Calling All Agile Customers-Share Your Stories at the Upcoming PLM Summit
- by Terri Hiskey
Now that we've closed the door on another Oracle OpenWorld, planning is in full swing for the next PLM Summit, taking place February 4-6, 2013 in San Francisco, in conjunction with the Oracle Value Chain Summit. This event is a must-attend for all Agile PLM customers. We will be holding five tracks with over forty Agile PLM-focused sessions covering a range of topics and industries. If you'd like to be notified once registration is live for this event, be sure to sign up at www.oracle.com/goto/vcs.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: We are looking for some fresh, new customer stories to share with attendees. Read below for descriptions of the five tracks, and the suggested topics that we'd like to hear from customers. If you are interested in presenting at the PLM Summit (and getting a FREE pass to attend if your presentation is accepted!) send me an email at terri.hiskey-AT-oracle.com with:
Your proposed session title and the track your session fits into
3-5 bullets of takeaways that attendees will get from your presentation
Your complete contact information including name, title, company, telephone number and email
The deadline for this call for presentations is Thursday, November 15, so get your submission in soon!
PLM Track #1: Product Insights and Best Practices
This track will provide executive attendees and line of business managers with an overview of how Agile PLM has been deployed and used at customers to enable and manage critical product-related business processes including enterprise quality and supplier management, compliance, product cost management, portfolio management, commercialization and software lifecycle management. These sessions will also provide details around how to manage the development and rollout of the solutions and how to achieve and track value.
Possible session topics:
Software Lifecycle Management
Enterprise Quality Management
New Product Development
Integrated Business Planning
ECO effectivity planning
Rapid Commercialization
Manage the Design to Release Process for Complex Configured Products
PLM for Life Sciences Companies I (Compliant Data Set)
PLM for Life Sciences Companies II (eMDR, UDI)
Discrete CPG – Private Label Mgmt
Cost Management and Strategic Sourcing
IP Mgmt in the Semiconductor Industry
Implementing the Enterprise Training Record using Agile PLM
PLM Track #2: Product Deep Dives & Demos
This track is aimed at line of business and IT managers who would like to understand the benefits of expanding their PLM footprint. The sessions in this track will provide attendees with an up-close and in-depth look Agile PLM’s newer and exciting applications, including analytics and innovation management, and will detail features and functionality that are available in the latest version of Agile PLM
Possible session topics:
Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics
Integrating PLM with Engineering and Supply Chain Systems
Streamline PLM Design to Manufacturing Processes with AutoVue Visualization Solutions
Achieve Environmental Compliance (REACH and ROHS) with Agile Product Governance & Compliance
PIM Deep Dive
Achieving Integrated Change Control with Agile PLM and E-Business Suite
Deploying PLM at Small and Midsize Enterprises
Enhancing Oracle PQM w/APQP and 8D functionality
Advanced Roles and Privileges – Enabling ITAR
Model Unit Effectivity
Implementing REACH with 9.3.2
Deploying Job Functions, Functional Teams in 9.3.2 to Improve Your Approval Matrix
PLM Track #3: Administration & Integrations
This track will provide sessions for Agile administrators, managers and daily Agile PLM users who are preparing to upgrade or looking to extend the use of their current PLM implementation through AIA and process extensions. It will include deeper conversation about Agile PLM features and best practices on managing an Agile PLM infrastructure.
Possible session topics:
Expand the Value of your Agile Investment with Innovative Process Extension Ideas
Ensuring Implementation & Upgrade Success
Ensure the Integrity and Accuracy of Product Data Across the Enterprise
Maximize the Benefits of an Integrated Architecture with AIA
Integrating your PLM Implementation with ERP
Infrastructure Optimization
Expanding Your PLM Implementation
PLM Administrator Open Forum Q&A/Discussion
FDA Validation Best Practices
Best Practices for Managing a large Agile Deployment: Clustering, Load Balancing and Firewalls
PLM Track #4: Agile PLM for Process
This track is aimed at attendees interested in or currently using Agile PLM for Process. The sessions in this track will go over new features and functionality available in the newest version of PLM for Process and will give attendees an overview on how PLM for Process is being used to manage critical business processes such as formulation, recipe and specification management
Possible session topics:
PLM for Process Strategy, Roadmap and Update
New Product Development and Introduction
Effective Product Supplier Collaboration
Leverage Agile Formulation and Compliance to Manage Cost, Compliance, Quality, Labeling and Nutrition
Menu Management
Innovation Data Management
Food Safety/ Introduction of P4P Quality Mgmt
PLM Track #5: Agile PLM and Innovation Management
This track consists of five sessions, and is for attendees interested in learning more about Oracle’s Agile Innovation Management, an exciting new addition to the Agile PLM application family that redefines the industry’s scope of product lifecycle management. Oracle’s innovation solutions enable companies to collaborate in a focused way among various functional groups (marketing, sales, operations, engineering/R&D and sourcing), combining insights of customer needs/requirements, competition, available technologies, alternate design scenarios and portfolio constraints to deliver what customers truly value. The results are better products, higher margins, greater efficiencies, more satisfied customers and the increased ability to continuously innovate.
Possible session topics:
Product Innovation Management Solution Overview
Product Requirements & Ideation Management
Concept Design Management
Product Lifecycle Portfolio Management
Innovation as a Competitive Differentiator
