--- title: "The PLM State: Measure This Part 8 (New), \"And Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted\"" description: Discusses how PLM measurement is difficult capture, especially if you don't agree to benchmark the beginning. Not everything that counts can be counted. image: https://www.zerowait-state.com/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/2.jpg --- [![ZWS](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CorpLogoFireball/Global%20Nav_60x300_ZWS_logotag_2016_H_GrayOrange_RGB.png?width=327&height=60&name=Global%20Nav_60x300_ZWS_logotag_2016_H_GrayOrange_RGB.png "Global Nav_60x300_ZWS_logotag_2016_H_GrayOrange_RGB.png")](https://www.zerowait-state.com/home) ** [Contact ZWS Executive](https://zerowait-state-1744353.hs-sites.com/contact-zws-executive) Search ** [Contact ZWS Executive](https://www.zerowait-state.com/contact-zws-executive/) Search # THE PLM STATE # The PLM State: Measure This Part 8 (New), "And Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted" [![CountsQuoteWilde.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Featured_Images/CountsQuoteWilde.jpg?width=640&name=CountsQuoteWilde.jpg "CountsQuoteWilde.jpg")](https://www.zerowait-state.com/blog) Following our last article,** [*Measure This Part 7, "Strap on Your Tool Belt"*](https://www.zerowait-state.com/blog/developong-plm-measurment-tools/)**, I thought it would be good to show you guys how Zero Wait-State believes in drinking our own champagne. This article shows the results of a recent PLM measurement survey we conducted with some of our engineering integration customers. What was unexpected, yet interesting, is that the results ended up being scattered and limited. Thus, reinforcing the fact that "not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted". The conclusion we draw from the results is that it is very difficult to quantify results after the fact.  We sent this survey out to a hundred companies that have either Engineering Collaboration or our DesignState integration between CAD PDM and PLM and the response rate was about 20%.  We noticed that many people opened the survey but did not respond. Not having baseline numbers as a basis of comparison and not identifying key performance indicators before the project began impacted the results significantly.  Going forward we intend to be more intentional around this in the hope of better quantifying the impact of having a fully integrated PLM system. [ ![1.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/1.jpg?width=670&height=1005&name=1.jpg)![2.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/2.jpg?width=670&height=1005&name=2.jpg)![3.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/3.jpg?width=670&height=1005&name=3.jpg)![4.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/4.jpg?width=670&height=1005&name=4.jpg)![5.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/5.jpg?width=670&height=1005&name=5.jpg)![6.jpg](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-files/Engineering_Integration_Survey_Infographic/6.jpg?width=670&height=1005&name=6.jpg) ](https://www.zerowait-state.com/save-my-spot-in-upcoming-go-state-plm-product-demos) What are your thoughts on the results? Any commentary on the Measure This series as a whole? Please comment below! [![Meet_with_ZWS_at_PI_OC_2016.png](https://www.zerowait-state.com/hs-fs/hubfs/New_Homepage_Images/Meet_with_ZWS_at_PI_OC_2016.png?width=500&name=Meet_with_ZWS_at_PI_OC_2016.png "Meet_with_ZWS_at_PI_OC_2016.png")](https://www.zerowait-state.com/request-meeting-with-zero-wait-state-at-pi-oc-2116) If you like this post, Please Share! - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### Subscribe to the ZWS Blog ### Recent Posts [![AgileXPLORER Webinar On-Demand](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1744353/104f2d5c-fd68-4fbd-937c-c4b47c495cc8.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1744353/104f2d5c-fd68-4fbd-937c-c4b47c495cc8) © 2024 Zero Wait-State • All Rights Reserved • [Terms of Use](https://www.zerowait-state.com/blog/plm-not-everything-that-counts-can-be-counted#) • [Privacy Policy](https://www.zerowait-state.com/privacy-policy)