https://getarchit.com/passwords-for-your-organization/

Hello and welcome to another episode of Design and Influence. Today, we go into details on how to manage passwords for your organization. This is one of the critical components of running a firm successfully. Your team can safely and securely access the information they need to do their work by adequately organizing passwords in an electronic password manager like LastPass. This management strategy is what we will discuss today because we think it is the best bet for your organization.

https://getarchit.com/revit-families-for-architecture/

In simplified terms, a family to Revit is equivalent to a component in Rhino or Sketch Up or an AutoCAD block. However, it is also way more than that. What Can One Do Upfront to Optimally Benefit from Revit?

https://getarchit.com/pros-and-cons-for-using-a-mac/

Are you an architectural professional thinking about using a Mac in your practice? Maybe you are already using a Mac in your practice in a sea of PC users and are dealing with some of these issues. Today we will highlight the pros and cons of using your Mac in your architecture design or engineering firm practice.

https://getarchit.com/the-importance-of-a-digital-design-manual/

One issue that is problematic for businesses, especially architectural businesses, is how to remain consistent in showcasing the special flavor of what you do.

The challenge businesses are presented with is executing projects with excellence consistently, so the business is awarded additional projects. One way to meet that challenge head-on is documenting and memorializing your institutional knowledge.

This is what we will unpack today. We are going to talk with Kiran Nayak, a BIM consultant, and digital practice leader. Kiran possesses vast experience in design and architecture and is in the process of building this kind of organizational database.

https://getarchit.com/aec-inventory/

You may ask why are we discussing this in September?

We are currently having significant issues with supply chains all over the world. If you don’t have your holiday gifting strategy plan in place now, you may be left with a disappointing result.

https://getarchit.com/onboarding-new-employees/

People are everything to a company. Today’s topic provides you with a checklist for onboarding new employees. We have found that many times, sufficient planning in hiring new people is lacking, which causes delays in allowing the new employee to hit the ground running.

You might be thinking about navigating away—but not so fast. Your IT budget is a vital part of your business, and we’re here to make the conversation exciting.

At Arch IT, we’ve been chugging away remotely to get our clients prepared for 2021.

Initially, it looked like COVID-19 might be a minor hiccup, but it's become clear that architecture and design firms are going to need to plan around the pandemic for the duration of 2021.

Commencing the planning process always starts with the budget and IT is a big part of that.

Read the full article.

https://getarchit.com/the-impact-of-bim-on-the-small-architecture-firm/

Today our discussion centers around the question of whether a small architecture firm should implement BIM as a software solution. We will take a deeper look what whether it is cost-effective, the time savings benefit, and what the onboarding process will look when converting to BIM. Joining our discussion today is the Digital Design Manager of Bar Architects here in San Francisco, Kiran Nayak.

Protecting your passwords is particularly important. You must go beyond the old-school approach of keeping a written list of passwords or storing them in your phone. The old-school approach is dangerous and can leave you open to attack from hackers.

Read the full article.