Preview of a planned domain · R&D / Product Operations is on the roadmap — designed on the shared substrate, not yet built. All figures synthetic and aggregated (Meridian Industrials).
AssetShopR&D / Product ← R&DMeridian Industrials · FY26Roadmap · Planned
Reading synthetic sources read-only - never writes back

Executive overview

The SCO read-only thesis, pointed at R&D and product: investment, portfolio progress, throughput, and time-to-market - observed across PLM and delivery systems to show what the R&D dollar returns, not to run engineering.

What this is, and what it is not. A preview of a planned domain, not a live product. In production it would sit read-only on top of your PLM, issue-tracking, roadmap, and source systems - reading progress and effort and surfacing investment, delivery, throughput, and time-to-market. It does not manage projects, assign work, or write code; it gives engineering leaders a portfolio view. The framing is augmentation, not headcount. All figures here are synthetic.

$31M
R&D spend (TTM)
6.9% of revenue
42
Active projects
78%
On-time delivery
+5 pts YoY
16 mo
Time-to-market
target 12
$120M
NPD pipeline value
64
Open ECOs
3.2%
Defect escape rate
-0.6 pts
+18%
Throughput YoY

R&D spend & plan ($M) synthetic

Trailing 8 quarters with a 4-quarter plan and band.
R&D spendPlanBand

Portfolio by stage synthetic

Signals worth attention

Time-to-market at 16 months - above the 12-month target; validation is the slowest stage and the biggest opportunity.
64 open ECOs, 14 aging > 60 days - change-order backlog tying up engineering capacity.
Throughput up 18% YoY - delivery accelerating while defect escape falls; speed and quality improving together.

Synthetic preview. In production, derived read-only from PLM, issue-tracking, and roadmap systems with SHA-256-anchored lineage, as in SCO.

Portfolio

The full R&D portfolio - projects by stage and value, and how the portfolio moved.

42
Active projects
7
Launching this year
16
Started (TTM)
12
Completed (TTM)

Portfolio movement (TTM) synthetic

Active projects at start to active now.

Largest programs read-only

ProgramStageValueOn track
Next-gen actuator lineDevelopment$32MYes
Smart-sensor platformValidation$24MAt risk
Lightweight housingLaunch$18MYes
Controls firmware v3Development$14MYes
Sustainable materialsConcept$9MYes

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads portfolio and stage-gate status read-only from PLM; value = projected lifetime contribution.

Delivery & timelines

Whether projects land on time, and which milestones are slipping.

78%
On-time delivery
6
Slipping projects
112
Milestones (quarter)
14 days
Avg slip

On-time delivery by stage

Concept92%
Development80%
Validation64%
Launch84%

Slipping projects read-only

ProjectStageSlipCause
Smart-sensor platformValidation6 wkTest capacity
Controls firmware v3Development3 wkSupplier part
Coatings upgradeValidation4 wkTest capacity
Validation is where projects slip - test-lab capacity is the recurring constraint; the highest-leverage place to add throughput.

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads milestone and schedule data read-only; slip = actual vs planned milestone date.

Throughput & velocity

How much engineering work completes over time, and how much is stuck in progress.

110
Throughput index
+18%
YoY
38
Work-in-progress
11 days
Avg cycle time

Throughput trend synthetic

Completed engineering work, indexed, trailing 8 quarters.

WIP by team

Mechanical12
Electronics9
Firmware / SW8
Test / validation9
Mechanical carries the most WIP - aligned with the actuator and housing programs; a candidate for load-balancing or staffing.

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads completed-work and WIP read-only from issue-tracking; throughput indexed to a baseline.

Time-to-market

How long ideas take to reach market, and whether that is improving against target.

16 mo
Avg time-to-market
12 mo
Target
7 mo
Longest stage (valid.)
-6 mo
vs 2 years ago

Time-to-market trend & target synthetic

Months from concept to launch, trailing 8 quarters with a glide to target.
ActualGlide to targetBand

Time by stage (months)

Validation7.0
Development5.0
Concept2.4
Launch ramp1.6

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads stage-gate timestamps read-only; target is illustrative.

Engineering quality

How much rework and escaped defect the portfolio carries, and where change orders pile up.

3.2%
Defect escape rate
64
Open ECOs
11%
Rework share
14
ECOs aging > 60d

ECOs by area

Mechanical24
Electronics16
Firmware13
Documentation11

Quality by program read-only

ProgramEscapeRework
Actuator line2.1%8%
Smart-sensor4.8%16%
Housing2.6%9%
Firmware v33.4%12%
Smart-sensor carries the highest escape and rework - the same program slipping in validation; quality and schedule risk are the same root cause.

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads defect, rework, and ECO data read-only; escape = defects found post-release / total.

Innovation pipeline

The new-product funnel from idea to launch, and the value waiting in it.

$120M
NPD pipeline value
84
Ideas in funnel
9
Launches (TTM)
31%
Revenue from new (3yr)

NPD funnel (count)

Ideas84
Screened42
In development18
Validation9
Launched7
31% of revenue now comes from products launched in the last three years - the pipeline is converting into real top line.

