Description
The purpose of this session is for hardware startups and other customers using PLM 360 to share their early experience with the product from a “trial, nurture, and mentor” point of view. The goal is for customers to discuss their own startup experience and their tactics for targeting process improvement, addressing issues, removing barriers, and getting quick wins and successes with the software. The roundtable format will enable customers to convey their experiences face-to-face and discuss best practices. This promises to be a great peer networking session with other PLM 360 customers that have gone through similar startup efforts.
Key Learnings
- Discover what issues and obstacles other customers faced when starting with Autodesk PLM 360
- Learn creative methods that customers employed to get around objection handling
- Discover best practices and effective approaches for getting started and achieving quick wins
- Discover creative opportunities for improvement and offer feedback and recommendations
Speakers
Todd NicolSenior Director, User Experience Design Product Design and Manufacturing Solutions Todd Nicol has been with Autodesk, Inc., for 25+ years on projects including AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, and the Autodesk Fusion 360 family of products. His background is in manufacturing technology, and his focus has been in manufacturing business processes, data management, and product lifecycle management. His job experience includes learning content development (at Ford Motor Company), Code Development (Applicon Inc.), quality assurance (Autodesk), and user experience / product design (Autodesk). Todd holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer-Aided Design and has multiple UX-related U.S. patents to his credit. Currently, he is focusing on data and process management for Fusion 360 and manufacturing data models on Forge.
Brian SchanenBrian is responsible for building and managing the learning content operations plan for corporate meetings and events (Autodesk University, One Team conferences) including in-person and online content strategy. He works across teams to create and manage processes and protocols. This includes coordination, execution, and support of divisional teams, including monitoring scope, relationships, and deliverables across stakeholders.