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Vector Consulting Services Newsletter June 2010

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Dear Reader,
The economy is recovering. Companies everywhere are taking the initiative and investing in product innovation and engineering. This newsletter will provide some guidance to ensure that the results fulfill expectations - from requirements to test to supplier management. We look forward to exchanging ideas with you! 

Dr. Christof Ebert & Dr. Dieter Lederer
Managing directors of Vector Consulting Services
Your Partner in Achieving Engineering Excellence

Highlight: Vector Forum 2010 – Better Testing   ↑

Testing consumes almost half of the life-cycle costs of technical products and is absolutely necessary for product quality and market success – as recent incidents, that were immediately published, show. The presentations from Draeger, Ford, Porsche, Siemens and Thales highlight how state-of-the-art testing methodologies, better test processes and tools can help to optimize testing and thus quality while reducing cost and cycle time.

Read our summary overview and the presentations ... 

Experiences: Supplier Management   ↑

The supply chain offers ample opportunity to reduce cost and improve efficiency. Vector is extensively consulting on supplier management and distributed development. We have collected our experiences and a number of case studies into several free white papers.

Read our free white papers on how other organisations optimize their supplier management ...

Benchmarking: Measurement and Indicators   ↑

Metrics and performance indicators help you to stay in control. They support the evaluation and monitoring of projects and processes and thus help to improve results. Our benchmark shows how and what to measure. It emphasizes real-world experiences and provides benchmarks for projects and processes. You'll get hands-on insight and examples to transfer to your own environment and needs.

Read our experiences on measurements ...

... or browse in our current book on software and IT measurement ...

Opinion: Requirements Engineering Certification   ↑

You already have several years of experience and knowledge on requirements engineering? You want to underline your experiences by becoming a "Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering“. IREB together with Vector share the mission to make requirements engineering more professional and to establish international standards. Vector supports the certification with a hands-on training which includes the exam for the certification.

Information on our requirements engineering trainings with certification ...

Read our free experience reports and white papers on requirements engineering ...

... or browse in our Requirements Engineering Tech Sets published globally by IEEE ...

Humor: Big Innovations Start Small  ↑

Humor also means being able to laugh in the face of adversity. Even the best products have difficulties where there is not yet a market. Allow yourself two minutes to watch innovation management in the stone age.

Watch the fun video ...

Events:    ↑

Looking for trainings and workshops on engineering and management topics?
We offer a broad variety, either at our worldwide Vector training centers, or inhouse at your place.

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