Windchill ProjectLink Product Positioning course

Windchill ProjectLink Product Positioning course
Welcome to the Windchill ProjectLink Product Positioning Course

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
Objectives By the end of this lesson you will be able to: Articulate what Windchill ProjectLink is & it’s key capabilities Describe the traditional challenges with project management & collaboration Describe how Windchill ProjectLink addresses these challenges List the 3 processes that Windchill ProjectLink supports Articulate the Value Proposition for Windchill ProjectLink By the end of this training, you will be able to: [A1] Articulate what Windchill ProjectLink is & it’s key capabilities [A2] Describe the traditional challenges with project management & collaboration [A3] Describe how Windchill ProjectLink addresses these challenges [A4] List the 3 processes that Windchill ProjectLink supports [A5] Articulate the Value Proposition for Windchill ProjectLink

How to successfully complete this course
Course Instructions How to successfully complete this course To receive credit for this course, you must: Finish all lessons of the course in their entirety At the end of each lesson, you MUST complete the final slide Finish all additional learning assignments If an assessment or exercises are assigned to a course, they will each appear on a separate line If you are unable to finish the course at one time: To resume the course, navigate to your In-Progress Learning Activities in PTCU and choose Launch To print a copy of this course, click ATTACHMENTS in the upper-right corner of your screen Before we begin, please take a moment to make sure you understand [A1] the process to successfully complete this course and its associated exercises to receive full credit. Please ensure to: [A2] Take the course in its entirety; there may be multiple lessons. [A3] At the end of each lesson, you must complete the final slide. [A4] Ensure to finish all additional learning assignments. [A5] If an assessment or exercises are assigned to a course, they will each appear on a separate line in your Learning Assignments area in PTCU. [PAUSE FOR THE AUDIENCE TO SEE GRAPHIC] [A6] If you find you are not able to finish the course at one time and must return to it, simply log in to PTCU and find the specific course listed in your In-Progress Learning Activities area. Click on Launch to resume the course. [A7] To print a copy of this course, click ATTACHMENTS in the upper-right corner of your screen

Windchill ProjectLink Product Positioning
Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition During this course we will cover; [A1]what Windchill ProjectLink is, [A2]who needs it, [A3]what the traditional challenges associated with project management are & [A4]how Windchill ProjectLink addresses those challenges. Then [A5] we will review the key processes & [A6] capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink. Finally [A7] we will review the value proposition for Windchill ProjectLink. [A8] Let’s begin with what Windchill ProjectLink is

What is Windchill ProjectLink?
A Proven Solution for Collaborative Project Management throughout the Product Lifecycle Planning Distributed Collaboration Project-related information management Central repository for all project-related product data including designs & models Web-based project portal with embedded 3D visualization and search Project collaboration and management processes Self-administration project management Project plan management Process templates: design reviews, NPI, quality (Six Sigma, APQP, ISO 9000), etc. Cross-enterprise access to project information Anywhere access to project data through intuitive browser-based user interface Connects to various CAD systems Microsoft Project interoperability Windchill ProjectLink is one of the solutions in the Windchill suite. Windchill ProjectLink delivers comprehensive project management & execution capabilities, enabling effective collaboration of the extended product development team right throughout the product lifecycle. [A1] Windchill ProjectLink manages all project-related product data including CAD data, drawings & documentation & the web-based project portal contains embedded 2D & 3D visualization of this data as well as the ability to search. [A2]Windchill ProjectLink allows team members to collaborate on projects regardless of their location & manage the project processes. Project Managers can administer & manage the project plan & utilise process templates for activities such as design reviews & new product introduction, as well as quality. [A3] Access to project information can be made available to disparate team members, who do so through the intuitive browser-based user interface. Windchill ProjectLink connects to all the major CAD systems, making it easy to manage the data associated with multiple CAD systems in one project. It is also interoperable with Microsoft Project. © 2006 PTC

Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition Now, [A1]let’s look at the types of companies who need Windchill ProjectLink & the people involved in buying .

