How to spoil PLM Implementation outcome, Just overlook importance of this one step

                Learned people like Oleg Shilovitsky say that for a successful implementation of PLM following things are necessary:

• CXO level sponsorship
• Long term strategic planning
• Identification of top 3 business initiatives
• Finalization of aligned business processes for improvement
• Buying in of super users and end users
• Phase wise implementation
• Proper project management
• High level emphasis on adoption
• Proper cultural change management
• Continuous review and up-gradation of PLM roadmap

 Though all these are inevitable steps, but most important point to ensure optimal outcome from PLM implementation is not to overlook the importance of one step that is training.

Yes I agree every PLM guru is emphasizing on importance of training.

But as per Mr. Stephen Porter, it is PLM's most overlooked need.
As per him, we consider training as of singular nature.
Rather we should give its analogy with Gym. And going to Gym is not a singular process. It asks for persistence.

As I keep on saying in my posts that PLM is not a software/tool, rather its an strategic long term visionary approach.

Thus continuous training shall ensure that PLM methodology shall keep on being evaluated and improved throughout its life cycle.

Hey, yes friends I am talking here of lifecycle of "Product Lifecycle Management".

Initial training shall bring awareness and adoption, next level training shall challenge adopted practices, and successive training shall enable super users and end users to think from strategic/value drivers perspective and thus they would be improving maturity level of the PLM within the organization.

So if we keep on conducting training about PLM, and training itself is improving continuously, it shall ensure consistent improvement and adaptation of PLM to continuously changing market forces and business needs.

This all seems to be very challenging but if our business is so much adaptive and flexible, then no matter whatever disruptive breakthrough technology/startups join forces against us as an unexpected competition, we shall sail through any storm.

Please keep reading my blogs as more insight shall inflow.

Comments, critics and feedback are most welcome.