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Guide into Product Lifecycle Management implementations and technologies
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  • 1 : Why PLM Book?
    • 1.1 : PLM mirage
    • 1.2 : How I ended up writing a book about PLM
    • 1.3 : How to answer the question – what is PLM?
    • 1.4 : You’re doing PLM every day, but call it differently
    • 1.5 : 1’000’000 words about PLM
    • 1.6 : PLM and simplification
  • 2 : Data
    • 2.1 : Data is a fundamental part of PLM system
    • 2.2 : It all starts from data or data model
    • 2.3 : What is right data model for PLM?
    • 2.4 : Modern trends in data modeling and databases
    • 2.5 : Typical elements of PLM data:
      • 2.5.1 : CAD and Design Data
      • 2.5.2 : BOM, Multiple Bill of Materials
      • 2.5.3 : Project Data
      • 2.5.4 : Product, configuration, portfolios
      • 2.5.5 : Product requirements
      • 2.5.6 : Manufacturing data and ERP systems
      • 2.5.7 : Supply chain data and sourcing connection to PLM
  • 3 : Process
    • 3.1 : Companies are run by processes. Product development is not different
    • 3.2 : PLM, workflows and product development processes
    • 3.3 : Top 3 processes supported by PLM systems today
    • 3.4 : NPI / NPD processes
    • 3.5 : Configuration management (from identification to BoM)
    • 3.6 : Change management
    • 3.7 : How to map organizational process?
    • 3.8 : Processes, performance and monitoring
    • 3.9 : Compliance and regulation
    • 3.10 : Quality processes
    • 3.11 : Data vs. Process – what comes first and why is it important
  • 4 : Implementation
    • 4.1 : Technology is easy. People are hard.
    • 4.2 : PLM is a technology connected to people.
    • 4.3 : This is called implementation.
    • 4.4 : How to plan PLM implementation?
    • 4.5 : One big bang or staged process with milestones
    • 4.6 : ROI debates
    • 4.7 : Installation, setup and IT
    • 4.8 : Configuration vs. Customization
    • 4.9 : Data modeling
    • 4.10 : Coding
    • 4.11 : SQL hacking
    • 4.12 : What cloud changes in PLM implementations
  • 5 : Integration
    • 5.1 : PLM cannot live alone. It must be integrated into organization
    • 5.2 : There are two elements of integration
    • 5.3 : – Integration w/ people
    • 5.4 : – Integration w/ people
    • 5.5 : Main categories of integration
    • 5.6 : – CAD, CAE, etc.
    • 5.7 : – Catalog and standard libraries
    • 5.8 : – ERP / MRP
    • 5.9 : – Manufacturing processes
    • 5.10 : – Multiple PLM systems
    • 5.11 : Other enterprise systems
  • 6 : Five lessons I’ve learned about PLM
    • 6.1 : 1 – PLM 1987 – people are still working that way
    • 6.2 : 2 – People can stabilize any PLM technology
    • 6.3 : 3 – Connect PLM to the right data
    • 6.4 : 4 – PLM implementation titanic
    • 6.5 : 5 – It takes 10 years to adopt PLM technology
  • 7 : The route beyond PLM
    • 7.1 : Traditional PLM reached their limits
    • 7.2 : Today’s tools are not tomorrow platforms
    • 7.3 : PLM sucks in SME
    • 7.4 : What changed in enterprise?
    • 7.5 : Who will survive cloud migration ?
    • 7.6 : Enterprise stuck between single platform and federation
    • 7.7 : Who will build PLM for kickstarters?
    • 7.8 : Single database won’t work
    • 7.9 : From sync to data link
    • 7.10 : Manufacturing changes
    • 7.11 : Enterprise changes
    • 7.12 : New functional breakdown between enterprise software
    • 7.13 : System = mechanical+electric+software
    • 7.14 : Small is a new big
    • 7.15 : Collaborative economy
    • 7.16 : Manufacturing in a network era
    • 7.17 : OSHW
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  • 8 : Summary: 10 open ‘how’ questions about PLM
    • 8.1 : 1 – How to speed up adoption of new PLM platforms and apps?
    • 8.2 : 2 – How PLM industry can learn to share data?
    • 8.3 : 3 – How to create an open PLM platform?
    • 8.4 : 4 – How to expose PLM values to all organization
    • 8.5 : 5 – How to disconnect PLM from Excel
    • 8.6 : 6 – How to make PLM more affordable
    • 8.7 : 7 – How to scale up PLM implementation process
    • 8.8 : 8 – How SME can discover PLM value
    • 8.9 : 9 – How to develop PLM beyond single company
    • 8.10 : 10 – How to align PLM with ERP
  • Appendix 1: How to buy PLM?
  • Appendix 2 : How to sell PLM?
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    Hello World!

    January 13, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1 : Why plmbook.com?

    January 12, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1.1 : PLM mirage

    January 11, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1.2 : How I ended up writing a book about PLM

    January 10, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1.3 : How to answer the question – what is PLM?