Who needs Windchill ProjectLink?
Target Market Small – medium – large organisations Disparate team members Global companies Target Buyers Manager, Director or VP Engineering or Product Development Managing engineering & product development Program budgets, milestones, time-to-market Product quality, performance & manufacturability [A1] Any organization that collaborates on product development projects needs Windchill ProjectLink - whether they are a small, medium or large business. Windchill ProjectLink is particularly beneficial to companies whose team members are dispersed – whether those team members be internal or external, for example suppliers or sub-contractors, everyone who is a member of the cross-functional design team for product development, whether inside or outside the enterprise needs Windchill ProjectLink. [A2] The main buyers of Windchill ProjectLink are the Manager, Director or VP of either Engineering or Product Development – these are the people with responsibility for managing engineering & product development & for program & project budgets & milestones. They will also be responsible for getting the product to market on time, for product quality, performance & manufacturability. So, the smooth & efficient running of product development projects is a primary concern to them. [A3] Others who may have influence in the buying process are those responsible for software installation & support & also user training & adoption. These are people like IT Managers & administrators. Key Influencers I.T. Management, CAD Administrator Software installation Support User training

Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition [A1] Now let’s look at the traditional challenges associated with collaborative project management & execution.

A Typical Product Development Environment
FTP Courier Proposals Customer Requirements Part Designs BoMs Changes Custom Configurations Requirements Design Feedback Field Notices Models Drawings Simulations Concepts Market Requirements Brochures, Data Sheets Preferred Parts Approved Vendors Feasibility Feedback Tooling Designs Work Instructions NC Programs Customer Concerns Failure Reports User, Service Manuals SneakerNet Distributed Mfg Supplier Customers Design Partner Manufacturing Service Procurement Engineering Marketing Sales Globalization and outsourcing have significantly increased the complexity of product development. Today, external suppliers can contribute 60% or more of the final product design. Time and distance constraints get in the way of effective collaboration. Internal teams such as – management, engineering, procurement, marketing, manufacturing, sales and service – can also be widely spread across different geographies and time zones. Suppliers and customers are also added externally into this cross-functional team. This diagram illustrates today’s “AS-IS” product development environment. As you can see, there are many different groups both internal and external involved in the product development environment. Also there are examples of different types of information that needs to be shared with team members both inside and outside the enterprise. For example a typical customer may need to share: Concept & Customer Requirements, Part Designs and BOM Changes to the entire cross-functional team. Adding to the challenge of the typical product development environment is most information for a single product is usually stored in many different types of systems and databases throughout the enterprise with each system using a different software application. Last but not least, there are varying degrees and different types of communication, such as , FTP sites, and couriers being use today. All of these factors make it very difficult to collaborate around product development. © 2006 PTC

Traditional Collaboration Processes Lack Required Capabilities
Many tools used to manage projects and facilitate collaboration are rudimentary Telephone, Fax & FTP Exchange information via a shared Web page Courier Web Meetings Microsoft Project No way to know if data being shared is outdated or inaccurate information At many manufacturing companies, the tools used to manage projects and facilitate collaboration are rudimentary; team members may , fax, FTP site, overnight information to each other, or exchange information via a shared Web page. These forms of collaborative project management are cumbersome and inefficient; telephone tag is frustrating and unproductive; fax limits the content and has security risks; is haphazard, what happens if the recipient is on vacation? FTP is not completely secure; Web sites are static, unable to respond proactively to dynamic situations, and overnight couriers can become expensive plus it’s possible the information delivered overnight is out of date the next day. Many companies have turned to web meetings in an effort to reduce travel costs but these systems are another separate methods of sharing static information which again may be out of date. Project planning tools like Microsoft Project have made project planning much quicker and easier. However, when the time comes to execute against the plan, the plan quickly becomes outdated. Attempts by the project manager to update the plan consume a large percentage of their time because there is no efficient way to collect issues, make go-forward decisions as a team, and propagate changes in the plan to the rest of the team. In addition, the plan is disconnected from the project information. [A1]Managers using these tools find themselves scrambling to coordinate activity, update everyone to changes, and ensure that all team members have the latest information. Critical elements, such as missing an interim milestone, may go unnoticed or a key hand off may be dropped. There is no way to know if data being shared is outdated, inaccurate or secured. © 2006 PTC

