If you’ve ever wondered whether Autodesk listens to its customers, your doubts would all be erased if you experienced even one day of the Inside the Factory event held last week at Autodesk’s Manchester, NH office. During this event nearly 30 customers and partners from at least six different countries were invited “Inside the Factory” to get an in-depth look at the software development process. What’s in it for Autodesk? Lots and lots of validation and feedback. Autodesk puts these folks to work with countless review, validation, prioritization, and even beta-testing exercises – and they love every minute of it.
What’s in it for the customers and partners? I asked quite a few of them that question and the answers were consistently the same:
- A chance to see what’s coming
- A chance to talk with other users and learn from them
- A chance to influence the…