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		<title>Defining Value for PLM Solutions: What to Measure</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/05/10/defining-value-for-plm-solutions-what-to-measure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Robert Graeb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Total Value Model]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=16231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While countless companies across industries have realized tremendous payback on their investments in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, they often don’t reap the full value for years after the first phases of go-live. Part of the challenge is simply deciding what and how to measure, especially since PLM is often a multi-year, multi-phase initiative that strives to improve a set ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=16231&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Lifecycle Management: Striking a Balance between Product Reliability and Over-Design</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/05/03/quality-lifecycle-management-striking-a-balance-between-product-reliability-and-over-design/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/05/03/quality-lifecycle-management-striking-a-balance-between-product-reliability-and-over-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Bowman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=16162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to product design, companies must balance four competing goals: cost, time to market, feature set, and reliability. The key is to get the right mix and create the greatest customer satisfaction with the product. Too often, however, companies downplay the importance of reliability when weighed against the other three goals. They prioritize cost, time to market, or ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=16162&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adding Review Cycles to Accelerate Product Development</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/04/17/adding-review-cycles-to-accelerate-product-development/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/04/17/adding-review-cycles-to-accelerate-product-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pär Möllberg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global product development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=15941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems counterintuitive, but putting more review cycles in the development process can actually help get products to market faster. A large consumer products manufacturer shows why this can work. Like many manufacturers trying to get more efficient in product development, the company had invested in multiple design centers around the world along with a large network of suppliers to ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=15941&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Designing for Reliability: Why a Closed-Loop Process Works Best</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/04/10/designing-for-reliability-why-a-closed-loop-process-works-best/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/04/10/designing-for-reliability-why-a-closed-loop-process-works-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Cline</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reliability]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=15865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Product reliability goes a long way toward ensuring customer loyalty. When products fail we feel annoyed and inconvenienced – or worse. If failure results in injury or even loss of life, the response is outrage and the impact to the manufacturer can be incredibly damaging. Consider the lawsuit Toyota found itself dealing with after acceleration problems caused crashes, injuries and ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=15865&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PLM and Process Improvement: Building Bridges to Ensure Enterprise Value</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/04/05/plm-and-process-improvement-building-bridges-to-ensure-enterprise-value/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/04/05/plm-and-process-improvement-building-bridges-to-ensure-enterprise-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Pratt, P.E.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[process improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=15828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When working to improve product lifecycle management, companies often struggle to gain full value from their initiatives because they fail to focus on cross-enterprise change. For example, companies seeking to accelerate product development often focus on improving tools and processes for collaboration. But they put most of their energy into changes within individual departments instead of also looking across them. ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=15828&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Achieving Faster Product Development with Integrated PLM</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/03/20/achieving-faster-product-development-with-integrated-plm/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/03/20/achieving-faster-product-development-with-integrated-plm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Kufro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[requirements management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=15621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting new products to market faster is typically a top priority for manufacturing firms, and the companies that respond more quickly to the latest market trends and demands usually come out on top. But accelerating time to market is not so easy when companies are developing increasingly complex products, such as those featuring embedded software. This is especially true when ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=15621&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways PLM Helps Reduce the Risk and Cost of Counterfeit Parts</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/03/05/ten-ways-that-plm-helps-reduce-the-risks-and-costs-of-counterfeit-parts/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2013/03/05/ten-ways-that-plm-helps-reduce-the-risks-and-costs-of-counterfeit-parts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fred Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAD data management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[counterfeit parts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=15257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I likened counterfeit parts to a disease that must be vaccinated against.  There is no single fool-proof counterfeit prevention, but a combination of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), careful testing/inspection, and advanced labeling technologies are a powerful formula to reduce the occurrence of counterfeits in manufactured products. Of these three, PLM is often over-looked, as its processes ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=15257&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Customized, Role-Based Learning in PLM Adoption</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/11/19/customized-role-based-learning-in-plm-adoption/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/11/19/customized-role-based-learning-in-plm-adoption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Barkman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM adoption]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=13527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When an enterprise is rolling out new software, it’s doing more than just introducing new technology into the environment. It’s affecting the way people do their daily work, sometimes quite dramatically. Some people move quickly to adopt new tools and processes, but many do not. Resistance to change is natural, and the basic approach companies