CIMdata’s Critical Dozen reports on the “top 12 trends and enablers to unlock digital transformation.” For the untrained mind, it can read a little like buzzword bingo—ranging from “end-to-end connectivity” to “model-based st...
PLM drives measurable return on innovation by connecting creative intent with business outcomes. Arguably, innovation alone is only part of the story—and not every organisation is set up to compete through innovation. Many succeed thro...
Over a decade ago, I published A Brief History of PLM, tracing the evolution of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) through the parallel digital transformations of engineering (from CAD and PDM) and manufacturing (from MRP to ERP). At tha...
Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997) is one of the most influential business books of the modern era. Its thesis is counterintuitive: Great companies fail not because of weak leadership or poor execution, but precisel...
When everything is shared without clearly embedded accountabilities and responsibilities in the ways of working, the risk is that nothing is truly owned. In the context of PLM—a critical enabler of product lifecycle value realization...
Most organizations excel at gathering data—but few can turn it into smarter, faster decisions. Simply connecting systems—what we call digital continuity—no longer drives innovation. As products grow more complex and change comes fa...
