Mens Et Opera - Reloaded

In a recent post  (one of my most popular), I gave a very short answer to the question of whether PDM and PIM are the same thing. The answer was a resounding "NO". Let's elaborate on this a bit further. Historically, product management (PM) meant mostly engineering data. In fact, PM was seen as a common layer shared across engineers and manufacturers to translate data from one domain to another. Engineers would provide classifications and attributes for components and materials to support the growing need of manufacturers to standardization by identifying similar components/materials, eliminating redundancy, and establishing a preferred parts list. The data would also be available to R&D and QA, for example. These particular processes along with version control are part of Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) discipline which includes PDM. More specifically, PDM is a capability to "reliably capture and maintain the definition of a product and related data throu...

Over my LinkedIn blog , I posted my point of view on the recent " Technology and Growth " round table held by The Australian Financial Review and KMPG . One of the things that I tried to illustrate was the transformational nature of business initiatives that put customer outcomes at the heart of every process. I lamented the excessive focus on data and technologies as if they were the silver bullets to cure the current sluggishness of the digital growth in Australia. The rational of identifying the core processes lies in their strategic contribution in achieving the organization's mission and vision by focusing on the critical business drivers.  Data and information are paramount in relevantly serving customers and stakeholders and they play a pivotal role in discovering and executing key business process. It's often said that data is a strategic asset of any organization. True. Very true. Similarly, and I believe more fundamentally, processes are a strategic as...

I thought it would be good to separate the Product Information Management (PIM) topics from the rest. The "rest" is on LinkedIn .

For readers who might be interested, I thought it would be useful to gather together in one place links to various posts on what PIM is. Like much of what you'll find on this blog, these posts focused on PIM as a strategic business application to help retailers and manufactures take control of all the individual data points and business processes that support their product information across the value chain. On to the posts. Why PIM is disruptive Top reasons for PIM investment .  The right PIM within an organization . PIM: silos breaker ! Consider PIM when (re)defining your Direct-to-Consumer model  Heavy Meta. The role of PIM in turning data in information. MDM and PIM demystified Guest interview with CEO of Actualog Guest interview with Jorij Abraham Capgemini on Product Information Management .  Enjoy!

The last few months have been hectic and very rewarding. PIM's word :-) is spreading in APJ region at a very good pace. It is thrilling to be part of it. While deservedly taking some rest with my family in Italy, I diligently planned out my publications in the lead-up to Christmas. There are few things that I learned about PIM in the manufacturing industry that I am keen to share once I will be able to articulate them :-( Stay tuned! - this is what on the roster for the next couple of months: PLM, PDM, and PIM.  Challenges in Fashion supply chain (probably a series of 3 installments) Photo shooting  - a smart streamlined process underpinned by PIM and DAM Gartner, Ventana, and The Information Difference take on PIM and MDM (3 installments) How PIM helps manufacturers to boost their revenue Catch you soon. P.S. For those who love Italy, that's a picture of Sorrento.