Collaborative Project Management Challenges
26-Apr-17 Collaborative Project Management Challenges Working with cross functional, cross enterprise teams across multiple geographies Collaborating on product development activities across distance and teams In a secure and coordinated fashion Intelligently incorporating rich product design content Exchanging product and manufacturing information with partners and suppliers Working with diverse software tools and applications Standardize work practice Managing change reviews, approvals and implementation activities Managing and protecting intellectual property Optimizing business processes Driving conformity to standard processes Automating burdensome manual activities Gaining visibility into key activity status Completing projects on-time and on-budget Sharing and maintaining the project plan Making trade-off decisions across projects Gaining visibility into current project status Notifying impacted parties of changes Globally dispersed teams, and the continual need to meet customers expectations, time-to-market targets, & quality goals necessitate effective collaboration. [A1] Collaborating on product development projects with disparate team members sets the challenge of distributing the required information to those team members in a secure & organized manner & ensuring that that information has the rich level of detail & intelligence that is required for successful product development. [A2] Other aspects of this challenge are managing projects & project information across organizations and geographies, and working with diverse software tools and applications that don’t communicate well with one another and restrict the ability to manage complex product information. The challenges of working with cross functional, cross enterprise teams are trying to ensure all member including customers, suppliers and partners are involved in the product development process, including involvement in design reviews & approvals which can be difficult when those involved are in multiple locations. The additional challenge here is to maintain the security of the intellectual property involved in such processes. [A3] The challenges of optimizing business process are defined by trying to drive conformity to standard processes, automating burdensome manual activities and gaining visibility into key activity status. [A4] The challenges of completing projects on-time and on-budget lie mainly with trying to easily share and maintain the project plan, making trade-off decisions across the projects, gaining visibility into current project status, and notifying impacted parties of change. PTC Confidential © Copyright 2002 Parametric Technology Corporation

The importance of Project Management Execution
Companies perform better when they Take a broader business perspective on program management to include: Product development Scheduling, tracking Bid management Effectively manage projects Rely on empowered leaders using business- oriented processes Enable these processes with effective tools and performance metrics Companies are more successful with a comprehensive business perspective of program management Win a high percentage of award fees Complete projects on time and on budget The importance of project management execution should not be under-estimated. [A1] Customers perform better when they include product development, scheduling & tracking & bid management in their program management & when they empower their project leaders by giving them effective project management tools with business-oriented processes to manage their projects. [A2] Companies are more successful, winning a higher number of award fees & completing projects on time & on budget with comprehensive program management. [A3] And the majority of companies see program & project Management as a priority, because they see that there is opportunity in better project management execution. PTC Confidential

Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition [A1] Now let’s take a look at how Windchill ProjectLink addresses typical project collaboration, management & execution challenges.

