PLM analysis written to be used.
Working papers on the parts of PLM that decide whether a programme succeeds — sequencing a roadmap, computing ROI you can defend to a CFO, choosing between platforms and designing for the decade after go-live. Each piece is structured to be worked through, with the assumptions and the arithmetic left visible so you can substitute your own numbers.
- 5 min readRoadmap
Sequencing a PLM roadmap: what to do first and what to refuse
Most PLM programmes fail on ordering, not on tooling. A dependency-first sequencing method, the four phases that survive contact with reality and the three requests you should decline in year one.
- 4 min readROI
The PLM business case your CFO will actually sign
Most PLM business cases die because they promise productivity. Finance does not buy productivity. Here is the arithmetic that survives a CFO review and the three numbers you already have but are not using.