Panel members will tackle best practices, strategies, and technologies for dealing with requirements management to support systems engineering today.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 27 May 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that representatives from GM, ANSYS, Autodesk, ESI, IBM Rational, and SBE Vision will come together in a panel discussion at CIMdata’s Systems Engineering workshop in Cincinnati on June 24th.

The panel will be moderated by CIMdata’s Vice President, Systems Engineering Knowledge Council Lead, John MacKrell. MacKrell will be joined by Craig Brown of General Motors, David Vredenburgh of SBE Vision, Diego Tamburini of Autodesk, Fadi Ben Achour of ESI, Greg Gorman of IBM Rational, and Dr. Todd McDevitt of ANSYS.

The panel members will bring their considerable collective experience to focus on best practices, strategies, and technologies available for dealing with requirements in systems engineering. Topics to be covered include: requirements decomposition and allocation, requirements management and tracking, the current state of  Model-Based System Engineering’s (MBSE) role in product engineering, and other issues related to MBSE and working with systems-level requirements.

CIMdata’s Systems Engineeringworkshop is a must-attend event for industrial organizations and solution providers involved with systems engineering. It provides independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to systems engineering germinate and take root. Attendees should expect to gain a solid understanding of current best practices and of the work that CIMdata’s Systems Engineering Knowledge Council is undertaking. For more information visit http://cimdata.com/en/education/knowledge-council-workshops/2014-systems-engineering-workshop-na

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia- Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website at www.CIMdata.com, follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews, or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands; Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.



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