Windchill ProjectLink for Collaborative Project Management & execution
26-Apr-17 Windchill ProjectLink for Collaborative Project Management & execution Working with cross functional, cross enterprise teams across multiple geographies Collaborating on product development activities across distance and teams Provides controlled access to all project-related information. Embedded visualization with markup & interrogation tools. Exchanging product and manufacturing information with partners and suppliers Integrated with other software tools and applications. Standardized projects. Automatic distribution of tasks to team members. Three levels of security – user-authentication, project access, file access. Optimizing business processes Utilize Corporate & functional project templates. Workflows automatically distribute tasks to correct users. Tracking of project schedule, deliverables & status. Completing projects on-time and on-budget User portals give personalized views of specific projects. Subscription & notification keep team up-to-date on project. Escalation policies for proactive & follow-up notifications. Re-assignment of tasks relieves bottlenecks. First, let’s look at the same challenges we discussed in the previous section, but this time, focusing on how Windchill ProjectLink addresses these challenges: [A1] Windchill ProjectLink enables distributed teams to collaborating on product development projects by providing controlled access to project-related data such as requirements, specifications, CAD models, manufacturing plans, bills of materials etc … The embedded visualization allows users to quickly locate & verify content with 3D thumbnails, before viewing, interrogating & marking up the data without requiring the authoring tools. [A2] Windchill ProjectLink is integrated with other applications, such as Creo, Arbortext, CADDS 5, AutoCAD, CATIA v.5 SolidWorks etc,as well as major ECAD packages, allowing team members using different tools to collaborate on projects. Project templates can be created & re-used in order to save time, standardise procedures & eliminate dependence on IT to create projects. Tasks are automatically distributed to the correct team members & can be re-assigned to relieve bottlenecks & facilitate workflow, this allows reviews & approvals to move efficiently. Security of course is all important when exchanging product information with suppliers & partners, so Windchill ProjectLink has 3 levels of security – user-authentication, project access, then file access – allowing companies to properly protect their intellectual property. [A3] Business processes are automated with powerful, flexible workflow & workflow templates to automate common processes – this allows business processes to be optimized & automated. Project teams are able to track the project schedule, deliverables, status & associated tasks ensuring that projects are kept on track. [A4] Projects are brought in on time & within budget by giving users visibility of the project & specific activities & allowing them to subscribe to events so that they are notified of changes, keeping them up-to-date. Although tasks are automatically distributed to the relevant person, deadlines can be enforced with escalation policies for proactive & follow-up notifications. Project leaders are able to re-assign tasks to relieve bottlenecks in the project. PTC Confidential © Copyright 2002 Parametric Technology Corporation

Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition Now that we have seen how Windchill ProjectLink addresses typical project management & execution challenges, [A1] now let’s look at the key processes & capabilites supported by Windchill ProjectLink.

Windchill ProjectLink processes
Three processes from PTC framework supported by Windchill ProjectLink There are 3 processes from the PTC framework that Windchill ProjectLink supports – these are Project Management, Design Outsourcing & manufacturing outsourcing. PTC Confidential

Project Management Plan, execute, monitor & control complex development efforts & dependencies across globally distributed project, product & technology teams. Project planning & tracking Planning & management of project activities & deliverables Critical paths & interdependencies Automatic delivery & tracking of tasks Distributed project collaboration Secure managed workspaces System of record Project dashboards Project progress through live dashboards & reports Firstly, Project Management, which is defined as the planning, execution, monitoring & control of complex development efforts & dependencies spread across globally distributed project, product & technology teams. This encompasses [A1] Project planning & tracking. Windchill ProjectLink enables the planning & management of project activities such as milestones, deliverables, risks & resources. Plans are continuously updated to identify critical paths & interdependencies. Project tasks are automatically delivered to team members & are subsequently tracked. [A2] Distributed project collaboration. Windchill ProjectLink provides secure & managed collaborative workspaces fro work-in-progress, so that project data is easily reconciled with a system of record. [A3] Project managers visibility into status & project progress is improved through live dashboards & reports.

Design outsourcing Engage with a third party to deliver a system, sub-system, component design or design services. Traceable product data sharing Create, review, distribute & track packages of information with external partners. IP protection support 3 levels of security. Work practice standardization Standard templates with aligned business processes & work methods. Partner change integration Integrate partners into review & approvals. Increase visibility of problems & impact. Improve quality & efficiency. Secondly, Design Outsourcing, which is defined as engaging with a third party to deliver a system, sub-system, component design or design services. This encompasses [A1] Windchill ProjectLink allows product data to be shared with design partners to enable effective collaboration. The provision of that data can be traced so that there is record of what was delivered, received & accepted. [A2] IP protection support. Windchill ProjectLink provides controlled access to intellectual property by securely compartmentalizing data within the system. As mentioned earlier, there are 3 levels of security – User authentication using standard web server authentication, Project Access – which seals off activity around discrete projects & File access which enables access control rights for individual folders, documents, parts & CAD models. [A3] Work practice standardization on the execution of outsourced projects is achieved by using standard project templates & workflows that incorporate aligned business processes & work methods. [A4] Windchill ProjectLink allows partners to be integrated into engineering change review, approval & implementation activities. This increases visibility by ensuring that problems & their impact are fully understood, which improves quality & efficiency.

