System Implementation for Digital Transformations | Webinar 06

Is your PLM implementation feeling like an uphill battle? In this session, Thomas and Cristina break down the complexities of Product Lifecycle Management, moving beyond the software to focus on the essential alignment between business goals and technical execution. This webinar provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the Share PLM implementation process, offering a unified approach that integrates technical development with Organizational Change Management (OCM) to ensure your system doesn't just go live, but actually gets adopted. [12:03] – Breaking Down Implementation Silos Identifying the primary hurdles in PLM projects, with a focus on bridging the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure cross-departmental collaboration. [16:22] – The Share PLM Roadmap A stepwise deep dive into the implementation workflow: Assessment, Governance, Planning, System Development, Validation, and Rollout. [18:40] – The Power of Governance & Ownership Why establishing clear decision-making paths and ownership at the very beginning is the "secret sauce" for project clarity and avoiding mid-project stalls. [26:07] – Blending Tech with OCM Moving away from isolated workstreams. Thomas and Cristina discuss how to weave communication, enablement, and training directly into your technical project plan. [32:56] – Development, Testing & Transparency How to maintain quality and user trust through inclusive testing, configuration transparency, and consistent progress reporting. [40:40] – Validation & User Readiness The final stretch: Ensuring that your processes, technical environment, and—most importantly—your users are fully prepared for the transition. [48:29] – Practical Tips & Recommendations Closing advice on setting up your governance framework early and keeping business stakeholders engaged at every single milestone. [53:39] – Resilience in Large Organizations Sven joins the conversation to discuss navigating complexity in global firms, emphasizing the need for leadership coaching and a resilient "change mindset." Key Takeaways Integrate to Innovate: Technical execution and Organizational Change Management (OCM) are two sides of the same coin. If they aren't in a single, unified plan, you're risking user rejection. Governance First, Tools Second: You cannot configure your way out of poor leadership. Clear ownership and escalation paths must be established before the first line of code is written. Adoption is the Metric of Success: A system is only as good as the people using it. Involve business users early in testing and validation to turn them from skeptics into advocates.