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...

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...

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...

What does UDI mean for Agile PLM and Configuration Management?

I would like to thank Stephen Porter for this opportunity to share with you some of my thought regarding the recent FDA's ruling on...

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...

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...

After reading Steve Porter's blog - The PLM State: Beware the Quick Fix, Successful PLM deployment Strategies - on outcome based PLM deployment and seeing that Jos Voskul concurred with the...

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...

I recently took a sailing trip from Ventura CA to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on a 35 foot sailboat. I had the late night/early morning watch from 3 am to 7 am. Besides dealing with a couple of visits...