The now mature industry of outsourcing architectural CAD drafting services often pays a lot of attention to review, comments and mark-ups. This article takes a looks at the Review Process in the world of outsourcing architectural CAD drafting services Why do we need Reviews?   What sounds like ‘asking the obvious’ really is a question […]

In our previous blogs we got aware to the fact that, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. The intent of this series of blogs is not to be defeatist or fatalistic, but to create the ground for solutions. The most successful planners, after all, are those who ‘plan for failure’. And errors, unfortunately, […]

In our previous blog we looked at the benefits to the employees of the company that outsources a service, in this case, architectural CAD drafting services. Prior to that, we had been to the much visited lands of benefits and challenges of outsourcing from the client’s point of you. Going a step further, we actually […]

The internet abounds with information on how Outsourcing is good for the client. Needless to say, the Outsourcing firms benefit too. This Blog tries to explore a new angle: how does Outsourcing work for the client’s employees? Getting some terms clear Staff: The people working for the client that Outsources work. Once we are beyond […]

Cost saving is the most beaten up reason for all outsourcing and yet, perhaps the very reason of its existence. This blog takes a look at the cost benefits of outsourcing architectural CAD drafting services Currency difference The genesis of outsourcing, the benefit of currency difference is based on the premises that the architectural CAD […]

Outsourcing of work is not the discovery of the millennium. Businesses have outsourced and insourced work since time immemorial. It’s just that different words were used, like: subcontract, forward integration, backward integration, spin-off etc. Architectural CAD drafting services, though, were always an in-house, integrated function. It is only the last decade’s technology and economy that […]

Continuing from our last Blog: ‘Benefits of Running a CAD outsourcing services Firm’ The CAD outsourcing services Industry, a millennium baby that has boomed, is here to stay, as an integral part of the AEC World. The success of this industry has led to many entrepreneurs to start up CAD outsourcing services Firms. This Blog […]

Drafting firms, a phenomenon of this millennium, are a result of the economy, computers and the age of Quality. Many AEC firms successfully outsource their documentation to drafting firms across the globe, forming a relationship that makes them an extended part of each other’s organization. This Blog looks at the Why of Outsourcing to Drafting […]

CAD outsourcing services, a product of this millennium, are the direct result of Economy, Competition and Technology. AEC Firms in locations where costs of manpower or infrastructure are high, now outsource their drawing documentation to CAD outsourcing services Firms. Many AEC professionals who turned entrepreneurs had to choose between consulting and contracting. For them, the […]

Approval Drawings and documents at this stage are also called – SD, DD or Permit Sets. The 5 keys to Co-creation – Talk, Record, Mark-up, Collaborate & Review – make this task worthwhile. The ingredients to success in this regard are: • Client must share CAD files / soft copies of the in-progress drawings, CAD […]