PLM V6 Service Announcement
In partnership with Dassault Systèmes, we have developed specific PLM V6 Services offerings which accelerate and simplify all aspects of a targeted and successful deployment of V6. We have created a dedicated “V6 Innovation Lab” to develop solutions to typical scenarios that our customers will face during the project, supported by a worldwide network of V6 deployment specialists.
Engaging with these recommended offerings, customers will be able to:
- Set appropriate PLM expectations within their organisation,
- Justify the launch of a V6 project,
- Accelerate and secure deployment of the solution,
- Improve end-user satisfaction,
- Optimize the project’s return on investment.
How can I structure PLM projects and ensure investment efficiency in the move to V6?
Our PLM Services portfolio will ensure an understanding of the vital steps required to move in the right direction.
PLM Readiness
Services offerings, ranging from “industry workshops” to “product education”, ensuring a clear understanding of V6 Software capabilities prior to a project launch.
Scope of work:
- Develop product awareness
- Perform proof of technology
- Explore industry scenarios
Benefits:
- Level set organisational expectations and ensure common understanding
PLM Assessment & Plan
Services offering leveraging IBM consulting methods and tools to assess a customer’s PLM business challenges, benchmark PLM maturity level with other companies in the same industry, develop a PLM strategic roadmap and justify the project launch.
Scope of work:
- Identify improvement opportunities
- Assess current environment
- Define Roadmap
- Develop Business case
Benefits:
- Accelerate the definition of a customised PLM program for your company
- Business justification to launch PLM projects
PLM POC (Proof of Concept)
Services offering to perform a technical investigation on selected scenarios, to understand current capabilities against best practices, set improvement goals and quantify benefits. Provides a foundation for making the right decisions to secure PLM projects and maximize ROI.
Scope of work:
- Pilot V6 environment
- Validate critical scenarios
Benefits:
- Validate technical feasibility
- Quantify business case
- Maximize ROI
PLM Industry Solution Accelerator
Set of offerings to optimize the V6 solution value by leveraging repeatable and rigorous PLM processes and methods. Increase performance, provide guidance for innovations.
Scope of work:
- Define project scope and strategies
- Install and configure industry referential
- Leverage Assets, implement Best Practices and Business Process Accelerators
- Customize and optimize the solution
Benefits:
- Secure customer PLM strategy aligning PLM projects with DS products directions
- Maximize project success, leveraging Methods, Best Practices and Business Process Accelerators
PLM Deployment Accelerator
Services package to minimise project cost by aligning project deliverables with the DS product roadmap. It provides a framework to accelerate testing and certification by embedding a customer’s development images into the DS environment.
Scope of work:
- Test solution and certify user scenarios
- Prepare the procedure to deploy the solution in production environment
- Develop/adapt education materials
- Educate users
Benefits:
- Reduce project cost for image convergence
- Accelerate skill transfer to end-users
PLM Migration
Services offering to define, validate, perform and test the migration or co-existence of your current DS environment into your V6 solution platform.
Scope of work:
- Evaluate current environment
- Define Migration/Co-Existence strategy
- Perform migration procedures
- Verify Data consistency
Benefits:
- Secure previous PLM investments
PLM Operational Excellence
Services package to optimize operational cost by proactively investigate software upgrade, develop recommendation for taking full advantage of the software capabilities. Maximize end-user productivity providing on-site and off-site advanced support.
Scope of work:
- Administrate production environment
- Support customer specific environment
- Support end-users on site and off-site
- Audit yearly customer PLM environment to recommend upgrade path to new DS release code level
Benefits:
- Operational cost optimization
- Improve end-users satisfaction
PLM PCS (Performance Capacity Scalability)
Service offering leveraging PCS assets and knowledge to investigate your PLM PCS performance and get recommendations to optimize your PLM environment.
Scope of work:
- Assess production environment performance
- Propose PCS improvement initiatives
Benefits:
- Improve PLM production environment performance
For further information, do not hesitate to contact your local IBM PLM Sales Representative.
