I have had so many conversations with people about how to choose a CRM and which are the best. The two that people keep asking about are Zoho and Highrise. So here is my personal opinion on these two CRMs.
One of the most difficult engineering processes to nail down is a complex design handoff from one team to another. Awhile back, I discussed this briefly using a football analogy. I want to expand on that a little today:
- What makes a handoff so difficult?
- Why does so much information get lost?
- Why do teams inherently place blame on each other when it goes poorly?
Other than the basic communication issues between engineers (that we’ve discussed ad nauseum here, here, and here), there are specific issues with an engineering handoff that make it difficult.
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Editors note: This is a Case Study from our partner supplier COG Engineering, and here is their Industrial Interface Supplier Profile.
1) Case Study: How do you waterproof a GPS device?
A large manufacturer of GPS devices for the Marine Industry was looking for a way to replace the Extruded Silicon O-Ring gasket that they put inside of the groove side for a tongue and groove ABS housing. There were many options for waterproofing such as potting, Conformal Coating, UV cure in place gasket, die cut gasket, welding the plastic housings together, etc. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a continuation of the previous post about how to improve communication amongst engineers, their teams, and their managers. Read the rest of this entry »
Awhile back, I posted about “Best Practices for Communicating between Engineers“. This time around, I wanted to be a little more specific about how basic communication blunders can be avoided. I’ve seen countless violations of these rules, and they always seem so easy to fix.
Are engineers good at fixing things? Or, more specifically, do the skills acquired from en engineering degree / engineering job lend themselves to the basic household issues that always seem to pop up? The reason I pose the question is that I’m often asked, “Why don’t you know how to fix a leaky faucet, you’re an engineer?” Or, since many of my acquaintances know the discipline in which I received my degree (Electrical Engineering), the question might be, “Why don’t you know how to install a new overhead light?” My responses are always short and to the point: “I don’t know because I was never taught,” and the questioner always walks away decidedly unimpressed.
I draw two main conclusions from these mock conversations: Read the rest of this entry »
Hydrofoil Sailboats are one of the most impressive watersports out there! There are not many sailboats that can go faster than the wind. C-Class Catamarans are a very open class of Sailboat Racing with only a few limitations (same hull used on both sides, a width and length limitation). Other than that, it is completely up to the designers. Materials, weight, and sails are un-regulated.
CRM choices – Zoho vs. Highrise