Research Findings

Migrating to Model-Based Definitions isn’t the only documentation oriented initiative in engineering. Some organizations are looking to save time by only including the absolutely required information to define the part to be manufactured. Such efforts are paying off.

This finding reveals how frequency and consistently those making design decisions use documents and spreadsheets.

Today, we’re living in a world highly enabled by digital technologies. They have become an integral part of our world, both professional and personal. That doesn’t mean, however, that we’ve completely let go of more antiquated methods of running product development. Understanding the extent of which more advanced technologies are used to enable development projects …

One-Quarter Still Use Paper to Execute Development Processes and Projects Read More »

This finding reveals the type and frequency of technologies used to manage design and development data.

I have to admit, I’ve been curious about this for quite some time. Most of the marketing-speak in the industry talks about how common engineers could use simulation to drive design decisions. I’ve always harbored a few doubts, but it turns out I’m a bit more callous than reasonable. This finding, coming from our Hardware …

Most Design Decision Makers Use Simulation Inconsistently and Infrequently Read More »

This finding from the Hardware Design Engineer study reveals that the majority of engineers making design decisions do, in fact, use CAD applications.

This finding from the PLM Study reveals that only 13% of all development projects are launched on time without a major shift in resources.

This finding from the PLM Study shows a correlation between prototyping and testing failures and the inability to hit design release dates.

This finding reveals a verified correlation the frequency of shifting resources between projects to the likelihood of missing product launch dates.