Planview - A Little More than PPM? Not Quite PLM?
We all know what Product Portfolio Management (PPM) is. Right? Is the system that let's us assess product ideas, compare them and ultimate fund a few for d...
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Simply Pragmatic - The SPLM Teamcenter and Microsoft Office Integration
Most people that follow this blog might notice a recurring theme in my posts: engineers simply have too many lifecycle responsibilities to be come experts...
Read more arrow_forwardEvery Engineer's Dirty Little Secret? The Stigma of 2D
A couple weeks ago, I attended Solidworks World over in San Antonio. While I was there, I got updates on several products and got to have some very frank c...
Read more arrow_forwardIntegrating Simulation and Test - From Conflict to Collaboration
There's nothing quite like a good old war between departments, is there? As disruptive as it can be, conflict between organizations happens all too often....
Read more arrow_forwardThe State of Paperless - More Feasible Than Ever?
Going paperless. What a vision, right? Some ten years ago, the concept of taking product development completely electronic seemed like some far off and uno...
Read more arrow_forwardThe Intersection of Engineering IT and the Cloud
Seems nowadays its hard to read about engineering IT without coming across something about the cloud. And while it's definitely an interesting concept, it...
Read more arrow_forwardWhat is the Killer App for the Modern Engineer?
A couple weeks ago, I asked a question that has been on my mind for a while: do engineers have the broadest reach within the enterprise? I've always though...
Read more arrow_forwardCould Engineering Transform into a Networked Service?
At the end of November, in a post called Are Engineers and their Employers Growing More Distant, I cite some points from a blog post by Jeffrey Pfeffer ove...
Read more arrow_forwardDoes SharePoint Add Complexity to PLM?
It is a fast-paced and complicated world, isn't it? While we've gotten instant access to information around the world, I think it's gotten harder for each...
Read more arrow_forwardIs Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design?
Back at the beginning of December, I published a post titled The Very Real Skillset Challenges of Simulation Drive Design. It identified four main areas of...
Read more arrow_forwardPDM-less PLM - Is It Pragmatic or Just Problematic?
Since PLM was first conceived, it has almost been inseparable from PDM. The majority of PLM deployments included PDM as part of the PLM deployments. Howeve...
Read more arrow_forwardThe Very Real Skillset Challenges to Simulation Driven Design
It feels like we've been talking about simulation driven design for a really really long time. Doesn't it? The whole idea is to setup and run simulations o...
Read more arrow_forwardEngineering Executive Chris Weiss on Knapheide's Selection of Solidworks
Today we're going to hear from another manufacturer about their selection of a different CAD application: Solidworks. I had a chance to talk with Chris Wei...
Read more arrow_forwardMore Reclamation Work for Collaboration - Providing a Product Development Context
In the last post on collaboration, we covered a lot of issues surrounding collaboration. It's been overused. It's been used without specificity. As a resul...
Read more arrow_forwardEmail is Not Enough - Why Product Development Needs More for Collaboration
Do you remember when you first got email? Mine was through work and I remember something clicking in my head when I realized what it meant. It's changed th...
Read more arrow_forwardAre Manufacturers Skirting the Edge of Engineering Negligence?
Is the design engineer extinct? Perhaps, but I don't think that's the point. Are all of the activities that need to be performed in the development cycle g...
Read more arrow_forwardA Framework to Reclaim a Tarnished Yet Worthy Term - Collaboration
How do you feel about the term collaboration? I know. I know. The 'sigh and roll your eyes' reaction is a pretty common one. And in fact I react that way m...
Read more arrow_forwardVuuch - A Unique Approach to Social Computing in Product Development
Overall, the objective behind Vuuch is the same as it has been for any other collaboration solution provided in the last ten years. If you resolve issues f...
Read more arrow_forwardThe Potential Advantages and Outstanding Concerns of PTC's Creo
This series of posts will cover new product releases, changes in product strategy and acquisitions by engineering software providers affect engineering sta...
Read more arrow_forwardThe Subtle Distinction Between Designing and Documenting Products
Last week, I wrote about a topic that generated a lot of discussion over on LinkedIn: Who builds 3D models? Engineers? Designers? Drafters? It's been an on...
Read more arrow_forwardHoward Schimmoller Talks About Windchill at Lockheed Martin MS2 Divisions
I've always been extremely curious about PLM deployments in larger enterprises. Based on my experience, larger companies tend to take on PLM to support an...
Read more arrow_forwardWho Builds 3D Models? Engineers? Designers? Drafters?
With that in mind, I started up a conversation over at the ASME professional group over at LinkedIn. Not to get a definitive answer, but at laest to test t...
Read more arrow_forwardDesign Engineer Aaron Solet on Transitioning to Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge
A couple weeks ago, you watched Dr. Andrew Thomas talk about Energist's transition to using Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge. As you'll see below in my...
Read more arrow_forwardVISTAGY and the Impact of Developing a More Complete Product Definition
A few weeks ago, I published a post that focused on the form, fit and function aspect of the product record. In it, I differentiated between artifacts that...
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