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 PDF Key takeaways: SaaS PLM solutions have been around for 20 years and have evolved significantly over that time. CIMdata recognizes two distinct generations of SaaS PLM solutions, which we are calling Gen 1 and Gen 2. Gen 1 SaaS PLM solutions offer basic capabilities, limited configurability, and are well…
This paper discusses some of the reasons PLM initiatives are seen as being hard and not as intuitive to implement and use as they should be. Why is this? Is it a case of over-engineering, making things more complicated than they need to be? In this paper CIMdata explores this…
Fostering trust in information starts with establishing project scope, assessing the current situation, and determining the most appropriate vision As digital transformation spreads throughout the enterprise, the need for effective Data Governance is gaining importance, benefiting every task or process where reliable data is indispensable. Note I did not say…
 PDF (English)  PDF (French)  PDF (German)  PDF (Japanese) Key takeaways: With a “system of systems” approach, Product Innovation Platforms are enabling next-generation PLM. The robustness of Product Innovation Platforms is measured with five imperatives and seven strategic characteristics. It never makes sense to develop tomorrow’s products with yesterday’s tools. Industrial…
 PDF Key takeaways: Given the rapidly changing technology and business landscape, Enterprises should reevaluate their innovation and network management practices with new lenses. Especially it is critical that enterprises address the functional “data silo” problem which leads to inefficiencies in development of new products and services, and reduces their scale…
 PDF Key takeaways: Unprecedented convergences of technology and demographics are driving emerging markets and highlighting the need for PLM strategies to help turn emerging markets into emerging economies In guiding economic transformations, ministries and other government agencies are adapting the “product” aspect of PLM for policies and planning processes, with…
 PDF Key takeaways: Today’s digital upheavals and disruptions threaten everything and everyone throughout the extended enterprise Innovation is more than ever a key to enterprise sustainability; leading enterprises are defining and enabling their PLM platform business models around that insight No enterprise can afford to miss the competitive advantages that…
 PDF Key takeaways: Platformization has been recognized by CIMdata and other leading market analysts as an emerging trend in how data and process management supports business activities To meet their strategic objectives, organizations must be able to support innovation in all business functions and processes, including those associated with PLM…
 PDF Recap of Position Paper 1 of 3: The combination of scarce resources and globalization are driving an upheaval in innovation and lifecycle management. These changes are coalescing into business strategies that recognize the validity of the Circular Economy and the platformization of PLM. The Iron Triangle of better, faster,…
 PDF Recap of Position Paper Part 1 of 3: The combination of scarce resources and globalization are driving an upheaval in innovation and end-to-end lifecycle management. These changes are coalescing into business strategies that include the platformization of PLM. The Iron Triangle of better / faster / cheaper, along with…
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