Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) implementations are often difficult to justify as their business cases are typically complex, long time driven; it is not straightforward to get them approved by the board as they don’t see short ter...
Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) can be defined as an operating model enabling Product Realization [create, make, sell, service, re-iterate, re-use or re-cycle]. Short: PLM is the glue between Product Engineering & Project Execution [...
The implementation of an enterprise-wide Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) system involves organizational as well as cultural changes in a company. By definition, tools and technologies (and IT from a broader point of view) are enablin...
What is the difference between Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)? There are many schools of thought around the broader PLM vs ERP topic, here are a few perspectives to consider: ERP and PLM system...
At its simplest program management can be defined as ‘a group of projects managed together for added benefits’. Both projects and programs can be seen as a vehicle for organizational learning. This post discusses guidelines on the purpos...
How Management Control Systems Can Affect Performance
2015-02-28Operations, Strategy, Management, PerformanceOrganizations generally respond to the environment through control and feedback loops using a combination of strategic control (strategy formulation, planning, risk management), and management control (strategy implementation, people, ac...