THE PLM STATE

Stephen Porter

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The PLM State TBT: It’s a Wrap: Putting a Bow on SOLIDWORKS World 2011

Yes, this is picture of my poor dog Buddy with a bow on his head. I thought it fit the headline well. I wanted to close out my thoughts on SOLIDWORKS World and provide a written account of my two...

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The PLM State: Defining Engineering Collaboration Squared and the Importance of Completely Integrating Engineering into the Enterprise

I recently revisited a blog I wrote several years back touting the capabilities and benefits of enabling engineering organizations to collaborate with the rest of the enterprise. I even coined a term...

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The PLM State TBT: Storm Clouds - The Perils of Cloud-Based PLM

Welcome to this week's TBT blog. I selected this one, orginally written in 2012, since we are about to head to Oracle's MSCE where cloud-based PLM will be heavily discussed.

I wrote an article a...

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The PLM State TBT: How Fast Can You Turn Your Ship?

With the recent anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we have been inundated with images of large ships crashing into things. I have often thought that companies and ships have a lot in common,...

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The PLM State: PLM is dead, long live PLM!

Recently, we have been on a bit of a journey due to the maturing and transitioning Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market.  As a long time Oracle partner, we have been a staunch proponent of Agile...

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The PLM State TBT: Super Friends Revisited - Application Man: Is he really so super?

Welcome to this week's TBT blog, originally published in 2012, and continuing our Super Friends theme.

I apologize for the long hiatus of the Super Friends blogs. Between the SolidWorks World...

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The PLM State TBT: Super Friends Powers Activate!, or, Building an Effective PLM Team

Welcome to this week's TBT blog, originally published in 2012.

I recently attended a round table discussion on product development and one of the speakers discussed the need to assemble a team of...

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The PLM State TBT: Lipitor for Business Process, a Good Idea?

Welcome to this week's TBT blog post, originally published in 2012.

I have a problem. I really like to eat and most of the choices I make are less than healthy. I also find myself challenged to...

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The PLM State TBT: What PLM Vendors Can Learn from the "Apple Approach"

Welcome to this week's TBT blog post, originally published in 2011. This is a good follow up to our series on the PLM Vendor Code of Conduct, and once again, begs the question, "Why not?".

I hate...

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