THE PLM STATE

Stephen Porter

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The PLM State: Let’s Get Physical - Reviewing PLM Hardware Requirements

The next phase in my quest for health and fitness involves making sure that I have the ability to actually finish a triathlon. This means that my body needs to be conditioned to take on the...

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The PLM State: Game of Thrones and PLM Part 3

Last 4 Standing

My previous article covered the newer and smaller Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) vendors and the strengths and weaknesses and what Westeros Kingdom they most closely resembled....

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The PLM State: Game of Thrones Cont. - Westeros and PLM, Who's Who?

Several weeks back the prolific Oleg Shilovitsky attempted a SWOT analysis of the major players in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). I thought it was a good effort but he left off a few key...

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The PLM State: Is it a Wonderful Product Development Life without PLM?

Recently, I have been pondering the value of Product Lifecycle Management.Has it evolved to a point where there is no question about the necessity of it?At the Oracle Value Chain Summit I attended a...

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The PLM State: The Hot Tub Time Machine and Oracle’s Value Chain Summit

The last time I heard Geoffrey Moore speak live was over ten years ago shortly after he had written his book Crossing the Chasm. I still have the book and looking at it makes me feel a bit dated.So...

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The PLM State: The New New Thing- Agile PLM Innovation Management

Many years ago Michael Lewis wrote a book titled The New New Thing.In the book he touted the rise of the Silicon Valley based companies and the glitz and flash they generated in the day.We all know...

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The PLM State: Safe Harbor - The Future Direction of Agile PLM

Continuing my nautical theme I wanted to share some of the information disseminated by the Oracle team here at Open World. Of course any information they present is always predicated by the "Safe...

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The PLM State: Footsore in Boston- The Perils of PLM Technology Fixation

I recently attended a conference on Inbound Marketing in Boston. It was quite a change from the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) centric events I normally attend. It was held at the old convention...

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The PLM State-Putting the Final Coat on the Value Chain Summit-Never Ending PLM

It is time to debunk the myths around the painting of the Golden Gate Bridge. I was told during a city tour long ago that the painting of the bridge was a continuous process, once they were finished...

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