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July 28, 2025
Technical documentation is always a pain.
Whether we're talking about procedures, or technical documentation (plans, manuals, specifications, specifications...), it's a horror...
However, there are ways to simplify this technical documentation!
If you have an engineering firm, or a design office, this video is for you!
https://youtu.be/devb2njZkEk
A few magic keys to simplify the life of a design office
Yes, you read that right!
What is the purpose of documentation?
: if the project renderings are well done, they can serve as an example for him to imagine himself in his own project!
You don't need very expensive videos for that! So, do customer testimonials. And your simple smartphone may be enough!
Beyond the testimony used as a commercial brochure, your project manager must think about leaving a trace. So the best thing here is to make project review videos for other project engineers.
In this video, the project manager will tell the key stages of the project; the key decisions and especially their rationale; but also the tips that made it possible to achieve an extraordinary result in terms of customer satisfaction or economic gain.
This type of video should be seen as a mini-training.
If you detail your project process and document it in the form of micro-learning videos, you can very easily standardize your project process. Even more, if you have subcontractors, you need to quickly train them in your methods.
So don't hesitate. Microlearning videos for everyone.
Here, there is a real subject: to ensure that engineers do not waste time reinventing the wheel.
To manage technical standards documentation, move on to content management. I like the “content automation” tool from Quark Enterprise Solutions. This software is magical.
It allows you to manage content bricks like Lego bricks, and assemble them on demand to create documents.
In the case of an engineering office, this makes it possible, for example, to design consultation documents for suppliers based on documents signed with the customer. The gain is obvious: faster documentary production and easier maintenance!
The future belongs to those who wake up early... Do we say...
Here, you need to see clearly how the world is changing. Managing technical documentation as it has been done for decades is becoming completely obsolete.
The advent of video, the cloud, and content management are pushing you to see things differently. But these are so many opportunities to develop your design office!