Friends, this is the first evening that there is no soccer on television for two weeks. So I have time to write something.
Currently, I am preparing my session for PI Apparel 2014 in London on 15/16 July. Last year´s PI Apparel was a discovery for me as the audience was so different compared to classical PLM conferences. Of course, the products might be not as complex, but the time to market needs and, therefore, the need to work as fast and concurrent as possible is a huge differentiator. See my post from last year´s conference here: The weekend after PI Apparel 2013
In a way, PLM for apparel companies is more data-centric than some of the original industries where PLM was born. In the traditional way, file management and document sharing were the initial drivers.
At this years conference, I will talk about the needed change in the way people work that comes with a PLM implementation. I will share the full story plus my observations in my next post end of July.
Before that, I have a question to all readers of this blog who are working for a company that has implemented or starts implementing PLM to answer two questions from the survey below. The answers will help me to confirm my prejudgments or change my mind.
So if you have some time between the soccer matches, please respond to the survey below if you qualify:
Click here to answer a quick survey before PI Apparel
Thanks and enjoy the upcoming matches
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June 30, 2014 at 9:18 am
Ton van de Vorst
Hello Jos,
Excellent topic! User and Organization Change Management is one of the topics that are not or only seldom addressed during a PLM implementation. The main focus lies on the Technology and the Processes because the number of challenges is bigger. But the “size” of the challenge for the User or Organization could be huge. The risks and forthcoming consequences of not addressing UOC are great and could lead to lower productivity and resistance.
Thanks Ton, indeed I see everywhere that the organizational change is the major challenge and the main factor for success. Can we break with the past and work with the future in mind.
Best regards, Jos
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