SetupWorks is a fixed price SolidWorks Implementation Program.
SetupWorks provides an effective implementation management resource to communicate needs and requirements between partners to set and meet objectives of a successful SolidWorks implementation.
Key Points:
A multi-phased approach to accommodate your busy schedules and minimize implementation interruptions.
Proper installation and configuration from the start allows users to make production ready, company tailored intellectual property from the very first model.
A comprehensive plan customized to your organization’s needs.
Establishing proper habits for data management* for all users from the very beginning will reduce data inconsistencies from non-guided implementations.
Tasks that are accomplished during the SetupWorks process include but are not limited to:
Creation of company specific model and drawing templates
Creation of standard libraries, shared toolbox, standard tables, etc…
Setup of file server, license server, image server, and vault server
Deployment of standard configuration to ensure that all users start off on the same correct page.
Test deployment to client machine
Deployment to remaining client machines**
Review of CATI support resources and processes with key users
Reports produced from the SetupWorks program include:
Pre-Implementation Hardware Survey
Description of post implementation environment
Recommended training plan and schedule
Mentoring plan (if required)
Legacy data migration plan (if required)
Recommendations for system improvements (if necessary)
* CATI recommends data management tools in a multi-user environment. When data management tools are not utilized from the beginning SetupWorks structuring will lay the groundwork for an easier transition in the future. ** The installation of client machines is optional to the client.
Summary
SetupWorks is a customizable implementation solution developed to ensure that each company takes advantage of known good practices while at the same time tweaking their implementation to their specific needs. CATI personnel will discuss with the customer all pertinent aspects of their business to assist in determining the proper scope, direction, and goals for the implementation.
Our team of industry-experienced technicians will come on site and ask specific, detailed questions about your needs and environment. We will help you understand what’s important for a successful SolidWorks installation, provide written feedback, reports of activities, and findings. All of this will happen both on and off-site so as to minimize the interruption of the installation. The result will be an operational installation tailored to your company’s needs and processes while utilizing an advanced tool like SolidWorks.
