Phase two of PLM
Introduction I wanted to write a paper on what to do after an initial (hopefully successful) PLM project. Clearly you want to build on what was already done and hopefully you developed a vision of multiple phases when you pitched the original PLM suggestions to the senior management team. It is critical to have a good multi-phase plan to deploy the technology in your business. Planning If you already have a multi-phase plan you should review this and see if it still makes sense. It is a good time to revisit your vision and thoughts and refine them. I'll touch on this in the next section. As with all PLM project planning you should insure that you are delivering ROI and also solving real business problems, not just perceived ones. You should do all the due diligence you did in the initial project (and more) since you do not want to break what was already accomplished! Building on initial project Hopefully your initial deployment went well. It is likely that you