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What CIOs Get Wrong About PLM and Digital Thread Strategy

What CIOs Get Wrong About PLM and Digital Thread Strategy

PLM and Digital Strategy for CIOs Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another SPK and Associates vlog. My name is Michael Roberts. I'm the Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates. Today, we're tackling a topic that comes up consistently in...

Why Late-Stage Changes Are Killing Your Time to Market

Why Late-Stage Changes Are Killing Your Time to Market

Key Takeaways Late-stage changes get expensive fast: The farther a problem travels through design, testing, and manufacturing, the more time, cost, and rework it creates. Disconnected systems and weak traceability are major causes: When requirements, design, software,...

5 Ways to Reduce Engineering Cycle Time Without Adding Headcount

5 Ways to Reduce Engineering Cycle Time Without Adding Headcount

Key takeaways Faster engineering does not always require more headcount: Disconnected systems, manual handoffs, rework, and poor visibility often create more delays than a lack of engineering capacity. A digital thread can eliminate major sources of wasted time:...

The Engineering Digital Thread Playbook

The Engineering Digital Thread Playbook

In many organizations, systems operate independently, creating a large visibility problem. A digital thread addresses this by creating a connected flow of product information across the lifecycle. This playbook explains why engineering visibility matters, and how...

Engineering AI Adoption Assessment

Engineering AI Adoption Assessment

Get your AI maturity score Take the assessment to learn how to accelerate your product and software development lifecycle with AI-powered development from a personalized AI maturity roadmap.[dsm_icon_list _builder_version="4.27.6" _module_preset="default"...

Why Aerospace Programs Miss Deadlines Part 1

Why Aerospace Programs Miss Deadlines Part 1

Aerospace programs operate under serious pressure and requirements.  Aerospace and defense manufacturers must manage complex products with strict regulatory requirements, while ensuring quality and balancing demanding cost targets.  Additionally, aircraft and...

How to Manage Product Variants Without Breaking Your Engineering Team

How to Manage Product Variants Without Breaking Your Engineering Team

Modern product companies are under pressure to offer more configurations, features, and customer-specific options without increasing costs or slowing development. This is especially true in industries such as medical devices, automotive, and industrial manufacturing...

Optimizing Solidworks PDM Implementation

Optimizing Solidworks PDM Implementation

When multiple employees of a Fortune 100 medical equipment manufacturing company reached out to us for support with workflow functions and permissions, we knew there was a better way.  Rather than fixing the issues that would inevitably keep occurring with their...