THE PLM STATE

Oracle is heavily involved with America's Cup racing and this week the Oracle sponsored US team is battling sailing superpower New Zealand (the Kiwis) for the cup. One interesting phenomenon I have...

A couple of weeks ago Jos Voskuil wrote what I considered to be a fairly strong article titled "How com PLM is Boring?". In the article Jos makes the point that certain aspects of product lifecycle...

Last week we had some high quality responses to a couple of our blog articles. The first article, "The Top 5 Simple Factors to Consider in a PDM/PLM Service Provider" resulted in a very thorough...

In the movie LA Confidential there are many surprising plot twists. I was very surprised to learn these as the movie unfolded. I never expected that the chief was in on it nor did Kevin Spacey who...

Although I certainly meant to write about this habit sooner the timing is pretty appropriate for the New Year. The New Year is often a time for reflection and evaluation in our personal lives and...

I spent a few days in Atlanta recently at the PLM Innovation Conference. There have been several good articles written about the conference itself including a couple by the prolific Oleg Shilovistsky...

There is a somewhat obscure but tragic story involving two extremely capable explorers and their attempt to be the first to discover the South Pole. Ronald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott were both...

Last week, we focused on the first habit of highly effective PLM adoption, being proactive. I highlighted the importance of maintaining balance between results and process and what happens if you...

If you have been following Game of Thrones this season or for that matter since it started it is apparent that your choice of champions can become a critical component for your survival. Earlier in...