    January 9, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1.4 : You’re doing PLM every day, but call it differently

    January 8, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1.5 : 1,000,000 words about PLM

    January 7, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    1.6 : PLM and simplification

    January 6, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2 : Data

    January 5, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.1 : Data is a fundamental part of PLM system

    January 4, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.2 : It all starts from data or data model

    January 3, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.3 : What is right data model for PLM?

    January 2, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.4 : Modern trends in data modeling and databases

    January 1, 2016
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5 : Typical elements of PLM data:

    December 31, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.1 : CAD and Design Data

    December 30, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.2 : BOM, Multiple Bill of Materials

    December 29, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.3 : Project Data

    December 28, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.4 : Product, configuration, portfolios

    December 27, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.5 : Product requirements

    December 26, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.6 : Manufacturing data and ERP systems

    December 25, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    2.5.7 : Supply chain data and sourcing connection to PLM

    December 24, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3 : Process

    December 23, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.1 : Companies are run by processes. Product development is not different

    December 22, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.2 : PLM, workflows and product development processes

    December 21, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.3 : Top 3 processes supported by PLM systems today

    December 20, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.4 : NPI / NPD processes

    December 19, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.5 : Configuration management (from identification to BoM)

    December 18, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.6 : Change management

    December 17, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.7 : How to map organizational process?

    December 6, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.8 : Processes, performance and monitoring

    December 5, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.9 : Compliance and regulation

    December 4, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.10 : Quality processes

    December 3, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    3.11 : Data vs. Process – what comes first and why is it important

    December 2, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4 : Implementation

    December 1, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.1 : Technology is easy. People are hard.

    November 30, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.2 : PLM is a technology connected to people.

    November 29, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.3 : This is called implementation.

    November 28, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.4 : How to plan PLM implementation?

    November 27, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.5 : One big bang or staged process with milestones

    November 26, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.6 : ROI debates

    November 25, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.7 : Installation, setup and IT

    November 24, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.8 : Configuration vs. Customization

    November 23, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.9 : Data modeling

    November 22, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.10 : Coding

    November 21, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.11 : SQL hacking

    November 20, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    4.12 : What cloud changes in PLM implementations

    November 19, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5 : Integration

    November 18, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.1 : PLM cannot live alone. It must be integrated into organization

    November 17, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.2 : There are two elements of integration

    November 16, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.3 : – Integration w/ people

    November 15, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.4 : – Integration w/ people

    November 14, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.5 : Main categories of integration

    November 13, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.6 : – CAD, CAE, etc.

    November 12, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.7 : – Catalog and standard libraries

    November 11, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.8 : – ERP / MRP

    November 10, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.9 : – Manufacturing processes

    November 9, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.10 : – Multiple PLM systems

    November 8, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    5.11 : Other enterprise systems

    November 7, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    6 : Five lessons I’ve learned about PLM

    November 6, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    6.1 : 1 – PLM 1987 – people are still working that way

    November 5, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    6.2 : 2 – People can stabilize any PLM technology

    November 4, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    6.3 : 3 – Connect PLM to the right data

    November 3, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    6.4 : 4 – PLM implementation titanic

    November 2, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    6.5 : 5 – It takes 10 years to adopt PLM technology

    November 1, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7 : The route beyond PLM

    October 31, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.1 : Traditional PLM reached their limits

    October 30, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.2 : Today’s tools are not tomorrow platforms

    October 29, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.3 : PLM sucks in SME

    October 28, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.4 : What changed in enterprise?

    October 27, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.5 : Who will survive cloud migration ?

    October 26, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.6 : Enterprise stuck between single platform and federation

    October 25, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.7 : Who will build PLM for kickstarters?

    October 24, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.8 : Single database won’t work

    October 23, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.9 : From sync to data link

    October 22, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.10 : Manufacturing changes

    October 21, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.11 : Enterprise changes

    October 20, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.12 : New functional breakdown between enterprise software

    October 19, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.13 : System = mechanical+electric+software

    October 18, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.14 : Small is a new big

    October 17, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.15 : Collaborative economy

    October 16, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.16 : Manufacturing in a network era

    October 15, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    7.17 : OSHW

    October 14, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8 : Summary: 10 open ‘how’ questions about PLM

    October 13, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.1 : 1 – How to speed up adoption of new PLM platforms and apps?

    October 12, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.2 : 2 – How PLM industry can learn to share data?

    October 11, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.3 : 3 – How to create an open PLM platform?

    October 10, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.4 : 4 – How to expose PLM values to all organization

    October 9, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.5 : 5 – How to disconnect PLM from Excel

    October 8, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.6 : 6 – How to make PLM more affordable

    October 7, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.7 : 7 – How to scale up PLM implementation process

    October 6, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.8 : 8 – How SME can discover PLM value

    October 5, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.9 : 9 – How to develop PLM beyond single company

    October 4, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    8.10 : 10 – How to align PLM with ERP

    October 3, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    Appendix 1: How to buy PLM?

    October 2, 2015
  • written by Oleg Shilovitsky

    Appendix 2 : How to sell PLM?

    October 1, 2015

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