People and PLM

People are the subject of this chapter. People play an important role in PLM. They’re present throughout the lifecycle, defining, creating, reviewing, changing and communicating. It takes many people to develop and support a product throughout its lifecycle. They use product data. They work in one or more processes in the PLM environment. They may use one or more PLM applications. The better they understand and appreciate PLM, the more effective it will be. Many of the issues that may arise with people in the PLM environment are described.