In 2025, we shared our perspective on what the year ahead might hold for manufacturing. It was framed by urgency, experimentation, and a sense of cautious optimism. Industrial AI, workforce transformation, sustainability, circularity, and supply chain resilience all sat at the center of that outlook. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, it’s clear that these forces did
Pitfall 1: Being too vague or general One of the most common pitfalls of a SWOT analysis is being too vague or general in defining your project and its elements. For example, saying that your project has a “good reputation” or a “high demand” is not very helpful. You need to be more specific and
Large language and generative AI foundation models have been improving by between 30% and 100% every eight months, depending on the metric, with notable gains across comprehension of domain data, reliability, planning, workflow generation, and analytical reasoning. In the workplace today, work is increasingly being offloaded to these models. So far, this has mostly been
2026 will mark the moment when AI stops being the headline and becomes the habit. After years of experimentation and hype, artificial intelligence is quietly embedding itself into the way work gets done. The question is no longer whether AI works, but how well it performs in the background of daily operations. This shift represents maturity. Companies that once
1. Listen Up To start bridging the divide, actively listen to each team member’s ideas and concerns. Create a safe space where everyone feels valued and heard. This can be done through one-on-one conversations or group discussions where each person has the floor to express their vision without interruption. Acknowledge the strengths in each proposal,
Every IT team in the world has too much work to do—so the ability to prioritise properly is critical. So how do we define proper prioritisation? And who should decide what gets prioritised? Hint: Connect it to your business mission. The clue is in the title: mission-based prioritisation. The work that IT is doing (whether it’s planned or
Defense supply chains are under mounting challenges, whether it’s geopolitical conflicts exposing vulnerabilities, soaring material costs and shortages, or lack of available labor, the pressure is on. The digital tools are there and are ready today. Defense manufacturers need to leverage these capabilities, from utilizing Industrial AI and bringing critical production closer to home, to
1. Know your audience The first step to creating a sense of belonging is to understand who your audience is and what they expect from your event. You can use surveys, interviews, or social media to gather information about their demographics, interests, preferences, and goals. This will help you tailor your event to their needs
An increasing number of asset owners are seeking to outsource service and maintenance contracts for their assets over its whole lifecycle. These contracts traditionally are taken on by specialist facility and asset management firms, however in an industry continuously challenged by low profit margins is this model changing? Having faced diminishing margins for capital projects,
Gartner has published the 2021 Gartner Market Guide for Mobile Workforce Management Software for Utilities. We always look forward to Gartner coverage with great anticipation, and this report was no exception. Especially as this would be the first analyst coverage of IFS since the acquisition of Clevest. As expected, this year’s market guide provided a
