There are many complexities that can arise when implementing a new PLM system, from projects going over budget and schedule to excessive customization and large data migration efforts. To address these issues, an organization should rapidly introduce some out-of-the-box PLM elements to understand what may not work, develop a campaign to get business users onboard with the new system and processes, and appoint someone responsible for overseeing key PLM functions like CAD files, bills of materials, and engineering change orders. It is also important to provide training to help users understand how to store and manage data, streamline change processes, control costs, and support other business areas.

1. There are various areas of PLM
complexity, from a big-bang
waterfall approach with budget
and schedule overruns, excessive
customization and huge legacy
data migration, to mention some
of the large issues!
Let's open-up a few
"cans of worms" to start
dealing with them:

2. 1.Talk to the business and rapidly
introduce some OOTB elements
and have them jump-in. Let's find
out what's unworkable, before
gathering excessive
“AS-IS won't change” processes

3. 2. Develop a "hearts & minds" campaign to onboard the
business. You'll need your designers, CAD operators,
manufacturing engineers, BOM operators, procurement,
sales, service, support all onboard with the system &
processes.
Find your ambassadors with influence among the
designers, manufacturing planners and sales 1st

4. 3. In the PLM
world, you need
someone
responsible for
the program
across 3D CAD
files
management,
BOMs, ECO
control and
transfer to
manufacturing.

5. 4. Education & training: how engineers
and CAD designers store file, revisions
and related data | how to speed up
change process and to optimize ECO
process | how to control product cost |
how to deliver accurate BOMs | how to
provide support for sales and services.