PLM Business Analysis

Key to every successful Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) project is the development of a solid project framework and a well crafted methodology of deployment.  The NobleTek PLM Business Analysis service provides this structure through a careful study of the customer's business processes.  Our proven methodologies ensure the effective delivery of PLM technology to the enterprise.

Service Highlights

This product-neutral PLM Business Analysis service uncovers and documents a company’s most pressing product lifecycle management problems and begins the planning process for a suitable solution.   During this engagement, an experienced industry consultant will interview key team members, review company processes and evaluate corporate goals to identify the bottlenecks that may be inhibiting quality and timeliness.  This process includes:

•  Requirements Definition
•  Process Documentation
•  Gap Analysis
•  Deployment Critical Path Analysis
•  Return on Investment Analysis

Deliverables

At the conclusion of the PLM Business Analysis, NobleTek will deliver a report which will include:

•  Documentation of PLM requirements from multiple business perspectives
•  Documentation of current processes
•  A gap analysis, identifying processes likely to be improved through PLM deployment
•  Target system process flow diagrams
•  An IT assessment, identifying infrastructure inhibitors
•  A high level system architecture definition
•  A draft project plan oriented toward realizing PLM system benefits quickly, including milestones, critical path tasks and identification of the staffing roles necessary for project success.
•  A return on investment analysis which will quantify process improvements, estimate project costs and calculate expected returns.  This analysis is key for those responsible for justifying the PLM deployment initiative.

PLM Business Review

When considering the implementation of a Product Lifecycle Management solution, the identification of a clear set of project requirements and objectives is always of paramount importance. The NobleTek PLM Business Review service provides our customers with an affordable way to establish a framework through which PLM technology can be effectively delivered to an enterprise.

Service Highlights

This product-neutral PLM Business Review service helps lay a solid foundation for a potential PLM solution implementation.  For three days, a NobleTek consultant will work with the management team, engineers and other business stakeholders to identify requirements to be addressed by the new PLM solution and to establish measurements that can later be used to determine return on investment.  This process includes:

•  Requirements Analysis

o   Employee Interviews:  Key staff and management personnel are interviewed in order to understand the customer’s current process limitations and the desired areas for improvement.

o   Process Documentation:  NobleTek will document the processes to be affected within the organization and identify those system requirements that will be necessary to accomplish company directives.

•  Measurements Definition

o   Documentation of Goals:  NobleTek will ascertain and document the customer’s PLM solution goals, with respect to such factors as cycle time reduction, quality improvements and financial measurements.

o   Key Process Identification:  NobleTek will help to identify those process improvements which will be key to acceptance of the new PLM solution and therefore critical to the success of the project.

Deliverables

At the conclusion of the PLM Business Review, NobleTek will deliver a report which will include:

•  Documentation of customer requirements and goals.
•  An outline for a solution plan.
•  High level system architecture.
•  A process gap analysis.

This report will serve as the foundation for the more detailed project planning activities to come.