TABLE OF CONTENTS You won't find anything new in the first part of this chapter if you are a gray-haired AEC professional, as you have gained experience working with a paper-based workflow the hard way. If you are a student, carefully read about paper-based workflows in the first part of this chapter.
Regardless of your level of expertise, the second part of the chapter describes a new way of working without paper. Acrobat offers an electronic workflow that effectively replaces the transport and processing of multiple iterations of files and documents.
The AEC workflow is based on a series of coordinated and interconnected events. In this chapter you will learn about the components of an AEC workflow, first by examining a paper-based workflow, and then an equivalent digital workflow
You will learn that:
All projects start with a definition of scope, a document on which the design is formulated.
The design process defines the structure of a project, and the contributions made by various specialties and disciplines.
The bid is developed using a methodical, systematic formatting system, and submitted.
The bid opening announces the winner of the bid, as well as qualifying the winner.
The submittal process defined in the contract requires that documents identifying materials used in the project be submitted to the owner for review.
According to the contract's requirements, payments are generated based on specified milestones; change orders are processed on an ad hoc basis and subject to review and approval.
Project wrap-up includes...