often take with software rollouts—a ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=13527&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Auto Manufacturer Highlights Three Keys to PLM Adoption</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/11/14/auto-manufacturer-highlights-three-keys-to-plm-adoption/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/11/14/auto-manufacturer-highlights-three-keys-to-plm-adoption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niklas Andersson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=13342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What does it take to ensure successful adoption of PLM software within a global enterprise environment? Research suggests that high performing companies are much more likely to invest in a comprehensive, role-based adoption program. But what does that actually look like in practice? For one global automotive manufacturing company, three specific elements are essential to success: Staffing a global team for ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=13342&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shortcuts to PLM Adoption? You&#8217;ll Pay More in the End</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/11/06/shortcuts-to-plm-adoption-youll-pay-more-in-the-end/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/11/06/shortcuts-to-plm-adoption-youll-pay-more-in-the-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=13264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[User adoption of new technology solutions like PLM is a key driver of the ultimate return on these significant corporate investments. Yet enterprise learning and adoption programs, so essential to solution success, are typically subject to budget cuts as cost overruns in earlier phases of the project drive a frantic search for later stage savings. The unfortunate reality is that ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=13264&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding IT Catastrophe &#8211; McKinsey Study Reveals How</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/10/25/avoiding-it-catastrophe-mckinsey-study-reveals-how/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/10/25/avoiding-it-catastrophe-mckinsey-study-reveals-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McKinsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategic alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=12977</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The failure of large IT projects is one of those stories that, unfortunately, never grows old. The media loves to showcase bad news while business and IT executives view with extreme skepticism every vendor claim of fabulous technology solutions. The problem is probably getting worse. As a new McKinsey article, Delivering large-scale IT projects on time, on budget, and on ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=12977&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Shift from Noisy PLM to Calm Technologies</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/08/15/how-to-shift-from-noisy-plm-to-calm-technologies/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/08/15/how-to-shift-from-noisy-plm-to-calm-technologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oleg Shilovitsky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=11530</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cloud PLM, social collaboration, 3D experience, consumerization… If you are breathing the air of design, engineering, and manufacturing technologies and software, you can identify these combinations of words as trends and attempts by vendors to leapfrog into the future of software and solutions. I can understand it – companies are looking for a new hero. I’m always excited to see ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=11530&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Process Improvement for PLM</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/08/09/managing-process-improvement-for-plm/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/08/09/managing-process-improvement-for-plm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech-Clarity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=11356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Jim Brown, founder and president of Tech-Clarity, an independent PLM analyst firm. Few would argue that process improvement is central to gaining value from PLM solutions. Buying new software to automate existing processes typically leads to modest results, if any. You have to change the way you work, not simply implement new technology, in order to achieve ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=11356&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Study Reveals PLM and Tech Trends in Retail, Footwear, and Apparel</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/07/17/new-study-reveals-plm-and-tech-trends-in-retail-footwear-and-apparel/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/07/17/new-study-reveals-plm-and-tech-trends-in-retail-footwear-and-apparel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Pardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[footwear & apparel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=10812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine a clothing store where all the racks are arranged not according to size, but by how many Facebook “likes” each garment received? There are no changing rooms, only augmented reality mirrors where you can “virtually” try on whatever you want. Back at the design studio a new collection is underway, based on feedback gathered from social media. ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=10812&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New eBook Highlights PLM Key Success Factors</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/07/12/new-ebook-highlights-plm-key-success-factors/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/07/12/new-ebook-highlights-plm-key-success-factors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech-Clarity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=10690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re following the new Strategy section of this blog, you&#8217;ve seen a set of posts teasing out data points from a study on PLM key success factors conducted by PTC Global Services and independent analyst firm Tech-Clarity. A new eBook, High Performance PLM: Key Success Factors for PLM Strategy, Implementation, and Adoption, now pulls together the most important data ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=10690&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anticipate and Solve Supply Chain Issues Before They Happen</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/07/02/anticipate-and-solve-supply-chain-issues-before-they-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/07/02/anticipate-and-solve-supply-chain-issues-before-they-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Giangregorio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=10501</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This is pretty sound advice in most cases. But it’s probably the worst strategy a company can adopt when it comes to managing its products, according to a recent Supply Chain Brain article &#8220;Keep Your Supply Chain Up and Running with PLM and EAM&#8221; which highlights the importance of being proactive. When you’re ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=10501&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>China Embraces PLM Solutions, New Report Finds</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/06/28/china-embracing-plm-solutions-new-report-finds/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/06/28/china-embracing-plm-solutions-new-report-finds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Pardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=10473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM management consulting and research firm, this week published its 2012 China Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Market