Jennifer Herron, CEO, & Ryan Gelotte, former CTO, discuss why the Action Engineering team adopted an Agile mindset – and why they believe it’s the right path for every Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) and 3D Data transformation. MBD transitions are dynamic. Supporting your team to deliver value early often breeds tangible results and strong motivation. Action […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Closing Out an Agile Project
When finishing projects at work, we often wish they were similar to crossing the finish line of a marathon – expecting to hear thunderous applause from those on the sideline as a race volunteer adorns a victory medal around our neck and we can breathe easy knowing we are done with the race. All too […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Being Agile vs. Doing Agile
The current corporate buzz word is ‘Agile’. If you have it on your corporate buzz word bingo board, chances are you’ll be IM-ing your work buddies that you hit a “B-I-N-G-O” pretty quickly into your next company town hall. Since Agile is such a trendy word, what does it really mean? Depending on where you […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Agile in Real Life
A few weeks ago, I wrote about using Scrum to help run the ‘family business’. I’m a firm believer in practicing what I preach, but since my household consists of just me and Skip (my four-legged fur child), it really wasn’t possible. It would take a lot of peanut butter and cheese to convince Skip to […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Defining the Product
prod·uct | \ ˈprä-(ˌ)dəktSomething produced.Something (such as a service) that is marketed or sold as a commodity. After reading the definition of a product from Merriam Webster, what ‘product’ do you think your team is working on? Is it the first part you’ve taken from development to manufacturing, fully using model-based definition? Or is the product […]
Broadcast – 3D CIC: Home Edition – Why Your MBE Transformation Should Be Agile
Thursday, July 16, 20201:00 pm MT ᛫ 2:00 pm ET Did you miss the 3D CIC: Home Edition live event?Join us for a broadcast of the recorded live session. If we are going to change the culture of manufacturing, then we have to change the way we do business.” – Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering (post […]
3D CIC: Home Edition – Why Your MBE Transformation Should Be Agile
Wednesday, July 15, 20209:00 am MT ᛫ 11:00 am ET Join us for the first 3D CIC: Home Edition virtual event. If we are going to change the culture of manufacturing, then we have to change the way we do business.” – Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering (post COVID onset) Rhiannon Gallagher, Chief Social Scientist, will […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Daily Standups
Why do I need to report out every day what I’m working on? Can’t you just see that from the scrum board?” The daily scrum helps determine what conversations need to happen after the meeting to keep work progressing. As engineers, we have a reputation for being introverts, and most of us have a strong […]