Merging PLM and Microsoft SharePoint Strategies from GPDIS 2009

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Merging PLM and SharePoint Strategies
Jonathan Scott
Razorleaf
November 12, 2009

Agenda
Microsoft's PLM presence
Unique value of PLM, and of SharePoint
Possible symbiosis
Vision for managing corporate IP

Setting the Stage
PLM (noun):
System for creating and managing
the information that defines a product

Setting the Stage
PLM (noun):
System for creating and managing
the information that defines a product
discrete

Setting the Stage
System for creating and managing the information that defines a product
Creating what information?
Descriptions of a product, its components, or the process used to manufacture those
Text (specifications)
Graphics (2D and 3D)
Animations (graphics + time)

Setting the Stage
System for creating and managing the information that defines a product
Managing how?
Save for later use (retrievable, not just searchable)
Control as changes happen (revisions)
Represent relationships and enforce relationship rules
Share, but with discretion

Where is Microsoft in PLM?

Microsoft in PLM

Microsoft in PLM
Authoring
Infrastructure
Systems

Microsoft in PLM
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Publisher
Authoring
Infrastructure
Systems

Microsoft in PLM
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Publisher
Office Communication Server
Windows Server
BizTalk Server
SQL Server
Authoring
Infrastructure
Systems

Microsoft in PLM
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Outlook
Publisher
Office Communication Server
Windows Server
BizTalk Server
SQL Server
SharePoint
Dynamics
Authoring
Infrastructure
Systems

SharePoint Versus PLM
SharePoint
Systems

SharePoint Versus PDM
SharePoint
PDM
Systems

What is SharePoint?
Enterprise Information Portal
Collaboration Platform
Document Management System
Intranet Application
…

What is SharePoint?
Enterprise Information Portal
Collaboration Platform
Document Management System
Intranet Application
…
Microsoft’s fastest growing product EVER

What is PDM?
Collection of inter-related “engines”:
CAD integration
Document lifecycle
BOM management
Workflow automation
Requirements management
Program/portfolio management

Oversimplified Values
Saves me money
Makes me money

Value Proposition - SharePoint
Makes me money by…
Facilitating communication (thus innovation)
Capturing IP
Saves me money by…
Decreasing waste (right info @ right time)
Being transparent to users
Allowing users to self-manage

Value Proposition - PDM
Makes me money by…
Facilitating innovation
Capturing IP
Reducing time-to-market
Increasing variant volume
Saves me money by…
Decreasing waste (right info @ right time)
Controlling complex processes
Automating / enforcing repetitive processes

Value Proposition Keys
PDM is better than SharePoint at…
Managing complex, structured data
Enforcing business processes
SharePoint is better than PDM at…
Ad hoc collaboration
Unstructured knowledge capture
Light / transparent interface

Synergies
Getting the best from PDM + SharePoint:
SharePoint exposes PDM’s complex, structured data
PDM’s rules engines govern business processes
Search is unified across PDM and SharePoint

SharePoint / PLM Use Case
Redesign / improvement started in PLM

Engineer blogs on idea for changes
Cover Changes 10-14-2008
As an improvement to our existing design for the 1543B tool, we’re considering adding a second set of lifting rings to the top cover to provide alternate lift points for…

Key customer securely reads blog & joins in
Threaded discussion follows
But if you…
I think you should…
What about…
No way!

Updated 3D / BOM content published
Discussion continues, graphical content added

Unstructured customer comments recorded as justification in structured change process

ECR 98732Date:11-12-2009
Tool 1543B
Change:
Increase the number of lift…
Justification:
Customer Input…

Did You See It?
Knowledge capture
Structured business process

A Different Spin

Summary
Microsoft is all over PLM
PDM / SP values are different, but similar
PDM for…
Complex, structured data
Business rules and processes
SharePoint for…
Knowledge capture
Light interface

Bonus
Find this presentation on the webhttp://www.razorleaf.com/2009/11/gpdis-2009/
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Jonathan Scott
www.Razorleaf.com
Jonathan.Scott@Razorleaf.com
@JonathanPScott
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