Comments for Get Savvy about PLM http://plmsavvy.org Product Lifecycle Management without the vendor hype Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:10:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by Laila Hirr http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-371 Laila Hirr Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:39:41 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-371 David, I agree completely yet it is the smaller companies that tend to feel that they can't afford to go thru the roadmap, as they don't have the internal resources with the subject matter expertise, therefore the cost of services to establish the roadmap is a significant percentage of the overall investment. Yet it is crucial. The companies that do this benefit from having a complete plan, a full set of business targets, and capable users (because of actually training their people), and thus they see REAL results from the implementation. Too often, with tools such as Teamcenter Express, Arena Solutions, and PDMLink, the ease of deployment decieves the customer into thinking that they don't have to invest in the plan, the training or the definition of processes. David,

I agree completely yet it is the smaller companies that tend to feel that they can’t afford to go thru the roadmap, as they don’t have the internal resources with the subject matter expertise, therefore the cost of services to establish the roadmap is a significant percentage of the overall investment. Yet it is crucial. The companies that do this benefit from having a complete plan, a full set of business targets, and capable users (because of actually training their people), and thus they see REAL results from the implementation. Too often, with tools such as Teamcenter Express, Arena Solutions, and PDMLink, the ease of deployment decieves the customer into thinking that they don’t have to invest in the plan, the training or the definition of processes.

]]> Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by David Chadwick http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-370 David Chadwick Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:20:31 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-370 I just discovered your blog (as you mentioned Teamcenter Express - I do the product marketing for this software). I hope you get some end users to contribute their thoughts about roadmaps. Even with relatively simple PLM implementations in smaller manufacturing organizations I think a roadmap is essential. Smaller companies typically have limited resources for implementing PLM and focusing on an initial area, such as managing CAD data, and proving the ROI in this area before moving on to the next phase is a fairly typical approach. The roadmap can be used to communicate that this is just a first step and that further ROI will come from further phases such as supporting engineering change processes across multiple departments, or an integration with ERP. I just discovered your blog (as you mentioned Teamcenter Express - I do the product marketing for this software). I hope you get some end users to contribute their thoughts about roadmaps.
Even with relatively simple PLM implementations in smaller manufacturing organizations I think a roadmap is essential. Smaller companies typically have limited resources for implementing PLM and focusing on an initial area, such as managing CAD data, and proving the ROI in this area before moving on to the next phase is a fairly typical approach. The roadmap can be used to communicate that this is just a first step and that further ROI will come from further phases such as supporting engineering change processes across multiple departments, or an integration with ERP.

]]> Comment on About PLM Savvy by Laila Hirr http://plmsavvy.org/about/#comment-368 Laila Hirr Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:42:05 +0000 #comment-368 You are correct Oleg. Several of the companies have had identity changes over the past few years and the path forward has just been defined for some - such as MatrixOne now being packaged as Enovia and UGS now being Siemens and Agile now being Oracle - I'll update the links. You are correct Oleg. Several of the companies have had identity changes over the past few years and the path forward has just been defined for some - such as MatrixOne now being packaged as Enovia and UGS now being Siemens and Agile now being Oracle - I’ll update the links.

]]> Comment on About PLM Savvy by Oleg http://plmsavvy.org/about/#comment-367 Oleg Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:27:45 +0000 #comment-367 Interesting posts, but Dassault Systemes/ENOVIA need to be added to the list. Interesting posts, but Dassault Systemes/ENOVIA need to be added to the list.

]]> Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by Daniel Bacon http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-366 Daniel Bacon Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:05:52 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-366 Thanks for posting again. I always look forward to your articles. Thanks for posting again. I always look forward to your articles.

]]> Comment on The importance of a long term roadmap for PLM by Sue Massey http://plmsavvy.org/2008/07/11/the-importance-of-a-long-term-roadmap-for-plm/#comment-365 Sue Massey Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:01:58 +0000 http://plmsavvy.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-365 I found your site on Google and read a few of your other entires. Nice Stuff. I'm looking forward to reading more from you. I found your site on Google and read a few of your other entires. Nice Stuff. I’m looking forward to reading more from you.

]]> Comment on Top level criteria for PLM System Selections by christine lieu http://plmsavvy.org/2007/03/14/top-level-criteria-for-plm-system-selections/#comment-364 christine lieu Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:54:12 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/2007/03/14/top-level-criteria-for-plm-system-selections/#comment-364 Hi Laila, For full disclosure, I'll start by saying that I am currently employed at Arena Solutions (www.arenasolutions.com) -- a PLM vendor. Your list is good, but what about cost of deployment? The up front costs of deployment (money + time) can be daunting, so evaluating how a product fits your current process and time-to-go-live are important for IT departments and product groups to consider. Hi Laila,
For full disclosure, I’ll start by saying that I am currently employed at Arena Solutions (www.arenasolutions.com) — a PLM vendor.

Your list is good, but what about cost of deployment? The up front costs of deployment (money + time) can be daunting, so evaluating how a product fits your current process and time-to-go-live are important for IT departments and product groups to consider.

]]> Comment on The Key Differences between PLM and ERP in meeting corporate objectives by Miki Lumnitz http://plmsavvy.org/2007/03/20/the-key-differences-between-plm-and-erp-in-meeting-corporate-objectives/#comment-363 Miki Lumnitz Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:47:17 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/2007/03/20/the-key-differences-between-plm-and-erp-in-meeting-corporate-objectives/#comment-363 have allok at a post I have wrote in my blog, Manufacturing in PLM: http://mikiblueeyes.com/2008/06/28/manufacturing-in-plm/ have allok at a post I have wrote in my blog, Manufacturing in PLM:
http://mikiblueeyes.com/2008/06/28/manufacturing-in-plm/

]]> Comment on The Key Differences between PLM and ERP in meeting corporate objectives by Manufacturing in PLM « Miki Lumnitz’s Weblog http://plmsavvy.org/2007/03/20/the-key-differences-between-plm-and-erp-in-meeting-corporate-objectives/#comment-362 Manufacturing in PLM « Miki Lumnitz’s Weblog Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:32:45 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/2007/03/20/the-key-differences-between-plm-and-erp-in-meeting-corporate-objectives/#comment-362 [...] will end this section with a quote from another post by Laila Hirr, The Key Differences between PLM and ERP in meeting corporate objectives: “…it is a myth to believe that the systems designed to manage your physical inventory [...] [...] will end this section with a quote from another post by Laila Hirr, The Key Differences between PLM and ERP in meeting corporate objectives: “…it is a myth to believe that the systems designed to manage your physical inventory [...]

]]> Comment on PLM challenges according to Dr. Grieves by Miki Lumnitz http://plmsavvy.org/2007/12/01/plm-challenges-according-to-dr-grieves/#comment-361 Miki Lumnitz Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:06:46 +0000 http://plmsavvy.org/2007/12/01/plm-challenges-according-to-dr-grieves/#comment-361 hello, you can also have a look at my blog about PLM: http://mikiblueeyes.com/ hello, you can also have a look at my blog about PLM: http://mikiblueeyes.com/

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