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DESCRIPTION:Rip & Replace or Embrace & Extend to enable a PLM Platform\nA C
 omplimentary CIMdata Educational Webinar with Tom Gill\, Practice Manager\
 , PLM Enterprise Value & Integration\, CIMdata\nJune 8\, 2017 11:00 &nbsp\
 ;EDT | 08:00 &nbsp\;PDT | 17:00 CET\nRegister&nbsp\;About our Speaker\nDo 
 any of the following statements sound a little too familiar?\n\n\nPLM solu
 tion obsolescence is getting the better of me.\nWe have difficulty enablin
 g end-to end-processes.\nRequirements are ever changing.\nThe available so
 lutions are siloed.\nSeeking approval for PLM upgrades is difficult at bes
 t.\n\n\nWould you like to learn more? Then join us for a webinar on this t
 opic!\nAs the platform concept becomes better understood\, companies need 
 to assess how well their current PLM solution can meet their needs into th
 e future. The platform model promises a better way to provide capabilities
  that can be configured into solutions and reconfigured as requirements ch
 ange. MDM will be used as an example of leveraging a PLM platform. CIMdata
  has done research into assessing the long-term viability of PLM solutions
  and product innovation platforms. Sample results will be presented to sho
 w examples of how sustainability measurements can be made. Once the sustai
 nability of current state is quantified\, the decision as to whether the c
 urrent solution must be ripped and replaced or if it can be embraced and e
 xtended. Replacing or updating PLM solutions are usually significant both 
 in cost and effort\, a successful strategy with interesting tactics will b
 e reviewed.\nWhat will I learn by attending this webinar?\n\n\nYou will le
 arn what a product innovation platform is and how it supports PLM\nYou wil
 l gain an understanding about how PLM solutions can be assessed for sustai
 nability to determine if rip and replace or embrace\, upgrade\, and extend
  strategies are appropriate\nYou will find out how MDM can be extended by 
 enabling it with PLM\nYou will learn about the pros and cons of rip & repl
 ace and embrace & extend strategies\nYou will learn what steps can be take
 n to get a PLM upgrade program supported by management and funding approve
 d\n\n\nJoin us for this webinar if you want to:\n\n\nIf you want to find o
 ut what a Product Innovation Platform is and why it is important\nHow a PL
 M solution can be assessed to determine if it can be extended or if it nee
 ds to be ripped and replaced\nHow PLM can be used as a platform to extend 
 and/or enhance other initiatives\, e.g.\, MDM\nStrategies to get a PLM pro
 gram supported by executives and approved\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\nP
 LM sponsors\nPLM program managers\, directors\nEnterprise architects\nIT a
 rchitects\nMDM and other lifecycle data management process owners\nIT oper
 ations staff\nAnyone else who wants to learn more about how to enable a PL
 M platform\n\n\nDuring the webinar you’ll also have the opportunity to ask
  questions about the topics discussed.\n&nbsp\;
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SUMMARY:Rip & Replace or Embrace & Extend to enable a PLM Platform
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