The PLM Implementation Strategy and Plan

This chapter shows how a company should develop the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Implementation Strategy and Plan. The PLM Implementation Strategy shows the activities that have to be carried out to move forward from the current use of PLM resources to the future use of PLM resources. The Implementation Strategy may be very different in different companies. Their current and future situations are different. The scope of activities considered is likely to be different. And there are many ways to get from the current situation to the future situation. So, it’s to be expected that each company will create a different Implementation Strategy. In turn, it’s to be expected that each company will create a different Implementation Plan which will be built up of manageable and prioritised sub-projects. This chapter describes some of the questions that may arise when developing the Implementation Strategy and Plan. It identifies the areas to be addressed.