Every mature PLM implementation should meet all of the following criteria.
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Documentation
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Every aspect of the Implementation is documented. Documentation extends all the way up to
senior management. If the PLM Team were to leave, a new
PLM Manager could take over by reading the documentation.
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Governance
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There is a live management connection between the PLM Team and the highest levels of the business.
The Board actively directs the long-term development of PLM.
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Vision
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The Vision of the whole enterprise in its fully-completed future state is expressed in writing, and has been validated
by the Board. The Board expects year-on-year progress in PLM to achieve the stated Vision.
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Accuracy
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The underlying logic of the PLM setup is based on accurate, neutral PLM theory and principles.
The logic is discussed, diagrammed and documented before any project activity starts.
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Awareness
& Understanding
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Everybody within the enterprise understands and supports PLM, and knows how their work interacts
with the PLM environment.
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Permeation
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The most advanced level of PLM implementation within the enterprise is implemented, at this same
high level, right across the entire extended enterprise.
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Financial Performance
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The entire PLM implementation is based on detailed quantified metrics that show the ROI of each
project in clear financial terms. Integration with company financial systems is such that the benefits of PLM
can be seen from the company accounts.
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Traction
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PLM is embedded so deeply and effectively within the operations of the company that any improvement
in PLM results in a matching demonstrable improvement in the business.
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Value Chain
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PLM integrates fully with the PLM environments of every Customer and every Supplier in the Value
Chain, subject only to the constraints of Intellectual Property and commercial sensitivity.
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Lifecycle
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PLM applies fully along the entire stage of the product lifecycle, with closed-loop feedback and
kaizen.
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Best Practice
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The PLM Team clearly understands and applies the Best Practice for every PLM activity, and keeps
updated as these evolve.
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Quality
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PLM is fully integrated with the company's Total Quality programme. Quality escapes are
identified and resolved by PLM, and Quality feedback along the lifecycle is used to improve the PLM setup.
The PLM initiative itself is run in line with Quality requirements.
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Maturity
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The PLM Team maintains detailed assessments of the Maturity of all aspects of the PLM environment.
These are regularly compared against the definition of Full PLM Maturity that the company is working towards.
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Roadmapping
& Planning
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The PLM Team maintains a comprehensive Roadmap of the possible ways forward, supported by short-,
medium- and long-term plans that show how everything will be achieved.
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Benchmarking
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The PLM Team cross-checks its methods and performance by means of formal Benchmarks with other
similar enterprises. Benchmark results are used to update metrics and techniques as part of the sharing of best
practices with benchmarking partners.
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Configuration
Management
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Configuration policies and rules are comprehensive, clearly defined, and adhered to. There is
no ad-hoc or unmonitored releasing anywhere in the enterprise. The PLM Implementation itself is subject to revision change as new developments are actioned.
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Data Management
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All members of the PLM Team are trained in data management. The heterogeneous PLM system is
configured and managed to protect users from causing, or being affected by, data management problems. Senior management
is aware of data management issues and supports projects to resolve them.
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Legacy Systems
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Legacy systems are mapped, and there is an optimum balance between re-platforming and legacy
maintenance. Integration of systems is managed by a mixture of process, discipline, documentation and technical applications, that
optimises the user experience and facilitates the absorption of mergers and acquisitions.
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Manufacturing
Integration
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PLM and ERP form what is in effect a single product development, management, execution and support platform on
heterogeneous systems. The PLM and ERP teams are integrated and work as one. Other manufacturing systems are applied as part of the single platform.
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Systems Integration
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IT platforms and applications are managed by skilled specialists for the benefit of the PLM environment. Users are not
hampered, restricted or delayed for IT reasons. The IT infrastructure is upgraded optimally to keep close to the leading edge without
destabilising the real work.
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Disaster Recovery
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The PLM technical and IT environments are fully compliant with the company's Disaster Recovery policy, and can recover from
any likely or foreseeable disaster scenario.
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Digital Transformation
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PLM underpins and is fully embedded within the company's Digital Transformation initiative, so that "connecting everything" enhances PLM performance rather
than diffuses it.
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Training
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Everybody in the worldwide organisation who needs to be trained in PLM, is trained in PLM. The depth and frequency of
the training is appropriate for role. Training has eliminated lack of knowledge and unwillingness to act.
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Staff Development
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Everyone in the PLM Team is on a planned career path that leads to the highest levels of management. Trainees are inducted
and coached according to a defined and published syllabus. Working in PLM is seen as a fast track way to gain extensive business experience.
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