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* Welcome * Welcome to 2PLM, an e-zine distributed about every two weeks. This issue includes :
The Top 10 PLM Pitfalls white paper summary has generated a lot of interest. Cadalyst, for example, noted that more than one new PLM-related white paper has been introduced to the CAD scene recently, but none has a theme as irresistibly practical as Top 10 PLM Pitfalls to Avoid. Many of you have 'been there, done that' and like Don Frank below, have valuable input and suggestions for it. We're planning an update to this document in the March timeframe. We welcome further dialog on it and will definitely review the list in the light of these and other comments we receive for the updated version. The original list was: 1. Starting before everyone is informed 2. Proceeding before everyone agrees 3. Having unclear project objectives 4. Not planning for setbacks and rejection 5. Proceeding without a sense of reality 6. Running a major product risk 7. Thinking PLM is only about managing product data 8. Thinking you can hold off on PLM a little longer 9. Believing you can't fail 10. Not measuring and promoting your success Don Frank wrote: "I've read the Top Ten PLM Pitfalls in 2PLM e-zine of Feb 06 2006 and have these frank [sic] comments: Global comment: most of these seem to be negative in nature and almost sound like a self-fulfilling prophesy of failure. Number 9, 'Believing you can't fail', I've found, is what makes difficult projects succeed. What seems to be missing from the set is: 'Management's lack of commitment to put the necessary resources in place to ensure that the program can succeed'. Number 3, 'Having unclear project objectives' should be at the top of your list. Having a set of critical success factors (CSFs) means that you know where you are going, what the expected results are and what resources are needed for success. Number 10, 'Not measuring and promoting your success' is a key corollary to Number 1, since in-process measurements against CSFs is critical to success. Number 2, 'Proceeding before everyone agrees' seems unrealistic because some Neanderthals will have to be brought kicking and screaming to the PLM table and really won't get on the bandwagon until some real successes are in place and advertised. Number 4, 'Not planning for setbacks and rejection', should change, I think, to 'Not planning to overcome setbacks and rejection'. Number 5, 'Proceeding without a sense of reality', becomes a no-brainer if the CSFs in Number 3 and realistic planning for Number 4 are clearly understood and in place. I'd like to see Number 7, 'Thinking PLM is only about managing product data', replaced by, 'Thinking that PLM is only an engineering enterprise'" 
* Goldense Group, Inc.'s second Innovation Summit * Goldense Group, Inc. announced its second Innovation Summit. The seminar and workshop will cover subjects known to challenge top managers seeking consistent innovation. Day One: Frameworks & Tool Sets For Innovation addresses the distinction between "innovation" itself and the "innovation process", examines the importance of strategic thinking, and discusses actions at the strategic level that are essential to the creation of a corporate climate for innovation. Day Two: Key Innovation & Intellectual Property Tools focuses on the three innovation methods that have stood the test of time. Edward DeBono's 'Lateral Thinking' and 'Six Hats', Eric von Hippel's 'Lead User Analysis' and Genrich Altshuller's 'TRIZ' will be examined in detail. Day Three: Directing Innovation Implementation looks at some of the software applications and tools that have become available in recent years. * PLM Grid as PLM Innovation Method * The PLM Grid, which was introduced during the December 2005 PLM Webinar series (details) and is featured in the January 2006 edition of the PLM State of the Art Report (details), is increasingly seen as a useful way to understand, communicate and implement the new paradigm of PLM. From our experience of helping companies plan and implement PLM, the PLM Grid provides a good framework for :
* #1 PLM Book * #1 PLM Book (details) has list price reduced 20% to $89.95 (details). #1 could be interpreted as the best or the first. Either way, the book provides a good introduction and foundation for the new paradigm of Product Lifecycle Management. Another publication, Making Progress With PLM, is focused on helping companies launch PLM Initiatives, develop PLM visions and strategies, and implement PLM plans. It provides a generic, customizable PLM Vision, answers frequently-asked questions about PLM, and identifies typical activities in a PLM Initiative (details). |
