Knowledge - White Papers
DrawMGT Product Literature
DrawMGT Executive Summary (pdf) - A short (3 pages) overview of the DrawMGT and its capabilities. Includes short descriptions of two projects that used DrawMGT.
Bauplan- und Baudokumentenverwaltung, DrawMGT Kurzdarstellung (pdf) - Deutsche Auflage.
Gestion des plans et documents de construction, DrawMGT Sommaire (pdf) - Version française.
DrawMGT Talking Points (pdf) - A single page list of DrawMGT's main features.
DrawMGT Overview (pdf) - A longer (18 page) description of DrawMGT.
DrawMGT Return of Investment
DrawMGT Return of Investment (pdf) - A short paper (4 pages) that describes how DrawMGT saved one project five times its cost.
Journal Articles
Document Management in Construction (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
Collaborative Best Practices for Construction Projects (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.
Regaining Control: Finding the Information Needed for Effective Decision Making (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.
Engineering Classification: The Key to Filing and Finding Project Documentation (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.