PLMIG

PLM Interest Group

PLM Priorities

The main priority for 2009 is to show a clear payback from PLM investment. It needs to be clear to everyone that PLM is delivering in terms of Cost Control, Accurate Planning and Effective Implementation.

The PLMIG supports this with:-

• PLM Metrics that map to existing corporate KPIs
• Planning and Roadmapping to PLM Maturity
• PLM User Initiative

It also seems clear that there could be a more active industry-wide response to emphasise the cost-reduction benefits of PLM during the downturn.  In order to help coordinate this, the PLMIG is running a Survey:-

• PLM Support in the Downturn

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User Initiative On-Site Visits

The PLM User Initiative has generated a great deal of structured, user-oriented material that gives a clear shape to PLM management.  The aim of the Initiative is collaboration - to enable PLM users to combine their expertise and make use of their shared knowledge.

As part of the dissemination process, the PLMIG is offering a number of on-site briefing visits for user companies, to explain how the material can be used to establish metrics and implementation goals.

These one-day visits are free of charge, and participating companies receive a complimentary copy of the PLM Self-Assessment Toolkit to use within their organisation after the visit.

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As described in the April 13 issue of 2PLM, the downturn means that, in some industries, PLM activity has been put on hold.  The response of the PLM supply side is to cut back its own costs, focus on other industries that are still buying, and wait for the revenue to come on stream again when conditions normalise.

The PLMIG would like to coordinate a more practical response.  If your industry has been affected, we would like to know your views on what immediate action might help. Let us know by taking part in our survey.

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FAQs

The web site now has a Frequently Asked Questions page.

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