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Is There Any Value In Software Product Lines For Aerospace and Defense? Part...
Blog by Steve Denman, Product Marketing Consultant, PTC Can aerospace and defense companies benefit from implementing software product line techniques and tools? Where’s the SPL ROI in the A&D...
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Take Another Look at Your Functional Safety Practices: Part 1 in an...
Blog by Matt Klassen, Solutions & Product Marketing Manager, PTC Functional safety is not a new concept, so why is it such an important topic in the automotive world these days? The short answer...
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Scrum, Agile, Complexity and Ants
I started re-reading Agile Project Management with Scrum by Ken Schwaber a few days ago, after not having looked at it in far too long. I was struck by the similarities between Schwaber’s view on the...
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Starting with Variant Management and Agile
For my first installment in the SPL and Agile blog series, I decided to start with an organization that has been doing SPL for some time and just started down the Agile road. The organization will have...
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Flattened Requirements Management
In 2003, Thomas Friedman wrote in The World is Flat how ten factors, which he called ‘Flatteners,’ have converged to create a more level playing field in terms of doing business, making it much easier...
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Is Silicon Valley the New Capital of Automotive?
CES, the largest consumer technology show on the planet, is the place to introduce new technology and show off gadgets. Among the many firsts at this year’s show, one caught my eye, the record number...
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Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is not a Tool – it’s a way of Life
By Caterina McLean, Senior Marketing Specialist, PTC In my opinion, ALM is not a fancy shiny tool as some people may suggest – it’s a way of life in the software development world. The challenges...
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Software Happens – A Challenge for the 21st Century
“My toaster says it’s “downloading a firmware update. Please wait…” What is a firmware update and why does a toaster need one? And, why is my toaster talking to me in the first place? All I want is a...
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The Changing Role of Engineering Analysis in Software-Intensive Product...
Continuing with the blog theme Software Happens – A Challenge for the 21st Century, I’d like to zero in on some interesting development at PTC in the area of engineering analysis with Mathcad and...
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Rapid Feedback, Why Your Software Team Needs It
Fresh from the ALM Forum in Seattle, Washington, I’m going to share with you the only metrics that matter. It feels a bit like cheating—like ordering apple pie for dinner, or eating shelled...
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How Company Culture Can Make or Break Performance
Steve Denning starts his Seattle ALM Forum presentation with the following disclaimer: “I want to make clear that I am not a developer or technology professional. I’ve spent my entire career in...
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Managing Software-Intensive Products
My mother used to write letters to her family in Italy to stay in touch, and when I was younger I used a LAN line to call my friends and talk the night away. Today my kids use iPhones to play games,...
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Smart Products and Software-Enabled Innovation
Software is changing the way we connect, interact and conduct business; and it’s changing on a global scale. Embedded software has existed for some time, but with the emergence of smart, connected...
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The Explosion of Software & Networks
In my previous post, Manufacturers Reshape for Smart-Product Future, I discussed how and why consumers are demanding smarter, connected products. It’s this demand that’s created an explosion of...
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Smart Products Bring New Challenge and Value to Manufacturers
Welcome to part three of this blog series on software–enabled innovation. In my previous blogs I touched on how technology in the manufacturing space has progressed and how the growth of software has...
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Agile in the Enterprise – How to Act Locally and Develop Globally
As the Enterprise Agile coach for PTC, I’ve spent the last 10 years training and mentoring Agile teams in large enterprise environments. Along the way, I’ve learned some hard-won lessons about the...
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PTC Introduces PTC Systems Engineering Solution
I’ve been talking to customers for a number of years about what they need to better solve their systems engineering problems. The key themes always include managing requirements, architecture, and...
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Smart Technology in Safety-Critical Products Puts Manufacturers to the Test
Automobile safety recalls made big news this year. Did you know that in the first six months of 2014 alone, U.S. automakers broke the record for vehicle recalls in a single year? The total is 39.85...
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How PTC Helps Manufacturers Use Product Line Engineering To Build Better...
In a November 17 post, PTC Product Management Director, Derek Piette, discusses how the new PTC Systems Engineering solution supports manufacturers’ initiatives to design and build products that are...
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Latest PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager Enhancements Empower Manufacturers
We’re all familiar with the pressure of doing more with less, in less time. Few can escape it. Least of all PTC manufacturing customers with the added challenge of delivering “smart, connected...
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Volunteers Wanted: Announcing the New Integrity Technical Committee
On behalf of PTC/USER and PTC, I’m pleased to announce the formation of a new Integrity Technical Committee. This Technical Committee will cover the following PTC Integrity family of software and...
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The Importance of Systems Engineering for Smart, Connected Products
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a trending topic for quite some time and has caused a disruption within every industry, especially manufacturing. It’s not enough to have software embedded in...
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Driving Reuse Among Product Variants
Increasing competition is compelling manufacturers to offer feature-rich products that deliver unique capabilities to meet the requirements of specific market niches. As customers demand more...
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Why Reinvent the Wheel? How the PTC Integrity Asset Library Helps...
People will often say, “Why reinvent the wheel?” when questioning the point of duplicating or changing a task or invention that’s already been perfected. The saying comes from the idea that a wheel...
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Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water. How PTC Integrity Process...
‘Throwing the baby out with the bathwater,’ is an expression to describe dismissing or discontinuing an entire idea, process or project even when part of it’s still useful. The bathwater, usually dirty...
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