Friday, May 9, 2014

The Biggest Challenges any Firm can Face in PLM Implementation

  • Lack of strategic direction
  •  Resource constraints (time and people)
  •  Budget constraints
  •  Our culture fears failure and/or the repercussions from failure
  •  Cross-functional coordination
  •  Lack management commitment and incentives
  •  Limited enterprise systems integration
  •  PLM payback opportunities are not clearly understood or measured
  •  Executive sponsorship is missing or slipping
  •  Culture and practice differences across business units
  •  Lack of user involvement and training
  • Poor support from chosen PLM solution and/or service provider
  • Aligning R&D strategy with the organization’s long-term corporate strategy
  • Building an effective technology roadmap
  • Prioritizing innovation concepts
  • Implementing an effective innovation portfolio management systems
  • Finding viable new applications for existing products/capabilities
  • Generating breakthrough innovation concepts
  • Embedding the voice of the customer in the innovation process
  • Measuring innovation performance (at the project and portfolio levels)

BR,
Anil