Over the years, in a product-centric world, R&D has always been perceived as intellectual property, and hence, is treated with utmost confidentiality. There was no room for collaborative or complementary R&D. However, after a certain period of evolution, there was a shift away from products alone to an ecosystem of services around the product, focusing on end-user experience. Also, there emerged a need for the development of the product, associated platforms, and industry- and geospecific variants for companies to go to market. Companies are engaged in developing or enhancing services in order to serve customers across various industries such as construction, manufacturing, etc. better. The engineering services industry has been flourishing across regions. Engineering services include services that are required at each stage of the product lifecycle, from conceptualization to retirement. Product design and development, which are at the core of engineering function, have long l...