Insights & Activity

Executive Perspective: Successful PLM Starts with the End in Mind

Tech-Clarity’s Jim Brown contributes a column to Advantage for the Product Lifecycle. The first column, Executive Perspective: Successful PLM Starts with the End in Mind, was reprinted in Cadalyst. The article suggests that companies develop their PLM strategies to support their business strategies, and offers some examples of the business value available from PLM. The…

Solving PLM Process Problems with Kenesto

I had the chance to talk with the team at Kenesto to understand how their new product helps companies improve product development and product lifecycle management challenges through process automation. I also wrote about them in an upcoming article about alternative solutions that solve PLM problems. They are an interesting company with some strong credentials…

A Time and a Reason to Talk Cloud PLM

What I learned this week … is that the time has come for Tech-Clarity to start talking about PLM in the Cloud. Why now? Because there are some real options for manufacturers to consider, and it has moved from a theoretical discussion to a practical one. So without further ado, let’s get the discussion going….

Software Intensive Product Survey says More Software in Products means More Problems

A quick peek into some research on how manufacturers can achieve the positive business benefits of software-intensive products without suffering the common, negative challenges and business impacts resulting from increased product development complexity. The report, Tech-Clarity Perspective: Developing Software-Intensive Product: Addressing the Innovation-Complexity Conundrum, highlights the results of a survey of over 100 manufacturers to…

Better Service Performance requires Better Product and Service Information

A quick peek into some research on enabling service organizations with the right product information from Tech-Clarity Insight: Better Service from Better Product Information: Evolving to Visual, Product-Centric Service Communication. Service has become a higher strategy priority for manufacturers focused on keeping customers satisfied and taking advantage of higher profit margins in the service lifecycle….

And the Winners from the Data Management Survey are…

Thank you to Siemens PLM for making iPads available to a few lucky survey respondents! The winners are ………………… (that is a drumroll, if you can’t tell) ………………………. Brian Halter, High Steel Structures, USA Mary Castille, Whataburger Restaurants Property & Facilities, USA Lijun Li, Ningbo Saikesi Hydraulic Company, China Xuehui Zhang, Ninghai Saiping Mould Company,…

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