Manufacturing outsourcing
Engage with a third party manufacturer to produce a part, component, or product. Traceable product data sharing Create, review, distribute & track packages of information with external partners. IP protection support 3 levels of security. Work practice standardization Standard templates with aligned business processes & work methods. Partner change integration Integrate partners into review & approvals. Increase visibility of problems & impact. Improve quality & efficiency. Thirdly, Manufacturing Outsourcing, which is defined as engaging manufacturer to produce a part, component, or product. & this relates to the same best practices that we covered with Design outsourcing..

Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition [A1] now let’s look at the key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink.

Key capabilities of Windchill ProjectLink
26-Apr-17 Key capabilities of Windchill ProjectLink Project-related Information Management Secure Location for Project Data Global access through web Segregated from production database Defined roles with ad-hoc access Windchill ProjectLink provides a secure location for project-related data. Windchill ProjectLink is web-based allowing global design teams to part-take in projects. Project data is segregated from production data, so that project data can be worked on with the comfort of knowing that production data will not be affected. First, let’s take a look at the project-related information management capabilities: PTC Confidential © Copyright 2002 Parametric Technology Corporation

26-Apr-17 Key capabilities of Windchill ProjectLink Project-related Information Management Embedded Visualization View designs without CAD Access related drawings and documents Pan, zoom, spin, rotate, section, measure Annotate Windchill ProjectLink’s embedded visualisation allows users to, in the first instance, quickly locate & verify content through 3D thumbnails, then view, interrogate & annotate the product information, without requiring the authoring tool. PTC Confidential © Copyright 2002 Parametric Technology Corporation

26-Apr-17 Key capabilities of Windchill ProjectLink Collaboration Tools for Collaboration Routing and workflow Subscription Notification Discussion forums Integration to data authoring applications Visualization, including view and markup Web meetings Windchill ProjectLink also has extensive project collaboration tools that include: Routing and workflow Subscription Notification Discussion forums Integration to data authoring applications Visualization, including view and markup Web meetings PTC Confidential © Copyright 2002 Parametric Technology Corporation

Project Planning Creating & Working with Project Plan Advanced project plan authoring Simple Activity creation Activity time definition Precedence support Activity scheduling with Task Type Project plan display: Timeline & Gantt Displaying and Tracking Project Plan Robust and detailed project plans Detailed activity duration Full precedence relationship definition Support of Deadline (due date) Support for date constraint Project Planning tools include everything from [A1] creating advanced project plans to creating, defining & scheduling activities. [A2] The detailed project plan can be displayed & tracked with support for deadlines to keep projects moving & on-time. PTC Confidential

26-Apr-17 Key capabilities of Windchill ProjectLink Import a Microsoft Project plan. Replace or synchronize plans Many project managers use Microsoft Project as a project planning and reporting tool. With Windchill ProjectLink’s bi-directional integration with Microsoft Project, project managers can create project plans in Microsoft Project, manage the end-to-end execution of those project plans through Windchill ProjectLink, and update Microsoft Project Gantt and Pert charts to report actual progress. By using Windchill ProjectLink during the execution phase of the project, project managers now have a way to distribute ownership of plan activities and plan updates and to relate project deliverables to the project plan. During project execution, each project resource now has the ability to report on activity status directly, which automatically rolls up to the entire project plan keeping the plan up to date and everyone on the team up to speed without the traditional project management overhead. Microsoft Projects can be [A1]Imported into Windchill ProjectLink with the option to either [A2]Replace or Synchronize the plan [A3]. Project plans can also be exported. PTC Confidential © Copyright 2002 Parametric Technology Corporation

Project Reporting Default reports provided Project Status Report Overdue Items At Risk Items Items Not Started Open Work Closed Work Change Log Project Monitor It also provides project monitoring tools with default project reports to show the Project Status Report, any Overdue Items or items that are at risk or not started. They show open & closed work, as well as the change log. PTC Confidential

