Featured Guests
Jill Overacker, Manager of Marketing + Communications
Webinar Summary
We are pleased to share this Intranet Tour of Dottie, TowerPinkster’s Synthesis 6 intranet. Our tour guide will be Jill Overacker.
High-quality project information empowers AEC firms to compete more effectively and learn from their past work. Building a comprehensive data history and collecting valuable data moving forward requires a collaborative effort which doesn’t happen overnight.
So, where do you begin?
TowerPinkster is a 215-person architecture and engineering practice with five locations serving nine commercial markets. They have experienced rapid growth through acquisitions, which was a catalyst for them to invest in project data in new ways.
In this Intranet Tour, Jill will share how TowerPinkster:
Leverages OpenAsset and Deltek Vantagepoint for project data storage
Engages employees with project data and stories on Synthesis
Involves a broad team in project data improvement
Enjoy!
Webinar Timeline
INTRODUCTION
00:00 Welcome and Speaker Introduction
02:10 Presentation Overview
04:00 About TowerPinkster
PROJECT DIRECTORIES
06:20 Dottie Project Directory + Filters
09:50 Dottie Project Profile
13:20 OpenAsset Project Profile
18:00 OpenAsset Image Tags
19:00 OpenAsset Project Filters
DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES
21:40 Project + Employee Data 2021
23:55 How did we get here?
24:54 Choosing OpenAsset
28:00 What data do we need?
28:55 Strategies for Collecting Data (Deltek)
35:44 Choosing Synthesis
INTRANET TOUR
38:50 Home Page
39:55 #NewImages Posts from OpenAsset
40:25 Overview of Communities
KEY TAKEAWAYS
43:50 Change is Hard
44:40 Keep Moving
45:10 Have a Roadmap
Q+A
46:10 Q: Do you have dedicated knowledge management staff?
47:47 Q: Who gets the project data request emails?
49:17 Q: Can anyone post on the home page?
50:30 Q: Which section of Dottie gets the most team member engagement?
51:36 Q: Can you expand on the Design Share meetings?
53:02 Q: How do you find common language for tags?
55:38 Q: Is the Design Share group a community of practice or open to everyone?