Merging PLM and Microsoft SharePoint Strategies from GPDIS 2009

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Merging PLM and SharePoint Strategies

Jonathan ScottRazorleafNovember 12, 2009

Global Product Data Interoperability Summit | 2009


Agenda

• Microsoft's PLM presence

• Unique value of PLM, and of SharePoint

• Possible symbiosis

• Vision for managing corporate IP



Setting the Stage

PLM (noun):

System for creating and managingthe information that defines a product



Setting the Stage

PLM (noun):

System for creating and managingthe information that defines a product

discrete



Setting the Stage

• Creating what information?• Descriptions of a product, its components, or

the process used to manufacture those

–Text (specifications)

–Graphics (2D and 3D)

–Animations (graphics + time)

System for creating and managing the information that defines a product



Setting the Stage

• Managing how?• Save for later use (retrievable, not just

searchable)

• Control as changes happen (revisions)

• Represent relationships and enforce relationship rules

• Share, but with discretion

System for creating and managing the information that defines a product



Where is Microsoft in PLM?



Microsoft in PLM

Need System / Application

Create

Text Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook, PowerPoint

Graphics Visio

Animation ?

Manage

Save for later use Windows Server / SharePoint

Control revisions SharePoint

Represent relationships SQL Server? / Dynamics

Enforce processes BizTalk / Dynamics

Share*Windows Server / SharePoint /Office Communication Server



Microsoft in PLM

Authoring Infrastructure Systems



Microsoft in PLM

WordExcel

PowerPointOutlook

Publisher




Microsoft in PLM

WordExcel

PowerPointOutlook

Publisher

Office Communication ServerWindows ServerBizTalk Server

SQL Server




Microsoft in PLM

WordExcel

PowerPointOutlook

Publisher


SQL Server

SharePoint

Dynamics




Microsoft in PLM

WordExcel

PowerPointOutlook

Publisher


SQL Server

SharePoint

Dynamics




SharePoint Versus PLM

Systems

SharePoint



SharePoint Versus PLM

Systems

SharePoint



SharePoint Versus PDM

Systems

SharePoint PDM



What is SharePoint?

• Enterprise Information Portal

• Collaboration Platform

• Document Management System

• Intranet Application

• …



What is SharePoint?

• Enterprise Information Portal

• Collaboration Platform

• Document Management System

• Intranet Application

• …

• Microsoft’s fastest growing product EVER



What is PDM?

• Collection of inter-related “engines”:• CAD integration

• Document lifecycle

• BOM management

• Workflow automation

• Requirements management

• Program/portfolio management



Oversimplified Values

Saves me moneyMakes me money



Value Proposition - SharePoint

• Makes me money by…

• Facilitating communication (thus innovation)

• Capturing IP

• Saves me money by…

• Decreasing waste (right info @ right time)

• Being transparent to users

• Allowing users to self-manage



Value Proposition - PDM

• Makes me money by…• Facilitating innovation• Capturing IP• Reducing time-to-market• Increasing variant volume

• Saves me money by…• Decreasing waste (right info @ right time)• Controlling complex processes• Automating / enforcing repetitive processes



Value Proposition Keys

• PDM is better than SharePoint at…• Managing complex, structured data

• Enforcing business processes

• SharePoint is better than PDM at…• Ad hoc collaboration

• Unstructured knowledge capture

• Light / transparent interface



Synergies

• Getting the best from PDM + SharePoint:• SharePoint exposes PDM’s complex, structured data

• PDM’s rules engines govern business processes

• Search is unified across PDM and SharePoint



SharePoint / PLM Use Case

• Redesign / improvement started in PLM




• Engineer blogs on idea for changes

Cover Changes 10-14-2008As an improvement to our existing design for the 1543B tool, we’re considering adding a second set of lifting rings to the top cover to provide alternate lift points for…




• Key customer securely reads blog & joins in

• Threaded discussion follows


But if you…

I think you should…

What about…No way!




• Updated 3D / BOM content published

• Discussion continues, graphical content added





• Unstructured customer comments recorded as justification in structured change process




ECR 98732 Date: 11-12-2009Tool 1543B

Change:Increase the number of lift…

Justification:Customer Input…





ECR 98732 Date: 11-12-2009Tool 1543B







ECR 98732 Date: 11-12-2009Tool 1543B







Did You See It?

• Ad hoc collaboration

• Knowledge capture

• Structured business process



A Different Spin



Summary

• Microsoft is all over PLM• PDM / SP values are different, but similar• PDM for…

• Complex, structured data• Business rules and processes

• SharePoint for…• Ad hoc collaboration• Knowledge capture• Light interface



Bonus

• Find this presentation on the web

http://www.razorleaf.com/2009/11/gpdis-2009/

• Take a whitepaper



Jonathan Scottwww.Razorleaf.com

[email protected]

@JonathanPScott

330.676.0022 x7133

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Merging PLM and Microsoft SharePoint Strategies from GPDIS 2009