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Best Practices

65 articles from the TeamEDA team on best practices — practical guidance for engineering software teams.

All Best Practices articles

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Questions to Consider About Engineering Licenses

Engineering teams are looking for ways of saving money. You are probably spending a lot on CAD / CAE / CAM / PLM software. Ask us how we can help you save ~20% of that cost. If…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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How Much is Your Company Spending on Unused Engineering Software?

A CIO article reported about a study that highlighted that “U.S. organizations wasted $30 billion on unused software over the course of a four-year study.” Does your company…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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How Can Engineering License Monitoring Solutions Help Improve Communications?

Often times, the engineering teams are spread across the world in various functions. What is the most effective way to communicate who is using which FlexLM (or a different…

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Best Practices
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Ensuring Engineering Teams Are Productive Post-Pandemic

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, companies are re-evaluating the needed commercial engineering and R&D tools. Many teams are returning back to the office, but the future is…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Hiring Talent? Look at Existing Engineering Software Inventory

Look at Existing Engineering Licenses Before Buying more – Don’t buy more licenses than you need. This past week, there have been a number of defense companies announcing major…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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See the Full Picture About Your Engineering Licenses

As growth resumes, engineering managers must be agile and well-prepared. In today’s constantly changing environment, access to accurate and timely reporting about engineering…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Considerations for Right-Sizing Engineering Software

You may be wondering how many licenses do I need? What are some of the considerations for right-sizing engineering software – Solidworks, Autodesk, NX or any other? How is the…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Innovating While Monitoring Engineering Applications

Many companies are challenged with the question of “How do you innovate?” In our recent blog, we talked about innovation. Today’s world is becoming increasingly dynamic with a…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Adapting with Changing Times

Has the pandemic affected your organization? Are there changes in staffing, priorities and geographies? Make sure you have an up-to-date, accurate software inventory. Did you…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Right-Sizing Engineering Software During Staffing Changes

Did you know that you can save close to ~$50,000 on CAD / CAE / EDA / PLM tools? COVID-19 has forced many engineering organizations to downsize. With downsizing, your need for…

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Best PracticesLicense Management
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Are You Managing EDA License Consolidation & Optimization?

You are probably using a number of different engineering software programs for design. But do you have a method currently to track whether you have more licenses for the…

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Best PracticesLAMUM Features
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Daemon Manager & FlexLM

Did you know that about 80% of floating license types are FlexLM? How are you monitoring FlexLM usage? Many Vendors use FlexLM to control checkouts for their applications. The…

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