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In the first episode of the IpX True North Podcast, host Chris Anderson talks with Envision Rise Global Director, Equity & Inclusion, Staci Hegarty and Executive Director, TN Enterprise Calibration, Michael Benning on why a third party should lead your organization’s DEI program.

In this episode, Staci Hegarty, IpX’s Global Director of Equity & Inclusion, takes on questions from listeners and our community on issues surrounding diversity, equity, racism, inclusion, biases, and invisible diversity. Staci addresses questions concerning:

In this episode, Brandy Taylor, IpX Director of Program Management, and Michael Benning, Executive Director, True North Enterprise Calibration, share with host Chris Anderson what happens when Organizational Change Management (OCM) isn’t considered through the constant stream of changes in organizations of all sizes. Brandy and Michael share their experiences, knowledge and tools and discuss:

In this episode, host Christ Anderson talks with Todd Egan, IpX VP of Field Operations, and Scott Wertel, IpX Chief of Engineering Excellence, on how CM2 achieves the requirements of the EIA-649 standard for CM. Learn the history of #configurationmanagement and EIA-649 and the benefits to implementing CM into your organization.

In this episode, Ken Black, Chief of IpX Workforce Academy, and Michael Benning, Executive Director, True North Enterprise Calibration discuss with host Chris Anderson the true cost of Corrective Action for an organization. Ken and Michael define what Corrective Action is, how to measure it and offer their experience and knowledge surrounding:

• “Intervention resource expenditures” and initiatives on how to eliminate waste
• How corrective action creates a culture of “firefighting”
• The immeasurable costs of corrective action including impact to culture and deferring of innovation
• How to reduce and overcome corrective action mode with proper processes that provide predictable output
• How CM2 reduces process failure by ensuring you start with the right requirements that are clear, concise, and valid
• How to use your change process as a competitive advantage

IpX Director of Model Based Enterprise, Max Gravel, and Vertex Product Marketing Manager, John Heller, dive into the model based world to tear down misconceptions and myths to starting a digital twin journey. They illustrate how data visibility throughout an enterprise accelerates business goals and unifies departments.

In Part 2 of this podcast series, IpX Director of Model Based Enterprise, Max Gravel, and Vertex Product Marketing Manager, John Heller, dive into the model based world to tear down misconceptions and myths to starting a digital twin journey. They illustrate how data visibility throughout an enterprise accelerates business goals and unifies departments.

In this episode of the True North podcast, IpX Director of Program Management, Brandy Taylor, and Chief CM2 Architect, Eddie Kolesar, discuss export compliance and why it’s a crucial implementation for reducing risk that all businesses, big and small, need to consider. Brandy and Eddie identify the key factors of a good Export Compliance Plan and share their experience and knowledge including:

In this episode of the True North Podcast, IpX Director of MBE, Max Gravel and Senior Technical Program Manager, ASML, Arnaud Hubaux discuss the challenges of maintaining the physics model in AI/ML with rapidly changing datasets.

Arnaud gives a detailed review of how ASML uses AI to deliver greater value through new products for their customers and to accelerate manufacturing processes by qualifying high performing parts. Max and Arnaud discuss ASML’s unique approach to machine learning solutions with customers and how AI optimizes production and performance. Hear Arnaud break down:

• The challenges and necessity of explainability in AI/ML — where a causal clarification is needed between the observed effects and what is really happening physically in order to improve future design
• Ensuring continual guaranteed performance upon installation and after deployment of their machines to manage drift and ensure dataset accuracy
• The challenge and criticality of safety for people and materials first
• Defining and maintaining baselines consisting of thousands of parameters between both design and production
• Understanding the change impact to physics models: how to perform validation and verifications activities on the physics models before changes are applied to the customer product in order to mitigate risks with machine behavior.

In this second part episode of the True North Podcast, IpX Director of MBE, Max Gravel and Senior Technical Program Manager, ASML, Arnaud Hubaux continue their discussion on the challenges of maintaining the physics model in AI/ML with rapidly changing datasets.  Arnaud describes the need for an enterprise-level AI/ML framework that considers the complete lifecycle change to expand beyond niche use-cases and realize the dream of a fully automated product line. Max and Arnaud discuss where to start when implementing AI and the role of CM in maturing the adoption of AI in a manufacturing environment. Hear more on:

• The need for the impact analysis to stretch beyond the walls of the company into the environment where it will be running.
• The perceived unpredictability of AI/ML and the reluctance to deploy in a manufacturing environment.
• The importance of building in safety mechanisms to prevent financial loss in case of AI/ML failure.
• How CM establishes gates and checks when releasing a change to make sure the proper qualifications are implemented.
• AI/ML sustainability and the need to look beyond short-term benefits into the complete lifecycle of a product.

Don’t miss this week’s IpX True North Podcast episode with Neil Olivier, NuScale Power’s Director of Corporate Services, as he and IpX President Joseph Anderson discuss Nuscale’s revolutionary nuclear technology and their journey to complete enterprise ecosystem traceability.

This week Envision RISE’s Staci Hegarty and Michael Benning, IpX Vice President of Organizational Change Management (OCM) illustrate how Envision RISE was born from IpX’s 30+ years of experience as a leading enterprise transformation company whose passion for people of the people, processes, and tools framework grew into its own practice. Michael and Staci describe:

• How weak OCM creates disconnect and disengagement between leadership and staff and what successful OCM looks like
• How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) are less representation and more the celebration of backgrounds, ideas, and thoughts to drive problem-solving and innovation by making the workforce feel valued, heard, and respected
• How concepts and approaches within IpX translate to Envision RISE
• The financial, cultural, and resource impact of improving DE&I in an organization