Discover strategies to develop a department leader and remove engineering bottlenecks for businesses with $30M+ revenue. Transform your team into a defining strength.

Discover strategies to develop a department leader and remove engineering bottlenecks for businesses with $15M - $30M revenue. Transform your team into a defining strength.

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In the world of millwork, the engineering department stands as the linchpin, bridging design intent with tangible production. But how do you structure this pivotal department for optimal efficiency, especially when roles often blur, encompassing everything from IT support to project management? Drawing from extensive experience managing teams of varying sizes, this guide delves into the blueprint for success. Whether you're a budding enterprise or an established giant, discover the strategies to streamline your millwork engineering department and drive unparalleled success.

Leading millwork engineering teams for 10+ years, I've mentored leaders & collaborated with business owners on leadership challenges in the industry.

In my journey with Microvellum Drafting, I've realized the importance of establishing best practices. These guidelines not only streamline our processes at DuckWorks Millwork Solutions but also prevent common pitfalls. As I reflect on these practices, I've decided to share them in a series of posts for those diving into Microvellum Library Development.

Welcome to the final installment of our six-part series on managing a millwork design team. So far, we've discussed the five essential steps: defining your inputs, documenting the process, knowing your capacity, estimating your demand, and scheduling your resources. Today, we round off with the sixth step, which is collecting data.

Welcome to Part 5 of our six-part series on managing a millwork design team. So far, we've covered four key steps: defining your inputs, documenting the process, knowing your capacity, and estimating your demand. In this post, we delve into the fifth step, which is scheduling your resources.

In the fast-paced world of millwork, finding skilled drafters and engineers can be a daunting challenge. The scarcity of talent and the difficulty in training and onboarding new resources create significant obstacles for millwork clients and business owners, particularly in time and cost.

Below are four reasons why partnering with us at DuckWorks Millwork Solutions is the perfect solution to your millwork drafting bottleneck.

Welcome to Part 4 of our six-part series on managing a millwork design team. In our previous blog posts in the series "A Simple Blueprint to Manage a Successful Millwork Design Team," we covered the first three steps, defining your inputs, documenting the process, and knowing your capacity. In this post, we will discuss the fourth step, which is estimating your demand.

Welcome to Part 3 of our six-part series on managing a millwork design team. In our previous two blog posts in the series "A Simple Blueprint to Manage a Successful Millwork Design Team," we covered the first two steps, defining your inputs and documenting the process. In this post, we will discuss the third step, which is knowing your team's capacity. Managing a millwork design team can be a challenging task. As a manager, you need to ensure that your team delivers high-quality work consistently, meets deadlines, and stays within the budget.

Welcome to Part 2 of our six-part series on managing a millwork design team. In the previous post, we discussed Step 1 - defining your inputs. Now, in Step 2, we'll delve into the importance of documenting your team's process.

This will be the first of a six-part series in which we will explore the path that you can take to ensure your millwork engineering team’s success.