PLM drives measurable return on innovation by connecting creative intent with business outcomes. Arguably, innovation alone is only part of the story—and not every organisation is set up to compete through innovation. Many succeed thro...
Over a decade ago, I published A Brief History of PLM, tracing the evolution of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) through the parallel digital transformations of engineering (from CAD and PDM) and manufacturing (from MRP to ERP). At tha...
BOOK REVIEW: The Innovation Dilemma – Why Good Management Can Lead to Failure
2025-09-05Book, Business, Digital, Digital, Technology, transformation
Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997) is one of the most influential business books of the modern era. Its thesis is counterintuitive: Great companies fail not because of weak leadership or poor execution, but precisel...
When everything is shared without clearly embedded accountabilities and responsibilities in the ways of working, the risk is that nothing is truly owned. In the context of PLM—a critical enabler of product lifecycle value realizationâ€...
Most organizations excel at gathering data—but few can turn it into smarter, faster decisions. Simply connecting systems—what we call digital continuity—no longer drives innovation. As products grow more complex and change comes fa...
PLM Transformation Challenges: Technical vs Cultural Factors
2025-07-20Digital, PLM, Culture, Digital, transformation
When PLM initiatives stall or fail, the common assumption is that the system itself is to blame—poor UI, lack of integration, bad data. But experience shows that cultural and behavioral factors are often the real reasons transformation...
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