Locations Non-Engineering Impact Customer Vision / Enablement Target Metrics / Plan Helpdesk / Lifeline New tool Methods / Advanced Workflows

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2011 Autodesk Forced Ranked Elements of Success Customer Vision / Enablement Business Goal Alignment Customer Champion / Change Mgr New tool Methods / Advanced Workflows Training

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2011 Autodesk End User Adoption Open Communication Understand the hurdles or roadblocks Share the Influence of change

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2011 Autodesk Spreads out the knowledge Distributes the load of the support system Enables future input and direction Supports common workflows vs. every person for them self

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2011 Autodesk Getting one started - Critical Elements YOU Some spare time Excitement and Passion

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2011 Autodesk Getting one started the process Send out a user survey Get some speakers or create content Pick a date that works for most people Find out what type of food people want Set an agenda and forward 2 days in advance Run the meeting Ask the users who wants to present at the next meeting..

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2011 Autodesk Getting one started the process TAKE TWO Borrow / Steal some content from your reseller or the internet (I hear those cad geeks have some stuff we can use.) Pick an upcoming Friday around lunchtime Tell some co-workers when and where they can find free food Run the meeting Have a sign in sheet and a place where they can fill in future topics Run the same meeting a few more times

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2011 Autodesk Keeping it going.we had a few meetings now what? Formalize the basics Content, Content, Content Steady trickle.. Knowledge Management planning

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2011 Autodesk Formalize the basics Set an agenda the users can count on: Basics review Intermediate What's New Open Discussion Establish the meeting frequency Monthly Duration Meeting location Notification process Feedback Loop

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2011 Autodesk Content, Content, Content Content Sources: Common questions and helpdesk issues from your company AUGI Existing Local user group Your reseller AOTC books from autodesk.com The internet Guest Speaker

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2011 Autodesk Steady Trickle.weekly Forward in Article from AUGI Send something new YOU learned this week Send a link to a you tube video (cad related of course) Forward content you subscribe to, but tailor to the work you do

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2011 Autodesk Getting started with Knowledge Management Establish a running list of topics that anyone cad add to Maintain an archive of past content for review Work with other end users and see how they do it, document it Work with HR on understanding how they track knowledge and skills and look for synergy and or sponsorship

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2011 Autodesk Technology enablers Autodesk Elements Stocking Stuffers Under the radar IT / Management involvement

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2011 Autodesk Autodesk Elements Subscription Center Log issues with Autodesk eLearning Communication Center / CAD Mgr Utility RSS feeds CAD Mgr Channel CAD standards link discussion.autodesk.com Autodesk Blogs

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2011 Autodesk Stocking Stuffers Techsmith Jing www.jingproject.com Quick capture of image or video Create link to share with co-workers Leverage screencast as backbone for sharing www.screencast.comwww.screencast.com Blogger.com If you want to share you ideas in thoughts with your co-workers and let them post comments and questions.

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2011 Autodesk Under the radar Techsmith Jing Pro - $20 per year Allows more video formats Smaller files Plus more Techsmith Snagit - $40 Fast and east screen grabs Also does video capture Very powerful editing and markup tools Great for creating user group content Ning www.ning.com - $19.95 a monthwww.ning.com Affordable web based community building tool Blogs, photos, discussions, videos, etc Can be set to private

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2011 Autodesk IT / Management involvement www.gotomeeting.com - $500 per year www.gotomeeting.com Great for remote employees Great for enabling remote guest speakers Has nice tracking and survey tools Techsmith Camtasia Studio / Snag it bundle - $350 Everything from Snagit + Full feature video capture and editing tools www.myigetit.com - $95 a user + Publishing tool $ www.myigetit.com Learning paths Video, text, PPT and PDF content support Reporting tools for Microsoft SharePoint - $$ Discussion Groups, Lists, Alerts, outlook syncing

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2011 Autodesk Summary Hopefully you are ready to start a user group at your company Better understand some speaking points to create some urgency Seen some technology that might enable you to gain momentum

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2011 Autodesk CAD Geek Resources Tata Technologies CAD Geek Blog Daily tips about Autodesk Manufacturing technologies. http://askthecadgeek.blogspot.com/ Web based Inventor user group meetings every month online over the web, its free to anyone with a web connection and a passion for Inventor. http://tatatechnologies.com/autodesk Inventor Users Site Over 1300 Inventor users in one place sharing tips and tricks http://autodeskinventorusers.ning.com/ Inventor Users Group on LinkedIn.com Great place to network with over 2000 Inventor users to discuss industry trends and grow your professional network, simply join linkedin.com and search for the group Autodesk Inventor Users Become a Fan on Facebook.com Search for Tata Technologies CAD Geeks on facebook

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2011 Autodesk Open Discussion

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2011 Autodesk Contact Info Kevin Robinson 513-226-6945 Krob1@hotmail.com