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Posts tagged with 'Outsourced Integrated Electrical Systems Software'

People who plan, prepare and perform.

Posted Jan 25, 2012, by Paul Johnston

Here’s something new in this blog – a post I’ve mostly not written. Below is a response from Russell Forsyth on the subject of the how to get that “time to value” in an implementation which I addressed last time. He’s a Senior Consultant with Mentor Consulting Division Americas. We’ll try and keep this under 20,000 words by not going through Russ’ successes and accolades.   Russ has the view competent … Read More

Tags: Outsourced Integrated Electrical Systems Software, methods, pilot projects, Capital, CHS Tips and Tricks, Best Practice, Process Model, jumpstart engagements, Mentor Consulting, Training, Deployment, Implementation Projects

Secrets no more: Staying or Straying in Programming - Commercially available tools or grow-your-own?

Posted Jan 14, 2011, by Paul Johnston

The last entry ended by looking at typical motivations for writing custom code in-house instead of using a commercial package. It is characteristic of these motivations that they are responses to the deficiencies of the commercial offering. Or a tendency to develop in-house code is born from assuming commercial tools do not exist or could not cover all the particular needs you have. Due diligence before … Read More

Tags: Outsourced Integrated Electrical Systems Software, Capital Harness Systems, CHS, Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design, Integrated Electrical Systems, Interoperability, COTS, home-grown software