Category: People issues

Feb 07 2007

Black days at Redsky

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, People issues
7 February 2007

Further to my recent post about Redsky IT’s acquisition by a Canadian software business (Explorer to acquire Redsky IT), Contract Journal reports “Explorer tours Redsky offices making redundancies“. MD Mark Chambers left the business (formerly known as Ramesys) rather than implement the cuts, so the cull has been delivered by former chief technician Mike Aspinall, with Redsky’s Blackburn …

Contract Journal, Explorer, Ramesys, Redsky

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Jan 30 2007

Kingston University research

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, People issues
30 January 2007

From time to time, in my role as BIW Technologies’ head of corporate communications, I receive emails concerning student research projects. As a former researcher, I try to be helpful. The latest request for help comes from Kingston University, where student Cunal Manani has posted an online questionnaire for users to complete. Click on ‘Online Document …

Permanent link to this article: http://extranetevolution.com/2007/01/kingston_univer/

Jan 25 2007

Tom Dengenis resurfaces

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Blogs, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Marketing, People issues, Vendors
25 January 2007

Former Bidcom UK and Asite CEO Tom Dengenis is still actively interested in construction IT. He is now a “a senior manager at BearingPoint, a global management and technology consulting firm”, and has just written an article (Building Information Model: the Solution for Optimizing the Construction Delivery Process) on the US-based Riverguide for Construction Software …

AEC, Asite, BearingPoint, Bidcom, BIM, Don Fornes, ENR, Late Majority, Riverguide for Construction, Tom Dengenis, US
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Jan 24 2007

Change management seminar – 2

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, People issues
24 January 2007

Yesterday, I travelled to Bristol to chair a Construction Productivity Network seminar on change management (see post). We heard an interesting pair of presentations from Robin Wilkin (MPS) and Professor Ming Sun (University of West of England). Ming (who, incidentally, was one of the people who encouraged me to write my book) has been leading …

Adrian Terry, AEC, CCM, contracts, CPN, CSPI Associates, Esther Ridsdale, Halcrow, Ming Sun, MPS, NEC, Robin Wilkin, UK, UWE
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Jan 19 2007

The email argument revisited

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Blogs, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Functionality, Future, Internet, People issues
19 January 2007

I keep returning to this topic (see previous post, for example). This time, my post has been prompted by three things: a Union Square press release, a conversation with Sarcophagus’s Jeremy Sainter, and a blog posting by Lars Plougmann linking to the thoughts of a Harvard professor. Taking these in reverse order, Lars writes about …

AEC, blog, collaboration, email, extranet, MsgSave, on-demand, SaaS, Sarcophagus, UK, Union Square, wiki, Workspace
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Jan 19 2007

Change management seminar

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, People issues
19 January 2007

Next Tuesday (23 January 2007) in Bristol, I am chairing a seminar: “Change Management – Can you manage without it?” Organised by the Construction Productivity Network in association with the Constructing Excellence Bristol Club, the event will have presentations from: Robin Wilkin of MPS Professor Ming Sun, University of West of England Brian Swain, Rubicon Associates …

Adrian Terry, AEC, Brian Swain, Constructing Excellence, CPN, Halcrow, Ming Sun, MPS, Robin Wilkin, Rubicon, UK
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Jan 19 2007

Avanti – latest

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, People issues
19 January 2007

As a recently appointed member of steering group of Constructing Excellence‘s Building and Estates Forum, I am now well-placed to keep up with developments regarding the Avanti programme (see previous post). A recent meeting heard a presentation from CWC (CE’s training and consultancy arm). It appears a distinction is now being drawn between “the narrow Avanti …

AEC, Avanti, Constructing Excellence, CWC, UK
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Jan 11 2007

Explorer to acquire RedSky IT

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Internet, People issues
11 January 2007

This week’s Contract Journal reports that RedSky (formerly Ramesys) is in the process of being sold to a Canadian software group which it calls ‘Explore’ (it’s actually Explorer). It adds: Explore’s [sic] operating format is a total contrast to that which exists currently at Redsky, with everyone in the Canadian operation working from home in …

Canada, Explorer, Ramesys, Redsky, UK
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Dec 18 2006

CTSpace: initial redundancies

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
18 December 2006

According to a Growth Business article by Marc Barber, the merger of BuildOnline and Citadon to create CTSpace (see previous posts from here), will result in some redundancies. CEO Howard Koenig apparently “expects high-growth opportunities given the company now has a presence in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific”, and “acknowledges initial ‘redundant costs’ will hit as the company, …

AEC, BuildOnline, Citadon, CTSpace, redundancies, turnover, UK, US
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Dec 15 2006

CTSpace dissected further

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Extranet/CDE, Functionality, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
15 December 2006

Following on from yesterday’s post (CTSpace dissected), the Citadon/BuildOnline merger to form CTSpace has continued to occupy my thoughts. In today’s post, I point out that the merger marks yet another consolidation of the extranet space since the start of the 21st century, have a quick look at what the combined business is offering post-merger, discuss …