CIMdata PLM Community Industrial Consortium Membership

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US $25,000 / year

Key Benefits

• Common Practices & Issues
  Enabling cross–industry PLM–related best practice collaboration with organizations from around the world.
• Special Initiatives
  Focusing on initiatives important to consortium members, such as benchmarking, process re–engineering, technology implementation, information sharing, and lessons learned analysis.
• CIMdata’s Research
  Improving the capacity and expertise of consortium members by providing timely information from CIMdata’s PLM Community and targeted research topics defined by the Consortium members.
• Larger Voice
  Increasing the ability to advocate requirements for the solution provider community through Consortium collaboration.
• Networking
  Enhancing professional networking, education, and executive peer–to–peer support.
• Resource Sharing
  Encouraging the sharing of resources among members (including content, technology, expertise, and funding).

Generalized Deliverables

• Access to Industry Relevant Best Practice Research
  Consortium members have the ability to define, redefine, prioritize, and participate in industry relevant best practice research facilitated and driven by CIMdata. Research topics can be submitted for consideration by all consortium members. These topics can include PLM–related process, technology, and organizational issues of interest.
• Active Participation in CIMdata’s PLM Community
  Consortium members are invited to actively participate in CIMdata’s on–line PLM Community communications. This includes a CIMdata blog and on–line and off–line interaction with CIMdata personnel.
• CIMdata Research Reports
  As a consortium member you receive copies and updates of selected CIMdata PLM industry research reports. These include copies of:
  • The CIMdata Executive PLM Market Report
    This report provides summary information and analysis of the worldwide PLM market. Alternatively, members can receive a discount on the full five–volume Market Analysis Report Series.
  • On–going CIMdata research reports
    Periodic research reports that address timely and major issues and trends within the PLM industry.
  • CIMdata white papers
    Members receive advance copies of all position papers and white papers that CIMdata publishes during the year.
  • Discounts on other CIMdata research publications
    Special member–only rates on other CIMdata research publications. Please consult CIMdata for the specific member rate schedule in your region.
• CIMdata PLM Certificate Program Discounts
  The CIMdata PLM Certificate program is a well defined, assessment–based PLM education and training offering for industrial companies and PLM technology and service solution providers. You enjoy special member–only rates whenever one of your employees attends a CIMdata PLM Certificate program. Please consult CIMdata for the specific member rate schedule in your region.
• Quarterly Meetings
  The consortium will meet quarterly, either in person or through conference calls (to be determined by the consortium).
• PLM Late–Breaking News
  A daily electronic newsletter that provides up–to–the–minute information on PLM market activities, products, events, sales announcements, and PLM solution providers along with CIMdata comments on key events.
• Weekly PLM Industry Summary
  A compilation of news and announcements provided in the daily PLM Late–Breaking News. Published weekly, it serves as an abridged reference for major developments in the PLM industry.
• Position Statements
  Concise reports summarizing CIMdata’s expert analysis of the issues, trends, technologies, and events taking place in the PLM marketplace, with comments on their impact for end users and the industry as a whole.

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Personalized Deliverables

• Annual Strategy Session
  During this two–day session (to occur within the membership year), your team and executives will meet with CIMdata consultants to provide an update of your programs and discuss PLM strategies or any other PLM–related subjects that are considered of importance to your team. This is an excellent opportunity for your team to discuss strategies and issues, and receive appropriate feedback and recommendations. The session is to be scheduled at your facility at a mutually agreed time.
• CIMdata PLM Road Map Participation
  Two registrations to CIMdata’s PLM Road Map conference. PLM Road Map is a strategic conference focused on how companies are successfully employing PLM strategies and enabling solutions to meet challenging product development, manufacturing, and deployment issues.
• CIMdata PLM Knowledge Council Access
  Receive all research publications and score cards generated during your membership period by two CIMdata Knowledge Councils of your choice. These councils define and publish industry leading research related to topics of interest to specific segments of the global PLM community. Full membership in these councils can be attained at an additional cost.
• CIMdata PLM Resource Support Line
  Provides personal access to CIMdata’s consultants and their expertise. Your Named Users have access to CIMdata’s experts to discuss issues and questions as they occur during the year. This support includes brief telephone and email discussions of topics, but does not include support to conduct additional research.
• Three Named Users
  Contacts who receive direct mailing of the Late–Breaking News and other publications and reports. These individuals are also your point of contact to CIMdata’s PLM Resource Support Line for information and research on the PLM industry and market. Additional Named Users may be added for a fee.
• Corporate License
  You receive a corporate license to distribute CIMdata provided news and authorized reports throughout your organization for internal use. Named Users may forward or post these within their company. If you choose, CIMdata will directly email news to multiple individuals within your team.

The fee for a one–year membership in the CIMdata PLM Industry Consortium is $25,000, plus CIMdata’s travel and expenses for the annual Strategy Session.