Engineering software is very expensive, with licenses (seats) costing as much as $100,000 each. CAD on average might cost $5-10,000 a seat. CAE $10-20,000 a seat. EDA $20-$50k a seat. Controlling these costs is a management imperative. What do you need? Understanding your needs requires some degree of Usage Reporting and trusting the usage reportsContinue reading “Are Your Estimates Used for Usage Reporting, Strategy Trends or Chargebacks Accurate?”
Author Archives: TeamEDA Communications
Optimize Your Remote Engineering Workforce & ROI
Research is forecasting that the “Office Environment” might not come back after the Pandemic. Most of the work force is working from home and this causes plenty of strain on the production process. See article from Pew Research. The ability to talk with a co-worker sitting next you has now turned into email communication andContinue reading “Optimize Your Remote Engineering Workforce & ROI”
How Much Are you Spending on Engineering Licenses?
How much are you spending on Engineering Licensing? Do you know how much you could be saving or how to leverage data to make sure you are not spending too much? It may sound like a pop quiz, but these are crucial questions with answers that can affect production rates, project deadlines, budget, and theContinue reading “How Much Are you Spending on Engineering Licenses?”
Set Up your Remote Workforce for Success
The Pandemic has caused all of us to rethink what can be considered normality. Ensuring your remote workforce is set up for success has become a true necessity. The past year has forced many companies to re-evaluate how the day-to-day operations are being managed with much of the work force working remotely. The insight neededContinue reading “Set Up your Remote Workforce for Success”
Engineering License Management for Solidworks
Are your Solidworks licenses running out of availability? Are there Solidworks licenses that have been checked out for excessive periods of time? SOLIDWORKS, by Dassault Systèmes, is considered the leading mid-range 3D CAD design software, analysis software, and product data management software. Tracking usage across the organization (location, team, etc.) is critical for optimizing licenseContinue reading “Engineering License Management for Solidworks”
4 Steps to Move from Perpetual to Subscription License Models
It seems like only yesterday that Perpetual licenses were the only method to purchase Engineering Software, paying a maintenance fee annually was the accepted practice. However, the creeping increase in annual maintenance costs, speed of IT transformation and the wider adoption of cloud technologies with continuous software releases have made subscription models more attractive to budget holders. GartnerContinue reading “4 Steps to Move from Perpetual to Subscription License Models”
Engineering SAM as an Active Business Practice
Many think of SAM (software asset management) as a glorified spreadsheet for listing licenses and vendors. Instead, SAM could be an active business practice that involves maximizing budget savings by actively controlling and monitoring procurement, entitlement, utilization and the deployment of software licenses. With our LAMUM solution, we provide a SAM capability for storing allContinue reading “Engineering SAM as an Active Business Practice”
Successfully Measuring CAD or PLM Software Adoption
License Optimization for CAD / CAE / Simulation / EDA / Math / PLM software. Throughout my career in digital development technologies, I have often been asked: “How can we get a KPI on the success of our PLM delivery program?” I have also been involved in conversations with VP’s or C-Suite asking exactly the same question,Continue reading “Successfully Measuring CAD or PLM Software Adoption”
Discovering Under-Utilized or Zero-Use Licenses
The biggest challenge for CAD/IT administrators is discovering licenses that are under-utilized or have zero-use over several months. Do you have a regular report that provides you with this information? Understanding where licenses are costing your business more money than the value you are receiving is critical to license renewal negotiations. Running a report thatContinue reading “Discovering Under-Utilized or Zero-Use Licenses”
Goals & Benchmarks for Engineering License Optimization
How does your team currently monitor and manage the plethora of engineering software (CAD, CAM, CAE, EDA, PLM, and many other Design, Simulation, Modeling, and Analysis) licenses? What are your goals for 2022? Speaking to many engineering managers, we have come across the following focus areas. Key goals and benchmarks our customers have asked about:Continue reading “Goals & Benchmarks for Engineering License Optimization”