Analysis Report. The report takes a deep-dive into China&#8217;s evolving PLM market, covering trends in PLM adoption by industry, investments in software and services and forecasts for the region. &#8220;Once again the global market had a strong year ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=10473&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Broader Scope PLM Yields Greater Business Value</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/06/12/broader-scope-plm-yields-greater-business-value/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/06/12/broader-scope-plm-yields-greater-business-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech-Clarity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ptc.com/?p=10167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Jim Brown, founder and president of Tech-Clarity, an independent research firm specializing in PLM. Long, but well worth the read! For many years, manufacturing firms have used PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) to drive strategic benefits ranging from top-line growth to bottom-line savings. A recent survey of 200 manufacturers conducted by Tech-Clarity and PTC, however, shows that the ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=10167&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tech-Clarity TV: Best Practices for Implementing PLM</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/31/tech-clarity-tv-plm-best-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/31/tech-clarity-tv-plm-best-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 20:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech-Clarity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The latest episode of PLM analyst Jim Brown&#8217;s Tech-Clarity TV provides highlights from a recent joint study on PLM key success factors conducted by Tech-Clarity and PTC. Brown&#8217;s video discusses: The value of benchmarking against high performers in PLM The substantial improvements that high performers have achieved in time to market, product development efficiency, and reducing product cost The key success ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9939&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4 Keys to Ensuring PLM Adoption</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/29/4-keys-to-ensuring-plm-adoption/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/29/4-keys-to-ensuring-plm-adoption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 19:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[change management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business and IT leaders know well that education and training are essential to the success of technology-based solutions. PLM (product lifecyle management) is no exception. If managers and end users don’t learn and adopt new ways of working with PLM solutions, the best software in the world is of little value. All too often, however, companies short-change investments in programs ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9877&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slowing Down to Speed Up: 6 Steps to Effective PLM Planning</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/28/slowing-down-to-speed-up-6-steps-to-effective-plm-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As more and more companies understand the strategic business potential of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) to improve product innovation, development, and competitive advantage, the scope of PLM initiatives has increased dramatically. Indeed, research from Tech-Clarity and PTC shows that, on average, companies implementing PLM in the last few years typically involve three or more departments across the organization (e.g., manufacturing, ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9827&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PLM Advocacy: What Executive Buy-In Really Means</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/24/plm-advocacy-what-executive-buy-in-really-means/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/24/plm-advocacy-what-executive-buy-in-really-means/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 23:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[change management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive alignment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Ridley heads the Innovation &#38; Change Leadership Practice for Kalypso, a fast-growing innovation and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) consulting firm. With more than 20 years experience in engineering, operations, and executive coaching, Ridley specializes in executive team alignment, leadership development, and change management for PLM and new product development initiatives. To understand some of the challenges around executive leadership ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9780&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aligning Your Organization for PLM Success: What Does It Really Take?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/22/aligning-your-organization-for-plm-success-what-does-it-really-take/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/22/aligning-your-organization-for-plm-success-what-does-it-really-take/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As veterans of any enterprise software implementation know all too well, risks to program success increase dramatically if the organization isn’t aligned around key objectives, investments, and timelines. But what does organizational alignment really entail, especially for large-scale PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) initiatives that cross multiple functional, regional, and process boundaries? In a recent survey with business and IT leaders ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9629&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High Performance PLM: Four Keys to Outstanding Business Results</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/17/high-performance-plm-four-keys-to-outstanding-business-results/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/17/high-performance-plm-four-keys-to-outstanding-business-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Leavitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[implementation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tech-Clarity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New research by Tech-Clarity and PTC highlights four key success factors that distinguish high performers in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from the rest of the pack: Strategic business alignment Process-based solution design Reduced customization of PLM software Comprehensive, role-based learning and adoption Sounds pretty obvious, right? Well, sort of. But, as usual, the devil is in the details. The practical ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9635&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Industry Leaders Share PLM Insight</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/15/industry-leaders-share-plm-insight/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ptc.com/2012/05/15/industry-leaders-share-plm-insight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Giangregorio</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[collaborative design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global product development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the biggest names in industry—from high-tech and medical devices to industrial equipment—are using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to get ahead of the pack. Their stories help us better understand PLM and how it can streamline the product lifecycle. Take a look at some of our favorite video highlights: AGCO manufactures sustainable, highly customized and built-to-order farming equipment for ... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blogs.ptc.com&#038;blog=16887470&#038;post=9389&#038;subd=ptcblogs&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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