Examples of the Current Situation

This chapter gives examples of descriptions of the current situation of the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) environment in several companies. It shows that the scope of the review of the current situation may differ widely from one company to another. Sometimes the review only addresses some of the components of PLM. Sometimes the review addresses all of the components. In consequence, the contents of the report that results from the review may differ widely from one company to another. Whatever the scope of the review, the report should lead to decisions and actions. What is reported relates, to some extent, to the expected decisions and actions. As a result, some reports will contain a lot of details. Others will contain few details. Some reports may include, for example, a list of every process and document in the environment. This chapter includes examples from reviews of several different situations. They show how the content and level may vary.