
AutoCAD2011ProductivityStudy
21 ©2010DavidS.Cohn
Conclusions
Theresultsofthisproductivitystudywerebothdramaticandconclusive—AutoCAD2011issignificantlymore
productivethanAutoCAD2008.
Whencreatingtypicaldrawings,theeaseofaccessaffordedbytheribboninterfaceaswellastheuseofnew
featuresandfunctionalityintroducedinAutoCAD2009,2010,and2011,resultsin
improvementsinindividual
userproductivityrangingfrom15to94percent,withanaverageimprovementinproductivityof31percent.
Upgradingone’sworkstationandoperatingsystemaswellasupgradingfromAutoCAD2008toAutoCAD2011
resultsinimprovementsinindividualuserproductivityrangingfrom25percentto94percent,
withanaverage
improvementinproductivityof44percent.
Whiledifferentindividualswilllikelyexperiencevaryingdegreesofimprovement,dependingonthenature
andcomplexityofthedrawingsandtheirskilllevels,similarlevelsofimprovementarehighlylikely.
EnhancementstotheuserinterfaceinbothAutoCADandWindows7also
yieldamoresatisfyinguser
experience.
MostuserswillbeabletogetmoreworkdonefasterasaresultofmovingfromAutoCAD2008toAutoCAD
2011.Theamountofimprovementlikelytoberecognizedissosignificantthatmostuserswillconcludethatit
easilyjustifiesthecost
ofupgrading.
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