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IpX True North Podcast

IpX True North Podcast

By: IpX - Institute for Process Excellence
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The IpX True North Podcast is a global industry resource for all things people, processes, systems, and technology created to share conversations with our network of thought leaders, innovators, and founders changing the shape of the digital future. Here we share their stories, impact, vision and tools for success in the areas of process optimization, engineering, the model based enterprise, operational excellence, and digital transformation.

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Episodes
  • What Happens When Data Becomes The Product Strategy
    Jun 1 2026

    We talk with SEMPRO founder Semiha Yasser about how CM2 is spreading across Turkish industry and why configuration management is shifting from “paperwork” to a core business capability. We dig into what it takes to build a single source of truth that supports the digital thread, better metrics, and faster change without sacrificing control.

    • Semiha's professional journey from defense design engineering to CM2 leader and trainer
    • Why Turkey’s defense sector drives CM2 adoption and what other manufacturers learn from it
    • Common obstacles in fast-growing engineering organizations and how process maturity closes the gap
    • CM2 as lifecycle data discipline from concept through service plus master data management mindset
    • Digital thread realities and why a single source of truth matters even more with AI
    • Differences between large enterprises and SMEs in training, security needs, and consulting support
    • Why configuration management roles are rising in demand and becoming more valued
    • SEMPRO’s roadmap for consultancy growth, AI pilots, and applying CM2 in a nonprofit foundation
    • How CM2 operating standards support assessments and more meaningful metrics
    • Practical advice to improve change data by fixing the reason for change field
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    36 mins
  • How Micro-Credentials, Digital Badges, And Global Partnerships Power Lifelong Learning
    Mar 30 2026

    We explore how professional and continuing education builds a lifelong learning ecosystem, why micro-credentials and digital badges matter, and how global partnerships expand opportunity from Western Kansas to campuses abroad. We share practical steps for employers to upskill teams and pathways that turn CM2 certifications into badges and credit.

    • defining PCE as skills-first learning for careers
    • why skills expire faster in an AI-driven market
    • durable human skills that degrees often miss
    • aligning PCE with Fort Hays’ access-focused mission
    • employer gap analysis and labor market data
    • what micro-credentials validate and how they stack
    • digital badges with metadata that employers trust
    • mapping skills to jobs to beat hiring filters
    • international partnerships and teacher development
    • benefits for rural students through global access
    • the five-year outlook for badges and upskilling
    • pathways from CM2 to badges and academic credit

    Visit fhsu.edu/PCE to explore programs. We partner with IpX CM2—earn a badge for your CM2 certifications and ask about credit for prior learning. Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show. For more information on IpX, visit ipxhq.com.


    Stay in touch with us!

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    Contact us for info on IpX or for interest in being a podcast guest: info@ipxhq.com

    All podcasts produced by Elevate Media Group.

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    39 mins
  • Design Is Not Enough: Manage Change, Manage Risk
    Mar 16 2026

    Purdue weaves CM2 and PLM into engineering technology so students learn to manage change, trust data, and reduce waste before their first job. We share classroom-to-club examples, why process beats tools, and how model-based practices build career-ready systems thinkers.

    • integrating CM2 with PLM across the curriculum
    • shifting from tool-centric habits to process discipline
    • design intent and model as the authority
    • internships and clubs revealing real-world gaps
    • formal change control to cut rework and waste
    • building systems thinking and traceability
    • process over tools and culture’s role in adoption
    • preparing graduates for strategic impact on day one

    Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show
    For more information on IPX, visit ipshq.com

    Stay in touch with us!

    Follow us on social: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook

    Contact us for info on IpX or for interest in being a podcast guest: info@ipxhq.com

    All podcasts produced by Elevate Media Group.

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    42 mins
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