The term "product lifecycle management" (PLM) gets bandied about a lot, but few in industry know what it means in practical terms. PLM isn't something purchased off the shelf in a software store.

Software for managing product life cycles once had a reputation for being expensive and taking a long time to implement because it had to be customized for each company. Training was equally time ...

Managing product development from design through the end of service life allows product managers to use business systems that integrate data and processes to enable effective support. Product life ...

Over the last couple of years, large design software firms have rushed to redefine themselves as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) vendors. Yet when I talk to customers, they never mention PLM. When ...