From the Director’s Desk When Does the Need for More Content Exist? by Matt Murphy These five key areas for additional content may be the answer to greater productivity and better performance support. We’ve always heard that we have great content for Autodesk products, and that the breadth of our content covers most individual and enterprise needs. But there is always a need for more content. My job is to ensure we have covered the features and functions of Autodesk products for most user applications. I always welcome anyone and everyone’s comments and recommendations. But through the years, I can say that there are really five key categories where the need for additional content exists. Some of this content will make it onto our development roadmap. Other content is so specialized, it’s important to first understand why it is needed and what problem it solves, in order to warrant its use within a highly productive workforce. The Luring Effect of “Custom Content” Many of our competitors, and even our internal team members, throw out the term “custom content” as the solution for solving a particular training need. But what does that mean? Let me 4 www.cadlearning.com break down the illusion of “custom content” to a defined scope of what the problem is and how to solve it. Custom Playlist I’ve taught thousands of people on Autodesk products for over 30 years. However, the order in which I present topics and lessons may not be the way others would perceive as the “best” way to present them. I can respect that. Also is the case when we’re told, “We don’t do things in that order”! Not a problem. The solution is a custom playlist where our existing content can be easily reordered to follow a sequence that addresses a particular individual training need, or to reinforce a company The program that became standard was created by Mike workflow. was originally called name was changed to when another company created a program with it was renamed