• The Business Case for Expanding PLM

    The hardest PLM business case is the second one. The framework your finance team will defend: three numbers, an honest cost of inaction, and risk-adjusted math instead of vendor-calculator optimism.

  • Stop Talking and Start Communicating

    George Bernard Shaw said the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. Cameron Roth on why transformation communication so often fails to land in manufacturing organizations — and how to build a program that actually drives action.

  • Product Truth vs. Product Transaction: The PLM-ERP Debate

    PLM vs. ERP is the wrong debate. Here is why ERP became the system of record, why PLM is now the system of product truth, and where the real value lies: integrating the two.

  • 8 Signs Your PLM System Is Holding Your Team Back

    Most PLM problems are strategy and adoption failures, not software defects. Here are 8 red flags your PLM system is slowing your team down, and what good looks like.

  • Properly personalizing your transformation strategy

    The experiment There’s a transformation planning exercise my colleagues and I enjoy during which leaders are asked, “how many of you have worked on strategy?” Every hand goes up, usually some smiles and head-nodding too. Next, they are asked, “if I gave your strategy to your major competitors, could they execute it as well as…

  • Science: The Villain of Business Change

    Tell me if this sounds familiar. Your organization has an important transformation but it’s a lot harder to affect than you expected – even if there isn’t a choice or the upside is enormous. It doesn’t make sense. We all know change isn’t “easy” but why is it SO hard? You’re doing communications and training,…

  • Unlocking Value with the Digital Thread

    Introduction Digital technology has revolutionized various sectors, and central to this transformation is the concept of the Digital Thread. This term refers to the communication framework that allows a connected data flow and integrated view of an asset’s data throughout its lifecycle across traditionally siloed functional perspectives. The Digital Thread, a transformative force, connects products,…

  • The Business Trick Behind the 49ers’ Super Bowl Loss

    The trick I wanted the Kansas City Chiefs to win Super Bowl LVIII. I can’t support any Bay area team as a SoCal kid, and I’m a bit of a Swiftie. But what excites me isn’t that Kansas City won – it’s how the San Francisco 49ers lost. The Chiefs had OCM, the 49ers didn’t.…

  • Hello, My Name is… Design Intent

    By Lewis Kennebrew, Senior Director, Business Process Consulting at ArcherGrey LLC Chapter 1: Hello my name is… I walk into the crowded lobby with my dog-eared and marked up script in hand. There’s a harried looking gentleman behind the desk copying and pasting data across two screens of applications.  I walk up with my most…

  • Why Organizational Change Management Programs Fail and How to Fix Them

    Over 70% of Organizational Change Management projects fail! That means two out of three programs are not realizing their intended value, despite investing in professional OCM support. Change Management, as often practiced today, has become the very definition of overhead. You can dramatically improve your program acceptance and adoption, but only by fundamentally challenging how…