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How Many of Today’s Products Are Truly “Engineered?”
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsCurious question, right? For those that are in engineering and have been exposed to the development of various types of products, you might have pondered this question before. It’s hard... -
Offline or Inline Technology Development: Which Do You Use?
Posted on July 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsQuite a few years ago, I remember taking a road trip in the summer. Not a family road trip to see the Grand Canyon or an all nighter drive to... -
Today’s ‘Jacked-Up’ Metrics for Engineering Productivity
Posted on July 14, 2011 | 18 CommentsHow does your management team track the progress of engineering projects? I’ve been asking that question a lot lately. And the more answers I get the more I become intrigued.... -
Agile Development for Mechatronics Products?
Posted on July 11, 2011 | No Comments“We don’t have enough engineers.” That’s was the takeaway headline, according to a Computerworld article, from Obama’s speech back in the middle of June. For anyone that’s been tracking the... -
A Glimpse into Reshoring Engineering in the U.S.?
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsWhen it comes to sourcing in terms of engineering, it’s interesting to watch the pendulum swing. Over the past decade, a lot of engineering work moved offshore. Either it was... -
A Peek Inside Your CEO’s Head
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 3 CommentsInsight is valuable. Understanding how the executives in your organizations think is important to understanding if you're aligned to their goals and objectives. And ultimately, that determines a lot in terms of your role and your engineering team's role within the company. -
Macro and Micro Product Development
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsCan process really differentiate your company? I know. It's an longtime debate. In fact, thinking back several years now, I remember it almost as an ongoing joke. And the story would always be the same. Folks from a software provider would sit down with a customer to talk about their processes. The people from the manufacturer would always declare with a laugh: "our process is totally unique. You will have never seen anything like what we do as a process because it's what differentiates us in the market." -
Where Lean Product Development Goes Wrong
Posted on March 2, 2011 | 5 CommentsSurprising how time flies by isn't it. Here we are, now in March of 2011 and I'm thinking to myself "how did that happen?" Feeling the need to catch up, I called a friend of mine here in Austin and went to grab a drink. We spent a while catching up but soon enough, our conversation steered towards shop-talk. See, he's an been deploying lean, six sigma and other similar initiatives for years. And what he said surprised me a bit. -
Sustainable Minds: Are Accurate and Early Lifecycle Assessments Truly Feasible?
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsSeems everyone is talking green products nowadays. But how can you tell if the talk is greenwashing or a product that is actually better for the environment? Up to this point, any effort to honestly make a product greener has been pure brute effort. However, new software applications and systems could enable engineers greater visibility into the eco-impact of their decisions. One such system is called Sustainable Minds (company website). -
Research on CEO’s Priorities: What it Means for Engineering
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsEver wanted to know what exactly was running through your CEO's head? Well, you're not alone. Sometimes, it can be a little difficult to discern exactly what you can do best to help the company. And gaining insight into what your CEO is really concerned about sheds some light on that.