Dear customers, partners and friends of Newforma:
Most people think that leaders are the ones out in front, but on a bike race, it’s not just about the yellow jersey. It's about the pack, or peloton, moving as a whole, making sure everyone stays together. That’s a little like the philosophy behind Newforma™ Project Center software. Our software doesn't command changes to the course of your work. Instead, we make it easier for everyone in your firm to stick to the course you’ve set, riding together until the project crosses the finish line. The updates below give examples of how this philosophy plays in the workplace. One includes pictures that inspired our bicycling metaphor! We hope you enjoy them.
– Patrick Gillam, editor
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ACEC Conference-goers think outside the inbox
Engineers often encounter systems that are being asked to process heavier loads than they were designed to carry. Email has become one such system, having gone from being a personal communication medium to a firm’s primary source of project information. At September’s ACEC National Conference on the Built Environment, over 100 engineers in search of answers to this problem listened to Newforma Chief Data Architect Jim Forester, P.E., present “Thinking outside the inbox: deploying an email management process enterprise-wide.” To see slides from Jim’s presentation, click here.
AECbytes reviews Newforma Project Center 4th Edition
AECbytes Founder and Editor Lachmi Khemlani dove deep into the latest edition of Newforma Project Center for her product review of August 30. After an analysis involving 4,000 words and 22 screen captures, Lachmi concluded that “Newforma Project Center is remarkably comprehensive and powerful,” and said, “The strongest aspect of Newforma Project Center is that it doesn't require firms to alter their IT infrastructure, re-engineer their processes, or dramatically change the way they work for efficient project management.” Read the whole review here.
New case study profiles Environmental Systems Design
Environmental Systems Design is a 200-person firm specializing in mechanical, electrical plumbing and security engineering; fire protection; telecommunications and more. Vice President Mark Andersen says “Newforma has something for everybody.” To demonstrate, we’ve compiled the remarks of four ESD professionals currently using Newforma Project Center software: Andersen discusses it from an information technology perspective; Senior Associate Tony Garcia talks about its use in project management; Associate Scott Stokes addresses its application to CAD management; and Associate Sharon Nadalin tells how the Newforma solution eases administrative workloads. To download a PDF of the ESD case study, click here.
Array HFS moves quickly to manage growth
Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions (Array HFS) is a 116-person planning, architecture and interior design firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare design. Array HFS wasted no time implementing Newforma Project Center software enterprise-wide. Under the leadership of Array HFS President Carl Davis, the firm evaluated Newforma and made its buying decision in just 30 days. Davis says, “When you see something that is obviously going pay both immediate and long-term dividends, you need to act. My worst decisions have been the ones I did not make!” Array HFS implemented Newforma Project Center as part of a program to manage the firm’s rapid growth – the firm has tripled its size over the past three years. To read the news release, click here.
Meet Newforma representatives at these conferences
Newforma is appearing at nine industry events in the next nine weeks. If you’re attending a local, regional or national event, visit our web listing to see if we’ll be there. We’d love to see you!
Newforma bicycles with Eppstein Uhen Architects
On August 22, Newforma representatives Bryan Zeigler and Dan Conery were among the 300 cyclists to take part in “Beyond Design,” a 100-mile bike ride – a century ride, in the parlance – commemorating the 100th anniversary of Eppstein Uhen Architects. People who know Dan and Bryan will tell you they’re great conversationalists, but Dan reported “not much talking by anyone after the first 55 miles.” Thanks to Newforma and many other sponsors, EUA raised over $50,000 to give back to the communities in which EUA associates live and work.
To see Bryan and Dan in the saddle, click here.
To see Dan and Bryan flanking EUA Vice President Bret Tushaus, click here.