Case study
CADTALK
How CADTALK was able to formalize its product development process and build a high-performing product development team.
Scott Brickler
CEO of CADTALK
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About CADTALK
CADTALK was inspired by thousands of CAD drawings that had to be manually entered into ERP systems every time a new part was designed or an existing part was modified. Our founders knew there had to be a better way to keep bills of material and items in sync between CAD and ERP. But with so many variables across dozens of CAD systems and potentially hundreds of ERP applications – it was no easy task for sure. Perhaps that’s why CADTALK is the only engineering application in the world that leverages artificial intelligence to transform bill of material (and other) data from CAD into a format compatible with popular ERP systems, reducing engineering to manufacturing hand-off by 80% with considerable cost savings and a very fast return on investment.
We first conceived CADTALK in 1998 and launched the first version in 2006. Today, CADTALK is the only application of its kind in the world. It is an invaluable resource for more than a thousand users across five continents. Our team of software engineers and former manufacturing engineers have extensive CAD, ERP, and manufacturing experience, which provides a unique team that truly understands the complexities of bills of material and data transformation between application platforms.
We are proud of how far we’ve come and are equally as excited about where we are headed by leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive even greater improvements throughout the engineering and design process.
Outcomes
- CADTALK was able to have a fully functional product team, with clear roles and processes and a fully-fledged product roadmap to guide the development teams on what is coming and why it is important for the company
- The addition of a Fractional CPO as well as a project manager gave the entire team a concrete plan on how to move forward, what features need to be realised and why, allowing CADTALK to be more proactive rather than responsive when it comes to the development of their product.
Challenge
Solution
Lack of a clear roadmap
When the team at CADTALK came to us, they had never had a clear product roadmap and were sort of developing their product on the latest trends and what they thought the customers needed. The CEO, Scott Brickler, was spending too much of his time focusing on product development, the engineering team, and what features needed to be released rather than actually growing the business.
Solution
Product Leadership
By providing them with a Fractional CPO as well as a project manager, CADTALK was able to leverage the experience of a seasoned product lead who could both develop and manage the product roadmap as well as manage the development team. The project mangers role was then to ensure that everything was being done in time, with clear deadlines and no bottlenecks.
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