by Ryan Donovan | Mar 24, 2025 | Content Creation, Product Development
On a PLM implementation project in which I was managing the creation of custom PLM training, it was the company’s intention to save money by creating all the training for the implementation. It became apparent that additional time and money could have been saved if...
by Ryan Donovan | Feb 7, 2025 | Content Creation, Data Management, Product Development, Project Management, Uncategorized
As a program manager managing the development of new products or leading the implementation of a CAD or PLM system, it is routine to have situations where people disagree, and resolving those differences of opinion is integral to the success of the project. After...
by Ryan Donovan | Mar 28, 2023 | Content Creation, Data Management, Product Development
When creating corporate training for an engineering system, like a PLM implementation, it’s important to consider two types of students: seasoned employees and new employees. Seasoned employees have a good understanding of the existing processes but will be new...
by Ryan Donovan | Mar 20, 2023 | Content Creation, Product Development
Brainstorm your way to a creative design Brainstorming is great to generate creative ideas for product development. Here are some guidelines for conducting a successful brainstorming session: Define the design issue or requirement: At the beginning, clearly define...
by Ryan Donovan | Mar 15, 2023 | Content Creation, Product Development
Continuous learning is a popular catch phrase in product development, but what is continuous learning and how can continuous learning be integrated into the product development process? Continuous learning is the ongoing process of acquiring knowledge and skills,...
by Ryan Donovan | Nov 29, 2021 | Content Creation, Data Management, hardware
To set up an optimum product development process, first understand if the product development process is for evolutionary or revolutionary design. Between revolutionary and evolutionary design lies a spectrum where design occurs across companies… understanding where a...
