Session 1-PLM: Key Concepts & Learnings
Duration: 1 day
Intent: The scope of this one-day session includes the presentation of today's view and vision of the global PLM market and technologies. The overall intent of the session is to provide a broad overview of the PLM market, including trends, system architectures, and critical elements of success. This session will include presentations, discussions, and a set of interactive exercises.
Session Outline:
- Introduction
- Elements of a PLM Enabling Platform
- The Expanding Reach of PLM Today's Trends & Challenges
- An Introduction to the PLM Commercial Landscape
- PLM Benefits
- PLM Best Practices
Session 2-PLM Benefits & Potential Value
Duration: ½ day
Intent: This half-day session reviews industry metrics used to measure and monitor the benefits of PLM implementations. Areas of potential PLM benefits will be presented by discussing results achieved by various companies that have implemented PLM. These case studies are taken from published literature and CIMdata's researched case studies. The focus of the session will be to describe how metrics should be used to help define a company's PLM strategy, define the company's PLM roadmap, select the most appropriate PLM enabling solutions, and much more.
Session Outline
- Potential Benefits of PLM
- Defining & Measuring the Costs of PLM
- Measuring the Value of PLM
- Introduction to a Benefits Appraisal Methodology
- Using Metrics to Steer a PLM Program
- Selected PLM Benefits Case Studies
Session 3-PLM Strategy & Solution Definition
Duration: ½ day
Intent: This half-day session provides a set of detailed guidelines for PLM strategy development and solution definition. When properly followed, these guidelines will help an organization reduce the time it takes to define and create a PLM solution strategy.
Session Outline:
- Introduction to PLM Strategy Development
- High-Level Planning
- Defining a Strategy & Tactics
- Defining Business Requirements
- Implementation Strategies
Session 4-PLM Solution Evaluation & Selection
Duration: ½ day
Intent: This session provides a set of detailed guidelines for evaluating available solutions and selecting appropriate solutions to support a company's PLM strategy. When properly followed, these guidelines will help an organization reduce the time it takes to select the right solution for their organization.
Session Outline:
- Evaluating & Selecting PLM Solutions
- Developing True Business Requirements
- Developing Technical Requirements
- Selecting the Most Appropriate Solutions
Session 5-PLM Implementation, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
Duration: ½ day
Intent: This half-day session provides a set of detailed guidelines for implementing and evolving a PLM environment. When properly followed, these best practices will help an organization reduce the time it takes to identify and quantify associated risks and better manage and control project costs from the project concept phase through implementation and organizational adoption.
Session Outline:
- Why projects fail?
- Gaining Leadership Commitment
- Harnessing Project Management Skills
- Implementation Planning & Execution
- Communicate, Communicate, Communicate...
- Managing Expectations
- Assessing the Implementation
- Sustaining Your Program