Behind the Scenes: Meet the Creo Beta Testers (Wave 2)
Previously, we described the importance of Beta testing, introduced some of the first people beta testing Creo, and captured their highlights in Creo 1.0. In this blog, meet the second wave of Beta testers how’ve helped validate the Creo products. These Beta testers tell us what they think about our products and the key features we’re [...]
Behind the Scenes: Adoption Aids for Creo 1.0
We know from our interview with Matt Cohen that PTC University exists to train our users, and that LearningExchange is a web site featuring how-to and other useful videos by our developers and various PTC experts. Best of all, LearningExchange is completely free—just because we want you to succeed at using PTC products. Now, the [...]
Behind the Scenes: Meet the Creo Beta Testers
Previously, we described the importance of Beta testing, and how it helps validate the Creo products. Beta testers tell us what they think about our products and the key features we’re including in Creo 1.0. In this series of videos, Beta testers talk about their backgrounds and the value they see in taking part in Beta [...]
Behind the Scenes: Is Creo 1.0 practical?
During the first two weeks of April, PTC conducted on-site beta tests to see how people would respond to Creo 1.0. We asked, “Does Creo 1.0 deliver a usable experience, contain the right functionality, and improve productivity?” These on-site tests are just one of several ways we collect feedback* during our development process. For example, [...]
Behind the Scenes: PTC’s Customer Advisors take on Creo 1.0
We’ve talked at length about ways PTC collects user feedback for the Creo product via usability studies and technical committees. This week, we’re hearing from another group for valuable customer feedback: The Board of Customer Advisors (BOCA). John Buchowski, VP of Creo Product Management at PTC, is hosting PTC’s BOCA for Creo this week. I [...]
Behind the Scenes: The Enforcers: ScrumMasters
For Scrum, the agile product development process being used to develop Creo, one key role, that of the ScrumMaster, is fully committed to both the scrum process and the development of Creo 1.0 – they are the enforcers. At PTC, ScrumMasters are uniquely talented and have god-like powers, often having developed their skills in complex [...]
Behind the Scenes: February’s Creo 1.0 sprint review
At the end of February, the development team met for a scheduled sprint review of Creo 1.0. You may recall from previous articles here (and here) that a sprint is a short development cycle, part of the agile process we use at PTC for Creo. The sprint review tells us internally exactly where we are [...]
What happens in Vegas, won’t be staying there!
We’ve all heard the expression “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” but don’t expect any secrets at this year’s PlanetPTC Live. That’s because the event, which takes place in Las Vegas in June, coincides with the release of Creo 1.0. Working together with the independent organization PTC/USER, we’ve created an even more worthwhile and memorable experience—something you [...]
Creo Training Straight from the Developers –FREE!!!
Here’s something you’ll want to know about: LearningExchange. It’s a web site featuring how-to and other useful videos by our developers and various PTC experts. Best of all, it’s completely free—just because we want you to succeed at using PTC products. So what’s the catch? That’s what I asked Adrian LaSala, Custom Education Program Lead [...]
Behind the Scenes: Ribbon UIs – Love Them or Hate Them?
Heard of Marmite? It’s a sticky, dark brown paste with a distinctive, powerful flavor. The spread is so distinctive that the British nation falls into two camps – those that LOVE it, and those that HATE it. Ribbon UIs, first introduced in Windows-based applications and now used in PTC software, are a lot like Marmite. Microsoft [...]
