PPLM: Ben, you recently participated in a significant Aras PLM implementation effort that spanned most of this past year. The Agile project management technique was used. Give us a net-net of what it meant to use this approach. Ben: Yes, it was a significant effort. In fact, I can’t imagine not having used the Agile approach. For this project, the so-called “water fall” approach would have been a disaster.
Read MoreIn part 1 of this series, we characterized the value of CPQ. We referenced an article that appeared in Forbes magazine, which did a great job of identifying the functional and operational benefits that a company could gain from CPQ. However, we wanted to drill into this subject further and translate these benefits into specific metrics. As the expression asserts … “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” To do this, we have identified five key performance indicators (KPIs) that we believe represent the essence of CPQ. Each is readily accessible and can be extended to develop an ROI.
Read MoreThe spirit of the Business of Engineering is to focus on broader strategic issues. The steadily increasing complexity of product development fuels the need for coping with products developed across multiple disciplines while driving profitable outcomes. So when we received the question, “why not run CPQ as a standalone application?” it seemed like an ideal time to integrate CPQ considerations into the Business of Engineering theme.
Read MoreCPQ helps companies configure product offerings, price them and produce quotes and proposals. It is functionality used by sales people and can be extended to customers via a self-serve portal. Ultimately, it is about minimizing the quoting effort and accurately conveying the specific requirements for downstream processes. As can be seen in the acronym itself, CPQ involves multiple disciplines. The elements of a quote include …
Part of Aras’ mantra is “Aras is Different”. As a long time participant in the PLM and engineering software space, this phrase should not to be dismissed as mere marketing hype. It’s the real deal. I used to think that Aras was playing catch up and slugging it out in the shadows of the long time established players such as Dassault, PTC and ...
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