Webinars
The PLM A&D Action Group has been involved in several webinars, which are listed below.
Does SysML v2 Improve MBSE Collaboration?
A Complimentary Webinar sponsored by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
Featuring Chris Watkins, Principal Engineer of MBSE, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
24 February 2026
11:00 EST | 08:00 PST | 17:00 CET
The Code of PLM Openness – what it is and why it matters now more than ever!
A Complimentary Webinar sponsored by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
Featuring Kenny Swope, Senior Manager of PLM Technical Excellence, The Boeing Company
21 October 2025
11:00 EDT | 08:00 PDT | 17:00 CET
The What and Why of Digital Threads and Twins – A Report from the Field
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
A Common Language for Aerospace: A Proposal for Collaboration between A&D Companies
A Complimentary Webinar & Panel Discussion sponsored by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
hosted and moderated by James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
Features participants from Airbus, Safran, Spirit AeroSystems, and The Boeing Company
The Elevation and Expansion of Model-Based Systems Engineering – Initial Findings from Industry Research
The second of two webinars on MBSE
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
The Elevation and Expansion of Model-Based Systems Engineering – And What to Do About It
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata, Don Tolle, Co-Director, Simulation-Driven Systems Development Consulting Practice, and Sandeepak Natu, Co-Director, Simulation-Driven Systems Development Consulting Practice
Collaboration Management System (CMS) User Experience Engagement Kick off
with the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
Developing an A&D Digital Twin/Digital Thread Position – a Lesson in Consensus Building
with Ken Versprille, Ph.D., Executive Consultant, CIMdata
Promise and Reality of the Digital Thread - Results of Industry Research
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
The Digital Thread in Aerospace & Defense, Current State, and Future Direction
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
Business Value of the Multi-view Approach to Lifecycle Product Structures Management
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
The Value Potential of Multi-view Bill of Materials
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
The Digital Thread is Really a Web, with the Engineering Bill of Materials at Its Center
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
The Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group as a Model for Industry Collaboration
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
Making Multiple-View Bill of Materials Management a Reality
with James Roche, Aerospace & Defense Practice Director, CIMdata
Multiple Views into the Bill of Information
with Chris Gregory, Practice Manager, PLM Success, CIMdata & sponsored by members of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
Managing PLM Solution and Data Obsolescence
with James Roche, Director, Aerospace & Defense Practice, CIMdata and Tom Gill, Practice Manager, PLM Enterprise Value & Integration, CIMdata
Improving Collaboration in the Aerospace Design Chain
with James Roche, Director, Aerospace & Defense Practice, CIMdata and Dr. Ken Versprille, Executive Consultant, CIMdata