Integral with authoring tools Embedded browser for Windchill ProjectLink activities Creo Parametric 3rd party CAD application Microsoft Office Browse Windchill from Windows explorer Meeting creation from Outlook Check out /Check in from office applications Export/Import from Microsoft project Dynamic graphical preview of model prior to download Check-out models “on the fly” upon modification of parts and assemblies Windchill ProjectLink has an integral relationship with other PTC solutions including Windchill PDMLink and Creo as well as other 3rd party CAD systems. A wealth of digital product information is created with CAD applications. Windchill ProjectLink captures and manages critical project information in its digital form as it is being created in any of the common MCAD packages like, AutoCAD, CATIA V5, Inventor and SolidWorks, and the common ECAD packages (including Mentor, Zuken and Cadence). Each of these interfaces enables CAD users to save designs to and download designs from project repositories directly from within their CAD application. Designs are easily integrated with the rest of the project information through these tight interfaces to common authoring applications. The desktop integration tools to Microsoft Office applications (including Word, PowerPoint and Excel) facilitate viewing and editing of project documents. Drag & Drop models into Creo Parametric Check models in/out from model tree PTC Confidential

Integral with Windchill PDMLink Product Data Sharing Share product data by inviting internal and external participants to your PLM environment Integral operations Share : Read access to objects PDM Check-out : Modify access to objects Send to PDM : Manage incorporation of partner data Support sharing and checkout of Products, Parts, Documents, CAD documents, Change objects, Manufacturing process data, Requirements etc… The Windchill Solutions contain an integral architecture, share a common database schema, common business object and process models, and a common Web-based user interface complete with single login and common look-and-feel. Implementing integral solutions greatly reduces the total cost of ownership for the system with fewer databases, machines, and custom integrations, for example, Windchill PDMLink and Windchill ProjectLink can be installed on the same machine and share the same database. Co-installing Windchill ProjectLink and Windchill PDMLink can connect Windchill ProjectLink to other enterprise systems that Windchill PDMLink is already connected to such as ERP. This means that product data can be shared, by inviting both internal & external participants to your PLM environment. Objects, such as products, parts & documents can be checked out of Windchill PDMLink to can be sent to PDMLink in order to for example, incorporate partner data. PTC Confidential

Agenda What is Windchill ProjectLink? Who needs it? What are the traditional challenges? How does Windchill ProjectLink address the challenges? Key processes supported by Windchill ProjectLink Key capabilities supported by Windchill ProjectLink Value Proposition Finally, let’s review the value proposition for Windchill ProjectLink

Windchill ProjectLink Advantages
Improved Product Development Collaboration Realizable Benefits Save 40% in product development time through effective collaboration Eliminate 70% of physical prototypes Reduce data proliferation by 30% Significantly reduce travel expenses Processes Improved Design and manufacturing reviews Conceptual design collaboration Outsourced design and manufacturing Proposal response Customer collaboration Change investigation Processes Product Development Time Reduce Physical Prototypes Windchill ProjectLink makes it easy for manufacturers to improve product development collaboration which in turn can dramatically impact both the top-line revenue and bottom-line profitability. Given that new products are the primary drivers of revenue growth, and that an estimated 70-85% of product cost is committed during the product development process, it is essential that companies prioritize product development optimization initiatives and commit to driving excellence across their digital product value chain. [A1]Realized benefits companies can see by improving Product Development Collaboration are: Saving 40% in product development time through effective collaboration Eliminating 70% of physical prototypes Reducing data proliferation by 30% Significantly reducing travel expenses [A2]Companies improving product development collaboration will see processes improved around: Design and manufacturing reviews Conceptual design collaboration Outsourced design and manufacturing Proposal response Customer collaboration Change investigation Numbers are industry averages based on research from: Cooper, The Product Development Institute, PTC, and Giga © 2006 PTC

