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The PLM-CMM model is a model that defines levels of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capability and maturity (CMM). It can be used to quantify the situation of Product Lifecycle Management in a company. The Model The model addresses 10 components of PLM - products, processes, product data, PDM, PLM applications, people, methods, facilities and equipment, metrics, organisation. Eight levels are defined for each component. The highest level is 'A'. For each component, the level is assessed by examining hundreds of parameters indicative of capability and maturity. As a result, the Model provides not just an overall high-level rating, but also a very detailed view of the PLM situation. History of the Model The PLM-CMM Model emerged and evolved during the first years of the 21st Century, partly through consulting activities to assist companies to describe their current PLM situation, partly through other activities such as:
The model addresses 10 components of PLM. Each of these has a wide scope as the model addresses product lifecycle phases such as product imagination, definition, realisation, use/support/maintenance and retirement/disposal/recycling. The application scope of the model includes applications such as, but not limited to, requirements management, CAD, CAM, CAE, modeling, simulation, rapid prototyping, factory simulation, QFD, project management, PDM, document management, content management, image management, knowledge management, visualisation, collaboration systems, and data exchange and translation systems. The scope of PLM functionality addressed by the Model includes: managing a well-structured and valuable Product Portfolio; maximising the financial return from the Product Portfolio; providing control and visibility over products throughout the lifecycle; managing products across the lifecycle; managing feedback about products from customers, products, field engineers and the market; managing product development, support and recycling projects effectively; enabling collaborative work with design and supply chain partners, and with customers; managing product-related processes so that they are coherent, joined-up, effective and lean; and capturing, securely managing, and maintaining the integrity of product definition information, and making it available where it is needed, when it is needed. The process scope of the model includes processes such as, but not limited to, product innovation, new product development, discovery, control of non-conforming product, corrective action, design, design control, disposal, document control, engineering change management, product modification, recycling, test, traceability and training processes. The scope of the techniques addressed by the model includes techniques such as, but not limited to, Benchmarking, DFX, FMEA, Life Cycle Assessment, Reliability Engineering and TRIZ. Industry Range The PLM-CMM Model was built with input from industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, chemical, electrical, electronics, food, machine tool, machinery, mechanical engineering, medical equipment, power generation, pharmaceutical, plant engineering, plastics, rubber, scientific equipment, shipbuilding, turbine and watch. Use of the Model The model can be used to quantify a company's PLM situation on an industry-standard, vendor-independent scale. It can also be used when Roadmapping a PLM initiative or implementation. For more information, contact John Stark Associates. |