The launch workshop for the 2011 PLM Standardisation initiative was held on May 24-25 2011 at the Novotel Gothenburg. The aim was to work together to agree a simple framework of best practice that builds on the collective PLM experience in the Nordic region, and that can be applied to make current implementations run more effectively. Participants added their own viewpoints about standardisation issues and possibilities to the core PLMIG material, generating results that are important for the whole of PLM.

On Day 1 the PLMIG presented the current standards scenario, after which delegates put forward their own views of the types of PLM standard they felt should be developed. This moved on to a group discussion about a practical structure for international PLM standards, and how this can be used to embody PLM best practice.

On Day 2 the group pushed these ideas forward and generated some very useful results that will be used to advance the existing PLM body of knowledge.

The breakthrough made by the Nordic participants was to show how the existing CEO Briefing Document and PLM Self-Assessment Toolkit (which are already part of the PLMIG working material) can be enhanced, and developed into a standard for PLM Governance.

This could have a potentially massive impact on global PLM.  It has always been difficult to connect the board view of PLM with the operational constraints faced by PLM managers, and to establish a practicable system of metrics.

The PLM Governance standard is simple to understand, industry-neutral, and internationally applicable.  It will give the CEO and VPs a clear and accurate picture of the business impact of PLM, and provide the PLM Team with an effective and non-contentious way of presenting issues and progress to the board.  Because it is international, it will be particularly useful for global corporations needing to establish a unified PLM mechanism across countries, divisions, and the extended supply chain.

The results from Gothenburg will be carried forward as part of the working material for the Munich Workshop on 07-08 June.  Participants in Munich will be able to add their own input to the direction of PLM standardisation, and will receive the ongoing standards as they are published during 2011.

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