The document summarizes an event hosted by Information Services Group (ISG) called the Engineering Services Forum. The agenda included a keynote on brilliant factories, short "Smart Talks" on trends, a panel discussion on challenges, and a reception. ISG created the Smart Talks format to share big ideas and innovation in an actionable and practical way. The event discussed how product development is becoming more integrated across functions like engineering, manufacturing, and IT. Top research and engineering priorities discussed were increasing agility, improving quality, leveraging the Internet of Things, differentiating products and services, globalizing engineering partnerships, and focusing on long-term expertise over short-term cost savings.

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19 November 2015
Dave Tienstra Partner Manufacturing Vertical, ISG
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Realizing the Engineering Services Potential
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Creating a market place -
Engineering Services Forum
Agenda
• Keynote on Brilliant Factories
• Trends via Smart Talks
• Panel Discussion on Key Challenges
• Next Steps
• Reception

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15 minutes Big ideas Innovation
Actionable
& Practical
We have created ISG Smartalks™ for you!
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Our sponsors

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Research Access
Strategy
Innovative
Delivery
Success!
Why ISG?

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The new, integrated enterprise to improve speed to
market
Product
Management
Engineering Manufacturing IT
Design &
Develop
Smart
Manufacture
Deploy &
Distribute
Product
in Use
Support &
Maintain
Smart Product Development
Smart MaintenanceSmart Inventory Mgmt. Smart Supply Chain

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Top research & engineering priorities
 Increase agility, productivity and Return on Engineering
 Improve quality and reliability
 IoT - Everything communicates: Sensors, Actuators, Mobile &
Analytics
 Differentiate value proposition for products and services
 Globalize engineering; rapidly establish partnerships
 Sourcing for expertise & long term relationships vs. arbitrage
sourcing

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Our Keynote: Jim Beilstein
Chief Information Officer – Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives with GE
19 Years of
experience
 IT
 Manufacturing
 Research & Development
BrilliantFactories
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