Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative

A Seminar/Workshop







Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative is a seminar/workshop presented by John Stark, an authority on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and the author of the landmark PLM book Product Lifecycle Management : Paradigm for 21st century Product Realisation.

Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative can be presented as a one-day seminar in nine parts, or in a more interactive Workshop format focusing on selected areas.

Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative can be presented on your site or as a series of live Web Seminars.

The nine parts of the standard Next Steps For Your PLM Initiative seminar are:
  1. Introduction to PLM
  2. The Main Components of PLM
  3. Principles, Benefits and Metrics of PLM
  4. The PLM Initiative
  5. PLM Concept Generation
  6. ROI and the Business Case
  7. PLM System Architecture/Functionality
  8. Next Steps in PLM Implementation
  9. Future Challenges in PLM
Benefits of participating
  • rapidly get a broad understanding of PLM and insight into its components
  • get a coherent business-oriented framework for introduction and use of PLM
  • learn how to develop PLM strategies and plans
  • identify specific opportunities and achieve related benefits
  • benefit from an independent forward-looking view of PLM free from vendor bias
  • discuss your PLM approach with an independent expert
Typical participants
  • CXOs, IS VPs, IS Directors
  • PLM Managers, PLM Project Managers, PDM Managers
  • Engineering Information Systems Managers, CAD Managers
  • Product Development Managers, Engineering Managers
  • Manufacturing Managers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers
About the Presenter
John Stark is an experienced independent management and technology consultant. Prior to launching John Stark Associates in 1991 he worked with developers and providers of systems and consulting services for product development, engineering management, CAD, PDM, process definition and process control. In his long consulting career he has worked with many companies including ABB, BMW, Braun, Coca-Cola, Eaton, Ford Motor Company, HP, IBM, Kodak, Legrand, Nestle, PSA, Renault, Saab, Schindler, Sikorsky, Valeo and Xerox.

Stark publishes 2PLM, the leading PLM ezine. He is the author of many books and articles in the fields of PLM, PDM, CAD, and IS in Manufacturing. These include:

- Engineering Information Management Systems: Beyond CAD/CAM to Concurrent Engineering Support
- Competitive Manufacturing Through Information Technology: The Executive Challenge
- Managing CAD/CAM: Implementation, Organization, and Integration

His publications have been translated into several languages including French, German, Italian and Japanese.

Stark received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Imperial College, London University. He has presented to business, technology and IS managers across Asia, Europe and North America.

Location
The seminar/workshop is usually presented at the participants' site. This enables maximum involvement and reduces travel costs and time. It can also be presented over the Web.

Fee
The seminar/workshop fee is negotiated on an individual basis taking account of the requested format and content. Half the fee is payable before the seminar/workshop, the balance is due within 30 days of the event. Travel and accommodation costs are billed at cost after the event. Alternatively, an all-inclusive fee can be quoted. E-mail John Stark for more details and to reserve a date.

Participant Feedback
.... opened my eyes to the potential of PLM
An authority on the subject, a great communicator, and very approachable
A good mix of practical experience and direction-setting
.... brought clarity and structure to a vague acronym and conflicting claims
Thought-provoking and motivational
Well-presented, very good content
.... an informative and useful workshop
We learnt a lot. .... It helped get consensus in our team




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