Starting off for 2012 I have decided to revamp my global PLM web site and reimplement on basis of WordPress and to concentrate on exchange of ideas for implementing truely Effective PLM.
As previously stated, my interests and skills lie mostly in the implementation of PLM – in the provision of effective, truely useful, usable, performant and reliable working systems. Systems that are fast to deploy, can evolve, adapt to needs, be a pleasure to use, provide true value to business. What I wish to provide here over a period of time is a summary of ideas of how to achieve effective global PLM implementation: through use of PLM Patterns, following a topdown strategic platform / SOA approach coupled with a parallel grassroots bottomup approach to PLM.
In summary, my belief is that to be able to implement Effective PLM you need to …
- Completely understanding your business needs: how your products are designed, engineered, manufactured, serviced; know how IT can be harnessed to effectively help develop and produce the product
- Mastering your applications: know what they do, their functionality, their strengths, their limitations – how they can be best applied to help your business work more effectively; how to get them rolled out and in use as quick as possible
- Appreciating the underlying technology: the software, the APIs, the possibilities for integration – know how to get the best out of the applications, how to combine applications, reduce implementation efforts and risks
Success means getting the most out of your IT; getting the best support for your business; providing optimal support from design, engineering, manufacturing: getting those products out of the door as fast as possible at the lowest cost and the highest quality !
As always, a disclaimer: the contents of this site are based on my own experiences and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of any of my employers past or present.