Best reasons to keep work in house
Best reasons to keep work in house
(OP)
I have a pending meeting with a few managers that want to know why we can't just have outsiders do ProE work for us from time to time. I need to convince them to stay within the intranet, using existing global resources instead of checking work out and sending it off on dvd's and then checking it back in. Anyone have any feedback, horror stories, ideas?
The meeting is tomorrow morning (Wed).
Thanks,
Kim
The meeting is tomorrow morning (Wed).
Thanks,
Kim





RE: Best reasons to keep work in house
Steve
http://www.sprdesign.com
http://www.3dlogix.com
RE: Best reasons to keep work in house
My $.02..
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So it goes both ways, unless the people at the company are very good Pro/E users, a contractor can save a lot of time and effort.
Steve
http://www.sprdesign.com
http://www.3dlogix.com
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I've seen some of the strangest feature creation over the years and I'm tired of checking parts for improper refs or overusage of intent manager...sometimes it's more trouble than it's worth. I hear you guys talking about good contractors and I understand because I did that work but there are a lot of 'operators' out there that get your work tangled up and make more work for you, so I don't want to start 'shipping' files around - period. Thanks for your input.
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"Another problem with contracting work out is the time it takes to familiarize the contractors with your company's internal design/drawing practices."
...this could be true but I think it's the same problem when you get a new employee.
I'm a contractor myself and we have some customers that we work with through internet connection and Intralink without more problem than if we should have been on site.
Then the skill of the contractor is of great importance.
In my opinion contractors often have a higher skill level in the CAD software then the employees. I think the reason of this is that most contractors have more "hours" in front of the software and atend to less meetings and do less other adminitrative tasks than employees.
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When I was working in that field our work varied from small electronic devices to large facilities. The design practices between the two vary greatly, and take some time for adjustment, especially if its something they haven't done before.
I'm confident that any good contractor could pick up the required skills, but the critical factor is how much time they have to do it. Often times (though it doesn't seem so in this case) a contractor is called in to help pull you out of a jam, so you need as much confidence in them as your own employees, if not more. Looking at your contractor's past clients would offer some good insight as to whether or not there may be a period of adjustment.
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A also a KimBelligrath says have the experience that all managers don't understand the complexity of todays engieering work flow.
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Anyway... Just another persons $.02
David
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If it wasnt a valuable service, people like us would not exist. Plus it saves you money really, how much does it cost to hire an engineer, pay 401k benefits, health insurance, hardware, buy another license of pro/e, pay to train him, then pay him severance when the company is "reorganized".
http://www.rmeng.com
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Does this explain my story a little better?
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I think you answered your own question. The only compelling reason not to use contractors is: "Because the CEO said so." Your best move is to make sure the next layer of management is going to back you up when you deliver the message.
-b