# Info/WhitePapers

== Knowledge - White Papers ==

==== DrawMGT Product Literature ====

 * '''[[attachment:DrawMGT-ExecutiveSummary-4-EN.pdf|DrawMGT Executive Summary|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - A short (3 pages) overview of the DrawMGT and its capabilities. Includes short descriptions of two projects that used DrawMGT.
   * '''[[attachment:DrawMGT-ExecutiveSummary-2-DE.pdf|Bauplan- und Baudokumentenverwaltung, DrawMGT Kurzdarstellung|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - Deutsche Auflage.
   * '''[[attachment:DrawMGT-ExecutiveSummary-FR-11.pdf|Gestion des plans et documents de construction, DrawMGT Sommaire|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - Version  française.

 * '''[[attachment:DrawMGT-TalkingPoints-3-EN.pdf|DrawMGT Talking Points|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - A single page list of DrawMGT's main features.  


 * '''[[attachment:DrawMGT-Overview-14.pdf|DrawMGT Overview|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - A longer (18 page) description of DrawMGT.

==== Journal Articles ====

 * '''[[attachment:TT-DocumentManagement-Hodgkinson-200602.pdf|Document Management in Construction|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - Alan Hodgkinson explains the issues associated with selecting a drawing management system for a large construction project. Reprinted from the February 2006 issue of '''Tunnels & Tunelling International'''.

==== Conference Papers ====

 * '''[[attachment:IABSE-2008-Hodgkinson.pdf|Collaborative Best Practices for Construction Projects|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - Presents a description of the collaborative issues faced by large construction projects and how to solve them. Presented in June 2008 at the '''IABSE 2008 Conference''' in Helsinki, Finland.

 * '''[[attachment:ITA-2008-Hodgkinson.pdf|Regaining Control: Finding the Information Needed for Effective Decision Making|&do=get]]''' (pdf) - Describes the project management risks associated the current generation of Information Technology used by large-scale construction projects, and how they can be mitigated. Presented in Setember 2008 at the '''ITA 2008 Conference''' in Agra, India.

 * '''[[attachment:ITA-2009-Hodgkinson.pdf|Engineering Classification: The Key to Filing and Finding Project Documentation|&do=get]]''' (pdf) Explains how engineering classification is a superior alternative to folder hierarchies and keyword searches for locating project documentation. Presented in May 2009 at the '''ITA 2009 Conference''' in Budapest, Hungary.

 * '''[[attachment:Hydro-2010-Hodgkinson.pdf|A Conceptual Methodology and Practical Guidelines for Managing Data and Documents on Hydroelectric Projects|&do=get]]''' (pdf) Presents a conceptual methodology for implementing a data management system for hydroelectric projects, including practical guidelines and technical tips for their implementation. '''[[attachment:Hydro-2010-Hodgkinson-presentation.pdf|Hydro-2010-Hodgkinson-presentation.pdf|&do=get]]''' - presentation in pdf format . Presented in September 2010 at the '''Hydro 2010 Conference''' in Lisbon, Portugal.