Recent Posts by Kirk Carlsen

What drives successful companies over the long run? Determination, size, and skill certainly help, says Michael Ringel, managing director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). But none of that matters if you don’t have integrated processes and technology to build on them for continuing success.[1] It turns out that innovation, perhaps more than anything else, is the real engine of success for businesses. And it pays large dividends. Research by BCG found that over the last 14...

The need for continuous innovation New technologies, products, services and business models evolve, so Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and product development must evolve, too. So, what is PLM and how is PLM different today? The industry has talked about PLM managing the enterprise product record for years. The reality is that traditional PLM systems only created a consolidated product development record in systems only used by engineering teams, but data was...

Yesterday’s PLM Methods Don’t Work Today In the mid-to late 1900s, athletes trained by pushing as hard and as long as they could because harder means better, right? When I was a naive young athlete trying to become a professional cyclist, I thought this method worked. The harder I pushed and the more time I spend riding my bike surely would lead to performance gains and results…or so I thought. Yet, what ended up happening was the reverse – overtraining, fatigue, and...

In their recent eBook entitled “Next Generation−Digitally Connected PLM”, CIMdata, a lead Product Lifecycle Management research and analyst firm, discusses the strategy and future vision of PLM which has been expanded and been reprioritized over the years and how companies need to leverage a Digitally Connected PLM 4.0 solution to support today’s business needs. In this eBook you will discover how: Companies are turning to innovative cloud-based PLM 4.0 platforms that tie the...

Developing a new innovative product or service that gets to market first has never been more important or lucrative. A recent survey by Engineering.com answers why product innovation and design is a top priority in today's hyper-competitive business landscape and suggests how product development teams can leveraging data-driven technology to meet today's customer expectations. Fascinatingly, this survey found that many product design teams lack access to the proper data...

Now that the smoke has cleared after Modern Business Experience, Oracle SCM, PLM, ERP and HCM’s new flagship event, many research and analyst firms have been keen to divulge their assessments. Their outside perspective not only shows an in depth analysis of Oracle’s commitment to their customers success across the organization, but also how Oracle is delivering new industry fit technology and solutions that match tomorrow’s business needs. Tom Comstock, a principal analyst...

Recently Oracle hosted a dinner in Santa Clara entitled, “Digital Transformation Requires an Upgrade: Discover Our Customer’s Best Practices for the Journey to Cloud PLM” which highlighted some of our customers' transitions from Agile to PLM Cloud. What we learned was that in order to keep up in today’s fast-paced and customer-driven business environment, Digital Transformation is necessary. However, a successful journey meant that these customers needed to move away from...

October means many things−baseball playoffs, football, Halloween, and of course and most importantly, Oracle OpenWorld. OOW held on October 22-25, 2018 is your chance to discover new cutting-edge products, network and speak to experts and industry leaders, and learn directly from customers on how they are using technology to meet expectations. If your organization is interested in revolutionizing your product value chain and digitally threading Product Lifecycle Management...

Yesterday’s innovation and development practices can’t keep up: It’s like throwing all your darts at a board and hoping you get a bulls eye. Today, customers are demanding new and unique products and services faster - that means it’s up to you to meet those expectations before the competition. Yet, without next-generation product lifecycle management infused with IoT data, you may be left behind−just look at the Fortune 100 in the last 20 years. It’s time for you to take a...