The “platformization” of PLM

Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata

The "platformization" of PLM is underway. It is the culmination of three irresistible trends: the evolution of personal productivity tools, the migration of discrete end-to-end lifecycle-management capabilities to the extended enterprise level, and greater cross-functional and extended enterprise collaboration. PLM platforms of the future will be the foundation upon which functional capabilities, data, and processes are enabled and executed—everything users need, when they need it, all in one place. The near-term goal is to enable the innovation essential to the creation of physical and digital products, systems (a combination of the physical and the digital), and services. This presentation will discuss this rapidly evolving trend and provide a look into the future of PLM enablement.