PLMIG

This is no reflection on the skills of the PLM teams, but simply a consequence of their having been so deeply involved with PLM for so long.  When you know a subject in great depth, and have massive amounts of information available to you, it can be a major challenge to condense it so that non-PLM colleagues can understand.

The PLM Orientation Sessions come to your site in a 1-Day or 2-Day format, to assist in preparing for a Self-Assessment and (if required) to support the closing and review process.

The sessions are focused entirely on PLM within your company.  You receive your own copy of the Self-Assessment Toolkit in advance of the Orientation sessions, and then apply it in the normal way.

1-Day Session

This enables the PLM team to generate the clear PLM picture that will be the basis of your internal discussions around the organisation.

The morning session covers:-

• Background to PLM in your Company
• Interaction with Corporate requirements
• Outline Planning for the Self-Assessment
• Review of Material Preparation
• How PLM impacts the Self-Assessment participants
• Interview Planning

The afternoon session should involve people outside the team, either in the form of a PLM presentation or PLM group discussion, or by carrying out one or two initial interviews for the Self-Assessment.  This then allows time for the PLM team to review the day's events and to decide on the next actions.

2-Day Format

In the 2-Day format, the second on-site day can be timed to support the group discussion; or to act as a review session once the Self-Assessment has been completed, to work through the results and next steps.  

The second day format might be:-

• Review of Interview Results
• Cross-Check Group Discussion Slides
• Run Group Discussion
• Cross-Check Discussion Notes and Issues
• Outline Next Steps
• Draft Self-Assessment Report