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Managing Process Improvement for PLM

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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 …

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New eBook Highlights PLM Key Success Factors

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If you’re following the new Strategy section of this blog, you’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 …

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Broader Scope PLM Yields Greater Business Value

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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 …

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Tech-Clarity TV: Best Practices for Implementing PLM

The latest episode of PLM analyst Jim Brown’s Tech-Clarity TV provides highlights from a recent joint study on PLM key success factors conducted by Tech-Clarity and PTC. Brown’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 …

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4 Keys to Ensuring PLM Adoption

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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 …

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Slowing Down to Speed Up: 6 Steps to Effective PLM Planning

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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, …

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Aligning Your Organization for PLM Success: What Does It Really Take?

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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 …

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High Performance PLM: Four Keys to Outstanding Business Results

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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 …

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