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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
What are the consequences (from the perspective of project management and the role of the Project Manager) of the introduction of technology to support the creation of digital twins?
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Luis -

It should increase the potential of simulating outcomes before they are actually implemented which should help from a change management perspective. I view digital twins as a natural successor to the use of personas.

Kiron
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 25, 2023 4:56 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Kiron
Thank you for participating in this reflection
In your opinion, is the role of digital twins really that small?
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Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States
Two immediate consequences come to mind:

1) Your project relies heavily on Systems Engineering expertise in systems modeling such as SysML to develop and/or manage the twin.

2) Unless you have an existing digital twin, you must develop one early enough in the project where it may be used to evaluate potential outcomes so that what you learn can be integrated into the project plan as opposed to learning what you could have done better as a retrospective.
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1 reply by Luis Branco
Dec 25, 2023 5:02 AM
Luis Branco
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Dear Keith
Thank you for participating in this reflection
In your opinion, are digital twins only used in project planning?
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 24, 2023 12:04 PM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Luis -

It should increase the potential of simulating outcomes before they are actually implemented which should help from a change management perspective. I view digital twins as a natural successor to the use of personas.

Kiron
Dear Kiron
Thank you for participating in this reflection
In your opinion, is the role of digital twins really that small?
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1 reply by Kiron Bondale
Dec 25, 2023 11:31 AM
Kiron Bondale
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Luis -

Definitely not - that is just one of the more compelling use cases which comes to mind. They can be used through all stages of the lifecycle and would help to reduce quality concerns, improve stakeholder engagement and similarly address other common risks.

Kiron
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dec 24, 2023 1:18 PM
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Two immediate consequences come to mind:

1) Your project relies heavily on Systems Engineering expertise in systems modeling such as SysML to develop and/or manage the twin.

2) Unless you have an existing digital twin, you must develop one early enough in the project where it may be used to evaluate potential outcomes so that what you learn can be integrated into the project plan as opposed to learning what you could have done better as a retrospective.
Dear Keith
Thank you for participating in this reflection
In your opinion, are digital twins only used in project planning?
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1 reply by Keith Novak
Dec 25, 2023 3:04 PM
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Not at all. The value of the digital may far outlast the physical twin. If you were to consider a digital twin of a car for example, that car may be destroyed in verification testing or in a crash by the end user. The digital twin is still 100% operational to analyze what happened to the physical twin.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Dec 25, 2023 4:56 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear Kiron
Thank you for participating in this reflection
In your opinion, is the role of digital twins really that small?
Luis -

Definitely not - that is just one of the more compelling use cases which comes to mind. They can be used through all stages of the lifecycle and would help to reduce quality concerns, improve stakeholder engagement and similarly address other common risks.

Kiron
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Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States
Dec 25, 2023 5:02 AM
Replying to Luis Branco
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Dear Keith
Thank you for participating in this reflection
In your opinion, are digital twins only used in project planning?
Not at all. The value of the digital may far outlast the physical twin. If you were to consider a digital twin of a car for example, that car may be destroyed in verification testing or in a crash by the end user. The digital twin is still 100% operational to analyze what happened to the physical twin.

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