You wouldn’t be the PLM champion if you didn’t at least have some insight into the impact PLM will have on your organization. Nevertheless, it sure helps to have someone who’s been through the process before at your side.
What strategic gains can you expect from PLM?
What operational efficiencies can you gain from PLM?
Why a Cost Justification is always necessary, whether or not you are asked for it.
Why PLM demands a cross-functional perspective and logical centralization of product information?
Because of the ever increasing trend toward outsourcing, product development and product introduction require increasingly competent project governance. As PLM champion, it is your responsibility to internalize the perspectives of the cross functional organization. So then, what are some common threads in a PLM solution from various perspectives?