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Know Your Requirements and Prioritize

Jennifer — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:10:00 GMT

Once you’ve defined your business objectives, work backwards to identify the related processes that will be involved. For example, if achieving faster time to market is your priority, identify all the things that go into the new product development...(read more)

Can I Afford to Grow my PLM Implementation?

Jennifer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:00 GMT

GROWING PAINS Often PLM starts with one group in a corporation, such as engineering. While this can be a great way to get started, when properly implemented PLM should be accessible to everyone in the company. The real benefits and ROI come from providing...(read more)

A Flexible PLM User Interface Leads to Success

Jennifer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:00 GMT

The user interface for your PLM system is the second most important facet to your user adoption, right behind roll-out . A user in the Quality department doesn’t need to see the same screen as an Engineer and neither of them have the same requirements...(read more)

If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, You’ll Never Know When You Get There

Jennifer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:00 GMT

NO VISION / NO ROADMAP It’s not uncommon for C-level executives to have one vision for PLM and engineering to have another, with a gigantic gap in between. The execs, who finance and approve PLM, are thinking about profits, innovation and getting...(read more)

PLM Quotes Can Be Hard To Swallow

Jennifer — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT

STICKER SHOCK It's a classic buyer scenario. The project has been scoped, the demos have been done, and you're really sold on a specific product that you're sure will meet the company's needs. But with most PLM vendors now using a named...(read more)

One Small Step for PLM, One Giant Leap for Users

Jennifer — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:39:00 GMT

1 GIANT STEP PLM Implementations are a recipe for disaster. You can’t turn on 15 modules of PLM over the weekend, effectively changing the way people do everything overnight, and expect them to accept it. It's the fastest way to overwhelm users...(read more)

Are Implementation Consulting Cycles Churning Out of Control?

Jennifer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:39:00 GMT

Why do PLM initiatives get stuck? FALSE STARTS Implementations stall for lots of reasons. Some, such as politics, may be out of your control. But the biggest mistake happens before the implementation even starts and it is much easier to avoid. The problem...(read more)

Are Point Solutions Holding You Down?

Jennifer — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:40:00 GMT

Every initiative starts with the best intentions. Requirements are defined and a team sets out to select the best tool to fix the problem that's causing the biggest headache today. While every company wants to look at “the big picture”...(read more)

Aras in 2011: Growth & Innovation Around the World

MarcL — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:03:00 GMT

Happy new year to everyone! We’re looking forward to a great 2012, and looking back at 2011 it was another record breaker. I n addition to achieving record sales and double digit growth again (that’s 5 years in a row for anyone counting),...(read more)

NEW: Aras EPLM for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM

MarcL — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:48:00 GMT

Recently we introduced a new commercial offering designed specifically for companies that run SolidWorks ® called Aras EPLM for SolidWorks Enterprise PDM . It's built on top of SolidWorks best selling EPDM system to provide packaged functionality...(read more)

PLM – Back To The 80s?

Peter Schroer — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:12:00 GMT

When I read in the Twitter feeds from Oleg and Jonathan Scott at The Dassault Systemes Customer Conference that it is taking Dassault 4 years to implement V6 at a customer and they are rolling it out “big bang” style, I had to check my calendar...(read more)

Upcoming ACE Germany in Bad Soden; Interview with Peter Schroer

Jennifer — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:42:00 GMT

ACE2011 Germany is less than 2 weeks away. Hosted at the Ramada Hotel, Bad Soden, this free, day-long PLM event features a variety of Global Corporations speaking on everything from process improvement to PLM solution selection, and solving tough, real...(read more)

Open-Source and PLM Marketplace Maturity

MarcL — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:57:00 GMT

This month there was a good article by CIMdata on the PLM/CAD community web sites titled “ Open-Source and PLM Marketplace Maturity ” which explains the benefits for companies and the implications for the PLM market that are resulting from...(read more)

Open Co-opetition?

Peter Schroer — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:08:00 GMT

Following SolidWorks World 2011 , lots of people have been writing about the cool stuff they saw on the show floor and in the sessions, myself included. Today, I am not going to talk about cool. I am going to talk about impressive. And what impressed...(read more)

PLM Isn’t Sexy, but It Could Save Your Life

Peter Schroer — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:48:00 GMT

Walking the floor at SolidWorks World 2011 in San Antonio I saw some outstanding examples of cool product design, and heard more cool stories and great discussions about 3D design and product innovation in the breakout sessions. But what really got my...(read more)