Windchill ProjectLink Advantages
Improved Project Management Realizable Benefits Reduce travel-related expenses up to 50% Reduce manufacturing errors up to 50% Reduce product development cycle times by up to 40% Processes Improved Project manage an engineering workgroup, change, or outsource development Project manage manufacturing outsourcing New product introduction (Stage-Gate; PACE; Toll-Gate) Quality strategies (Six Sigma, APQP, ISO 9000) Project portfolio and global project management Processes Reduce Travel Expenses Manufacturing Errors In many manufacturing organizations, the ability to perform effective project management and execution remains fragmented, especially when projects cross department or corporate boundaries. Product development teams exchange information and manage projects with insufficient training and ineffective project management tools, which result in lost productivity and waste. [A1]Windchill ProjectLink can provide realized benefits by: Reducing travel-related expenses up to 50% Reducing manufacturing errors up to 50% Reducing product development cycle times by up to 40% [A2]Companies improving project management will see processes improved around: Project manage an engineering workgroup, change, or outsource development Project manage manufacturing outsourcing New product introduction (Stage-Gate; PACE; Toll-Gate) Quality strategies (Six Sigma, APQP, ISO 9000) Project portfolio and global project management © 2006 PTC

Windchill ProjectLink helps companies to:
Value Proposition Windchill ProjectLink helps companies to: Reduce Time-to-Market and Increase Competitive Advantage Keeps team moving forward on the right activities. Web-based tools capture good ideas and best practices from internal and external participants. Drive Adherence to Corporate and Industry Standards Ensures cross-functional processes are in accordance with prescribed standards. Formalizes critical quality management methodologies. Secure collaborative project space for global exchange and collaboration Controlled and traceable exchange of design data. To summarise, the next 2 slides show the value statements associated with Windchill ProjectLink. Windchill ProjectLink helps companies to: [A1]Reduce Time-to-Market and Increase Competitive Advantage by keeping the project team moving forward on the right activities, by automatically assigning tasks and providing real-time access to current project data. Web-based tools to capture good ideas and best practices from internal and external participants [A2] Adherence to Corporate and Industry Standards is driven, ensuring cross-functional processes are in accordance with prescribed standards – through the pre-built, workflow-driven project and document templates. Critical quality management is formalized through methodologies such as Six Sigma, advanced product quality planning (APQP) and ISO 9000. [A3] Windchill ProjectLink gives companies a secure collaborative project space for global exchange and collaboration with controlled & traceable exchange of design data PTC Confidential

Windchill ProjectLink helps companies to:
Value Proposition Windchill ProjectLink helps companies to: Decrease overhead costs Reduce status meetings, travel, shipping and other overhead Decrease product costs Reduce re-work and defects Facilitate design re-use Improve product quality Reduce defects with improved communication and visibility Standardize processes and improve compliance [A1] Overhead cost will decrease as Windchill ProjectLink reduces the need for “in-person” project status review meetings by providing an online, dynamic, and visible project schedule. This save costs in travel expenses, overnight delivery expenses, and traditional project management administrative costs. [A2] Product costs will decrease as re-work and defects are reduced by involving all the right people at the right time and by making the latest information immediately available to all project participants. It also facilities design re-use as users can easily find the right information. [A3] Product Quality is improved as Windchill ProjectLink reduces the potential for miscommunication and/or misunderstanding by the increased communication and visibility on projects. Project and workflow templates allow for standardization of evolved best practices across the extended enterprise which improves compliance. PTC Confidential

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
Objectives By the end of this lesson you will be able to: Articulate what Windchill ProjectLink is & it’s key capabilities Describe the traditional challenges with project management & collaboration Describe how Windchill ProjectLink addresses these challenges List the 3 processes that Windchill ProjectLink supports Articulate the Value Proposition for Windchill ProjectLink You should now be able to: [A1] Articulate what Windchill ProjectLink is & it’s key capabilities [A2] Describe the traditional challenges with project management & collaboration [A3] Describe how Windchill ProjectLink addresses these challenges [A4] List the 3 processes that Windchill ProjectLink supports [A5] Articulate the Value Proposition for Windchill ProjectLink

Windchill ProjectLink Product Positioning course
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