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads NPD stage and value read-only from PLM and roadmap; pipeline value is projected.

Spend & investment

Where the R&D budget goes, split across engineering areas and capex vs opex.

$31M
R&D spend (TTM)
6.9%
% of revenue
62%
Opex share
96%
Pacing to plan

R&D spend by area synthetic

Spend detail read-only

AreaSpendvs plan
Product engineering$14M+2%
Process / mfg engineering$8M-3%
Materials / R&D lab$5M+1%
Software / digital$4M+6%
Software/digital is the fastest-growing area - reflecting the shift toward smart, connected products.

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads R&D cost read-only; capex/opex split per the customer's capitalization policy.

IP & patents

The intellectual-property portfolio the R&D investment is building.

38
Active patents
6
Filed (TTM)
4
Granted (TTM)
3
Renewals due

Patents by domain

Mechanical / actuation16
Sensors / electronics11
Materials7
Software / controls4
IP is concentrated in the actuator and sensor lines - the same programs driving the pipeline; the portfolio and the roadmap are aligned. Renewals link to Legal Operations.

Synthetic, aggregated. Reads IP-portfolio metadata read-only; renewal dates surfaced, never filed automatically.

Connectors & data

Where R&D / Product Operations would read from, and the posture it would read with.

Read-only. These connectors are scaffolded, not built - each reports 0/12 conformance until a tenant integration is done. In production they read portfolio, progress, and effort metadata read-only, with SHA-256-anchored lineage. AssetShop does not manage projects, assign work, or write to source control; PLM and issue trackers stay authoritative.

R&D / Product connectors

SystemCategoryModeStatus
PTC Windchill / TeamcenterPLMRead-onlyScaffolded 0/12
JiraIssue trackingRead-onlyScaffolded 0/12
Aha! / roadmapRoadmapRead-onlyScaffolded 0/12
GitHub / GitLabSource controlRead-onlyScaffolded 0/12
Product analyticsUsageRead-onlyScaffolded 0/12

How it stays trustworthy

Read-only - no path to change a project, ticket, or repository.
Augmentation, not headcount - it gives engineering leaders visibility, not a tool to cut teams.
Lineage on every figure - each number traces to a source record via SHA-256 anchoring, as in SCO.

Planned domain. Connectors are scaffolds; functional conformance (12/12) is verified per tenant at integration, never assumed.

Signals & opportunities

R&D and product signals across schedule, cost, and portfolio - read-only from PLM and project systems. Surfaces patterns; prioritization is yours. Figures synthetic (Meridian Industrials).

8
Open signals
$3.2M
Exposure
1
High severity
$1.6M
Addressable

Detected signals synthetic

Each signal is an observation with a source lineage; confidence reflects how directly the data supports it.
SignalAreaSeverityMagnitudeConf.Source
Project slippage - Hydraulics v2Schedulehigh6 wks latehighJira
Budget overrun - 2 projectsCostmedium+$1.2MhighGL + PLM
Stage-gate agingGovernancemedium3 stuckmedPLM
Portfolio concentrationRiskmedium60% in 2 programsmedPLM
Milestone-at-riskSchedulemedium5 flaggedmedJira
Resource contentionCapacitymedium3 teams overmedresource
Scope creep - bearing lineSchedulelow+18% reqslowJira

Opportunities the signals point to

What the observation suggests. AssetShop quantifies; your team decides and acts in the source systems.
$1.2M
Budget recovery by re-baselining the two overrunning projects.
$0.4M
Resource rebalancing to relieve contention on the critical path.
3 gates
Unblock stage-gate-stuck projects to release value.

How to read this

High signals are concentrated, well-evidenced, and material - act on these first.
Confidence separates observed facts from modeled estimates.
Every figure traces to a read-only source. Nothing here is written back to any system.

Synthetic. Signals computed from read-only PLM / project systems data; magnitudes labeled modeled are estimates, not posted figures. Operational signal, not advice; AssetShop never writes back to source systems.

Project detail

Portfolio projects with budget, spend, and stage - the data behind R&D signals.

$3.2M
Budget variance
6 wks
Worst slip
3
Gate-stuck
9
Shown

Detail records synthetic

Negative variance is over-budget; gate-stuck rows await stage approval. Use Export above to download exactly these rows as CSV.
ProjectStageBudgetActualVarianceStatus
PRJ-1 Hydraulics v2dev1400000980000+420000at-risk
PRJ-2 Bearing linepilot620000410000+210000on-track
PRJ-3 Casting yieldconcept24000060000+180000on-track
PRJ-4 Sensor packdev880000940000-60000at-risk
PRJ-5 Coating R&Dconcept320000120000+200000gate-stuck
PRJ-6 Drive modulepilot760000820000-60000at-risk
PRJ-7 Materials subdev540000300000+240000gate-stuck
PRJ-8 Test riglaunch180000160000+20000on-track
PRJ-9 Firmware v3dev420000450000-30000gate-stuck

Synthetic (PLM + project systems). Read-only detail; AssetShop never writes back to source systems. Figures illustrate Meridian Industrials.

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