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Change Management in the Time of COVID

Valerie Valentine — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT

This year’s Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminar was, not unexpectedly, different than usual. Due to the pandemic, this key industry event was virtual and chock-full of great insights as always.

While it has been a longstanding view that the processes and tools of engineering will be reinvented to support Industry 4.0 initiatives and connected/autonomous vehicles, it has become clear that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating this transformation and, in all likelihood, will continue to do so in the future.

Among these transformations are finding new/better ways to enable a newly remote workforce. Additionally, this new way of working is resulting in significant changes in the ways organizations handle global product development, product lifecycle management (PLM) software, application lifecycle management software (ALM), CAD, and simulation. And, with all of this, comes the challenge of getting engineers, many of whom are entrenched in a particular way of doing things, to adapt to a new (and often remote), cross-discipline, collaborative, and agile way of working. Organizational Change Management (OCM) will be key to successfully making this essential transition in a timely manner.

For this year’s CAR MBS, a panel of industry leaders assembled virtually to explore Organizational Management, its importance and impact, how rapidly organizations can change, and the technology that’s available to make Industry 4.0 successful.

Moderated by Sam Abu-Hamdan - Senior Director for North American Automotive at Aras, the panelists were Robert Wirthlin - Senior Technical Leader, Systems Engineering at Ford Motor Company; Bill Halliden Senior Manager - Technical Strategy, Planning and Operations at Toyota Motor Europe; Richard Doak - CTO, Automotive Suppliers at Microsoft; and Marc Lind, Aras’ Senior Vice President of Strategy.

The panel focused on three key areas in which Organizational Change Management plays a significant role in supporting Industry 4.0 and Digitalization initiatives:

Organizational Change Management Needs to Move Faster
The pandemic has caused companies to take a hard look at their processes and, not unsurprisingly, make significant changes in the way work gets done. Like most change, there can be a certain amount of resistance in some quarters. All of the panelists agreed that in order to facilitate organizational change, communication and collaboration are key. According to Microsoft’s Richard Doak, in the first 30 days after the COVID lockdown, the company saw a 900% growth in team collaboration. It’s also crucial for leadership to present a compelling vision and enable their teams with the tools and skills necessary to drive that vision to fruition and it’s also essential for leadership to listen to and learn from their teams. And, as world events continue to unfold at a rapid pace, these changes and change management need to accommodate the ever-changing “new normal.”
Organizational Change Management Isn’t Easy; However, the Benefits Can’t be Overstated
Again, the panel was in agreement. Improved communication is key as the ability to take an agile approach so that changes can be made quickly while keeping the business moving ahead. It’s important for managers to not lose sight of what needs to be done today while still keeping an eye on transformation efforts that will yield significant results in the future, all while getting/keeping team “buy-in.” It’s important to recognize that systemic change doesn’t happen overnight. It takes trust, training, and open communication channels for feedback from throughout the organization.
The Right Technology is Essential
Not surprisingly, the panel was also in agreement when it came to the need for open, flexible, low-code platform for industrial applications to enable agile development of solutions that can be piloted and deployed quickly. A platform-based technology is also key to breaking down some of the silos that typically exist between Engineering and IT and often impede collaboration and slow change.

For more, you can watch the full discussion on-demand.

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Change Management in the Time of COVID

Valerie Valentine — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Organizational Change Management Needs to Move Faster
The pandemic has caused companies to take a hard look at their processes and, not unsurprisingly, make significant changes in the way work gets done. Like most change, there can be a certain amount of resistance in some quarters. All of the panelists agreed that in order to facilitate organizational change, communication and collaboration are key. According to Microsoft’s Richard Doak, in the first 30 days after the COVID lockdown, the company saw a 900% growth in team collaboration. It’s also crucial for leadership to present a compelling vision and enable their teams with the tools and skills necessary to drive that vision to fruition and it’s also essential for leadership to listen to and learn from their teams. And, as world events continue to unfold at a rapid pace, these changes and change management need to accommodate the ever-changing “new normal.”
Organizational Change Management Isn’t Easy; However, the Benefits Can’t be Overstated
Again, the panel was in agreement. Improved communication is key as the ability to take an agile approach so that changes can be made quickly while keeping the business moving ahead. It’s important for managers to not lose sight of what needs to be done today while still keeping an eye on transformation efforts that will yield significant results in the future, all while getting/keeping team “buy-in.” It’s important to recognize that systemic change doesn’t happen overnight. It takes trust, training, and open communication channels for feedback from throughout the organization.
The Right Technology is Essential
Not surprisingly, the panel was also in agreement when it came to the need for open, flexible, low-code platform for industrial applications to enable agile development of solutions that can be piloted and deployed quickly. A platform-based technology is also key to breaking down some of the silos that typically exist between Engineering and IT and often impede collaboration and slow change.

