If you’re considering or have been recently admitted to one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s prestigious online engineering graduate programs, you may be wondering if you can enjoy some of the same resources as on-campus …
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The Human Element in Digital Transformation: Why People Drive Success More Than Technology and How Leaders Can Respond
Written by Sara Kraemer, PhD Why the Human Element is Essential in Digital Transformation Most organizations approach digital transformation from technology and business-centric lenses. However, human and organizational elements also play a critical role …
Custom Courses Deliver Targeted “Upskilling”
In today’s rapidly evolving technical landscape, keeping an engineering workforce at the cutting edge requires continuous learning and customized skill development. Interdisciplinary Professional Programs can collaborate with a company to design a custom course that directly addresses their unique development needs.
A Conversation with Abigail Cantor
Abigail Cantor is a chemical engineer and founder of Process Research Solutions. She is leading a course through UW–Madison’s InterPro at the College of Engineering titled Corrosion Control and Water Quality Improvement in Drinking Water …
The Exaggerated Death of Agile: Why Agile Practices Are Far From Extinct
Written by Shawn Belling, InterPro & Farwell Project Advisors In the evolving landscape of project management, a recurring theme seems to have emerged across LinkedIn and other social media platforms: the proclamation that “Agile …
Product Safety: An Important and Challenging Task
The Importance of Ensuring Product Safety In today’s fast-paced consumer market, product safety is paramount. As technology and innovation drive the creation of new products, ensuring those products are safe becomes an increasingly complex and …
Advancing Sustainability through UW-Madison’s Sustainable Systems Engineering Capstone Projects
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s interactive online Sustainable Systems Engineering (SSE) Master’s Degree program is built on the strengths of UW-Madison as a leader in engineering, energy and environmental sciences. One of the components of this …
How Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) Principles Help Companies Achieve Agility
It is clear that success in business now and in the future will require agility. But, just what is agility? And, what policies or techniques can be implemented to help ensure that businesses are agile? This article will describe two approaches to defining agility and then identify several ways that the principles of Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) can help your organization become more agile.