Famous software guy known as DHH says that at his company their 6-week product planning cycle is the same amount of time as their six-week development cycle, and they zeroed in on this through trial and error. Planning the product farther ahead than what they could foresee in the design space didn't work as well. It's interesting because there is a parallel phenomenon in manufacturing where you can't effectively build things out past your demand forecast. #TheoryOfConstraints

Boom! Another Friday release. This one has some true BANGERS of new features and updates in UpKeep!!! 1. If you are using UpKeep to manage your inventory and parts, you now have the ability to run cycle counts within UpKeep so you can ensure your inventory is accurate and up to date. 2. We’ve improved audit trails on work order updates so you can see exactly what’s changed over time especially helping our customers needing CFR compliance 3. You now have the ability to add notes during each downtime event for better record keeping 4. You can add in files in checklists to give better instructions to technicians 5. For our physical hardware and sensors, you now get immediately notified when gateways and sensors and disconnected. 6. We’ve given you the ability to @mention your team on requests so you can easily communicate And that's just a SHORT preview of some of the MANY things released in UpKeep this week!!!

Our latest Contract Awards & Vehicle Task Orders feature positions us as the overall leader by providing both government-sourced bid intel as well as comprehensive contract and task order information. Contract Awards allows you to search in seconds with dozens of filters through 100+ million contracts with a date range as recent as today. Our Vehicle Task Orders feature provides visibility into active task order contracts across the most popular contract vehicles and GSA schedules. With VoicedIQ, you can quickly gain insight on or connect with any government program or procurement buyer across any task order, contract, or upcoming opportunity.  #TheAdvantageisKnowing #AlphaBrook #VoicedIQ #BusinessDevelopment #BidIntelligence 

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Many brand owners and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) face the difficult choice between Making vs Buying component parts in their supply chain. In a recent fireside chat, the team from Supply Chain Resources Group shares important considerations to make when faced with such decision. https://lnkd.in/gQKtnk5y Featuring: Pete Mikhjian John Bran Harrison Hays, MBA Want more information? Contact SCRG and we'll be happy to help. #supplychainexcellence #supplychainoptimization #offshoresupplychain #supplychainmanagement #offshoremanufacturing #consumerelectronics

Will you be joining us at the Service and Warranty Lifecycle Summit next week in Detroit? Message me directly to set up some time to discuss our 2025 roadmap and how we can help you achieve your technology goals! 🤝

The OEM Meeting V's Recirc IT Meeting (in tough times)..... I hear the conversation sounds lsomething like this: OEM: - "Unfortunately due to supply issues we are implementing a 12% price increase" - "These devices are all going to be end of software support by this date so suggest you replace them to avoid security issues" - "These items are nearing end of life so the support costs will be going up" - "These licenses are no longer perpetual so will need to be renewed this year" Recirc IT Talk Track - "How can we help? What is most pressing OPEX or CAPEX?" - "If OPEX, let us take a look at your support outgoings and see if we can demonstrate optimisation? - "Where does CAPEX need to be invested in maintaining the status quo or innovation?" - "What CAPEX investments are going to help you achieve your KPI's?" - " Perhaps we look at how we can delay non critical OEM CAPEX investments and divert those funds to innovation?" I've worked in the OEM world for a long time and even I was bored of the ambulance chasing. If you put yourself in the shoes of the OEM what would you be doing differently? I would be really interested to hear your thoughts.

How did you transition into Sales Engineering? I'll start first. I transitioned internally from a Customer Support Engineering role at Fastly. Working in a Support role gives you a lot of insight into how customers are using your product, what problems they have, and how to fix them. It is great for learning the product, developing empathy, and improving your technical skills. What was your story. Drop it below.

Engineering excellence requires the right experience & right-fit core values. Accelerating network deployments requires nailing the first part. Alex checks both boxes in a big way — and we're ecstatic he's joined the PDS Team. 🎯✅ ⚡️✅

New equipment in place for higher quality. Continuous improvement in machinery and processes is crucial to meet the high demands of our customers.