I came across some interesting definitions of Metadata from various sources and here's a compilation of the best I found... A Love Note to the Future “A love note to the future” is how Jason Scott refers to metadata. Metadata, you see, is really a love note – it might be to yourself, but in... Continue Reading →
As Jason Scott describes in his blog here - If you don’t really know what metadata is, that’s cool, it’s a kind of weird concept. In simple terms, metadata is information about other data. If you have a pile of Apple II Floppy Disk images, then the fact they’re Apple II floppy disk images is... Continue Reading →
No, I'm not talking about Steakholders but Stakeholders for realizing Model Based Definition & Model Based Enterprise. Let me begin by defining MBD and MBE. Model Based Definition (MBD) is about creating rich “Technical Data Packages (TDP)” which includes 3D model and associated data elements that fully define the product in a manner that can... Continue Reading →
According to Forbes article here, the world of work is undergoing a massive shift. Entire occupations and industries are expanding and contracting at an alarming pace, and the skills needed to keep up in almost any job are churning at a faster rate. Average human knowledge is doubling every 13 months, and IBM predicts that... Continue Reading →
Product Development companies have complex environments with cross-product dependencies amongst the various Enterprise Products. Owing to this complexity, resolving an issue often requires researching from the issue from different angles using multiple business & social systems Punditas User Advisor liberates Product data that's locked away in silos and scattered across many many business and social... Continue Reading →
What would you rather do this upcoming weekend? Preview a movie or Dimensions in Creo Parametric 4.0? I know what you are thinking.... I don't blame you... Just in case you are stuck with Creo, have fun previewing dimensions.....:-) Starting with Creo Parametric 4.0, when you create a dimension or a GTOL you can immediately see... Continue Reading →
Today's Enterprise Users are overworked and have a shorter attention span. This makes it unrealistic to assume that Users can go through weeks long training courses. Besides the training lessons may or may not help because the information may be outdated by the time the training is put to use in the real world. Product... Continue Reading →
Personalize the dashboard for Product stories that matter to YOU! The available information about an Enterprise Product is valuable only if it can be found at the right time and within your context. “Product Stories dashboard” feature in Punditas User Advisor discovers and connects the User with relevant Tips, Tricks, Tutorials, Help articles, etc. based... Continue Reading →
This article by Emily Miller, Senior Research Associate@Forrester discusses how more than half (54%) of global information workers are interrupted from their work a few times or more per month to spend time looking for or trying to get access to information, insights, and answers. According to Emily, the problem is Old keyword-based enterprise search... Continue Reading →
