PLM101 for Buyers

The primary audience for this manual are business, technology, and operations leaders exploring PLM solutions for their organizations. While technical intricacies are left to system specialists, this manual focuses on enabling you as a buyer to plan your needs for your unique business goals and constraints, align stakeholders, and govern solutions sustainably. From clarifying key capabilities to outlining implementation considerations beyond individual vendor offerings, this manual aims to accelerate your PLM success irrespective of whether you are launching a PLM selection process, or looking to maximize value from existing systems.

Work in-progress
This manual is a work in progress. New topics will be released steadily, while also incorporating reader feedback to refine the existing content. As a personal project created solely by me, it has limitations. While I strive for accuracy and thorough research, errors may exist. Please point out any issues you find so I can address them. My aim is to create a great book with your help, so your thoughts on improvements, questions, and suggestions for future topics are critical to shaping a valuable resource. Together we can build something meaningful.

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