In just over a month members of the software and services providers in the PLM Economy will come together in a series of global meetings known as the PLM Market & Industry Forum (Forum).

Developing the Forum theme is one of my responsibilities at CIMdata. I look at key issues in the market and identify several topics relevant to the PLM Economy. Once a topic is chosen, I work with my CIMdata colleagues to create quality content to populate the agenda.

For 2025 our theme is “Model-Based Systems Engineering: Optimizing Systems of Systems,” a critical topic in today's world of smart-connected products. Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is rapidly moving beyond its roots in A&D and beachhead in automotive to support the smart connected products ubiquitous in many industry segments today. It is a key part of many model-based enterprise (MBE) initiatives and is a natural follow-on to recent Forums on the digital thread (2023) and digital twin (2024).

In this industry-leading forum, CIMdata will frame the topic of MBSE and discuss the issues faced by industry to best respond to these new and evolving requirements.

• How is the global PLM Economy responding to these requirements?
• How well are their industrial clients achieving their MBSE objectives?

To help answer both of these questions, CIMdata will leverage primary research conducted in late 2024 and early 2025. The research is supported by the CIMdata Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) and leading software and service providers.

Participants in CIMdata’s PLM Market & Industry Forum should expect to gain a solid understanding of the current PLM market and the dynamics impacting it, and develop realistic expectations for continued market evolution.

Attendees will gain further insights into opportunities they can exploit and approaches they can use to navigate the PLM market environment in the year to come. This event also provides the opportunity to network with other professionals in the CIMdata Community, including competitors, collaborators, and potential partners.

Key Takeaways:

• Choosing MBSE as the theme of CIMdata’s Product Lifecycle Management Market and Industry Forum (PMIF) was a natural follow-on to recent Forums on the digital thread and digital twin.
• MBSE is a key part of model-based enterprise (MBE) initiatives, providing 0-1D models based on product requirements that drive functional, logical, and physical product definition.
• The 2025 CIMdata PMIF will highlight the results of our on-going research program in MBSE supported by the CIMdata Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) and leading software and service providers.
• The CIMdata PMIF offers the opportunity to network and collaborate with other professionals from leading software and service providers.

The 2025 PLM Market & Industry Forum events take place in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, - March 27, Frankfurt, Germany, - April 10, India - April 14, China - April 18, and Japan - April 21.

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I hope to see you at one of our Forum events!

Stan