Steve Lynn Board of Director

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Development Planning Councils(DPCs)

• Steve Lynn Board of Director DPCs
• Anne-Marie Michiels DPC Dassault
• April 14, 2002

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DPC- DEFINITION

• Groups of people that meet at COE conferences
• A forum to submit requirements to Dassault/IBM
• Dedicated to the functionality of CATIA, ENOVIA,
  DELMIA technology
• Organized by functions and capabilities

• Concerned with future functionality and quality
• Focused on increasing capabilities of CAD/CAE/CAM
  software

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DPC - ORGANIZATION

• Objective
• Share software directions
• Communicate enhancement requests with Dassault
  IBM
• Strategy (Open) Sessions
• Dassault discloses present and future product
  directions
• In-depth demonstrations and presentations
• Working (Closed) Sessions
• Generate new enhancement requests
• COE members only
• Meet with appropriate DS development staff

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DPC - Enhancement Request Status January 2002
SER Database
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252 SERs Currently in Database
In From DPC Working Sessions
Clean-up
6 SERs Under analysis
Accepted 52

• Enhancement Request are analyzed for
• Duplication,
• Strategy,
• Completeness
• Validity.

Refused 52
Implemented 45
SER Status out to DPC Sessions.
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DPC Success Story in 2001

• The Digital Mfg NC DPC had 45 of their
  enhancement requested implemented during 2001.
  They attributed this success to great
  coordination between developers and End users at
  COE DPC sessions. Factors leading to success
  were
• Accurate and precise definition of SERs and
  requirements
• SER list prioritized on spreadsheet
• Discuss SER status at each DPC
• Agenda agreed upon before conference
• Member e-mail distribution list enhances
  communication
• Semi Annual NC Survey monitors NC industry
  climate

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SERs per DPC

• Domain Total SERs Implemented
• Number Percent
• 1. Data Exchange Interoperability 6 0 10
• 2. Digital Inspection Tolerancing 32 5 16
• 3. Digital Manufacturing / NC 45 19 42
• 4. Digital Product Synthesis 15 7 47
• 5. Drafting 21 4 19
• 6. ENOVIA Portal 4 0 0
• 7. Life Cycle Application 6 0 0
• 8. ENOVIA Enterprise Arch 0 0 0
• 9. Composite Sheet Metal 14 0 0
• 10. Knowledge Based Engineering 1 0 0
• 11. Solid Part Design Styling 41 0 0
• 12. Shape Design Assembly 9 7 78
• 13. Engineering Analysis 16 3 19
• 14. Electro Micheanical Engrg 3 0 0
• 15. Structure (Ship Plant) 0 0 0
• 16. Arrangement Fluid Systems 0 0 0
• 17. System Software, Hardware Admin 32 0 0

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Thank You