For more, you can watch the full discussion on-demand.

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Are You on the Rapid Innovation Track to Design Tomorrow's Vehicles?

Valerie Valentine — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Are You on the Rapid Innovation Track to Design Tomorrow's Vehicles?

Valerie Valentine — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:25:00 GMT

Aras Connect in Detroit -- Highlights in Review

Valerie Valentine — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:00:00 GMT

Aras Connect was a great success for our customers, partners, visitors, and Aras employees. As our very first regional community event in Detroit, the Aras team was very excited with this success. Here are some of the event’s highlights:

CIMdata
Craig Brown, executive consultant at CIMdata and the former PLM leader at GM, highlighted his experience using the Aras Innovator platform. Craig did an excellent job detailing the journey from startup through releasing new systems/services.

Magna
Magna CPMP Director, Jan Montrose, walked the attendees through the company’s experience with the Aras platform. She described how Magna has improved their Project Management, including how they measure user friendliness, the importance of having the right staff, clear objectives, and using an agile transformation approach to future-proof their business.

Product Vision and Roadmap
Mark Reisig, Aras’ Director of Product Marketing, presented an updated product vision and roadmap of new features and capabilities coming for Innovator v12. These include upcoming releases for Systems Architecture, Physical Asset Foundation (Digital Twin), Simulation Management, Dynamic Product Navigation, and the Aras cloud strategy in 2020. Mark also discussed how Aras’s SAFe agile framework is allowing Aras to release Service Packs with new functionality every six weeks. As expected, this session brought many questions about upcoming features and functionality.

DENSO
DENSO International America (DIAM) presented their journey using Aras Innovator. William Hall, Project Engineer, and Gary Nieman, EIT Manager, described their use of Aras for technical reports and their deployment in four months with 100% acceptance within two weeks of launch. They discussed their use of Aras Product Engineering highlighting how they are now able to share CAD data across their digital thread for better collaboration across the enterprise. They also discussed how they moved RFQs and Sourcing BOMs into Aras, enabling them to better share and track RFQ and project planning information.

Customer Success
Aras’ Senior Director of Customer Success, James Gehan, explained the unique approach to upgrades―not only are they included with the subscription, but Aras will do the actual upgrade services and include all customizations. He also explored the role that customers and Aras play in “roadmap planning”—the planning for and scheduling these upgrades in a way that aligns with company strategies across an organization. Aras’ upgrade service will assist in this planning, which is why 90% of Aras subscribers are on a release within three years.

Panel Discussion
Based upon feedback, the customer panel was a highlight of the event. Why? Different companies/leaders brought unique perspectives to the different questions asked. With Joseph Anderson, President of IpX, moderating, Magna’s Jan Montrose, DIAM’s EPD Director Saurabh Desai, and CIMdata’s Craig Brown delved into their experiences of organization change management (OCM) when deploying technology, and the key factors in their successful journeys. They shared their insights into how to help people adopt actual change with a clear vision—by building awareness, community, competency, momentum, and acceptance.

Aras CAD Management
Raul Rosa, Product Manager at Aras, presented Innovator’s CAD agnostic capabilities. He reviewed Innovator’s end-to-end CAD management, and also highlighted how customers use the Innovator platform to integrate multi-CAD environments and the flexibility of the platform allows CAD data to be used across the lifecycle.

The event ended with a reception that included food, drinks, great discussion, and lots of laughter.

We welcome Aras Connect attendees' feedback on the event and suggestions to improve this community-based event going forward. We certainly hope to see each of our attendees at our next event as we explore a new set of topics and discussions

Valerie Valentine さんの グループ アクティビティ

Change Management in the Time of COVID

Change Management in the Time of COVID

Are You on the Rapid Innovation Track to Design Tomorrow's Vehicles?

Are You on the Rapid Innovation Track to Design Tomorrow's Vehicles?

Aras Connect in Detroit -- Highlights in Review

Valerie Valentine さんのグループアクティビティ