The biggest mistake in PLM projects often happens even before the first click in the software: You start with system selection – not with the processes.
Those who focus first on software features and only later consider their own business processes risk ending up with a system that, while technically impressive, does not meet the company’s actual requirements. The result: time-consuming retroactive adjustments, low user acceptance, and a PLM system that never reaches its full potential.
The OptiCore Framework: First processes, then system
With our OptiCore Framework, we at DRWE deliberately take the opposite approach. First, we understand how products are actually created, changed, and managed within your company. Only then do we discuss the right system.
This sequence is not an end in itself, but rather a methodological principle: A thorough process analysis reveals where engineering workflows are currently reaching their limits, which interfaces are actually needed, and which requirements are equally relevant for designers, PLM key users, and decision-makers. Only on this basis can one assess whether and how Siemens Teamcenter and Designcenter NX can realize their full potential for a company.
Warum die Reihenfolge über den Projekterfolg entscheidet
Selecting a system without first conducting a process analysis often leads to solutions that merely digitize existing problems rather than solving them. This is exactly where the OptiCore Framework comes in:
- Current Status: How exactly do product development and change management processes work today?
- Vulnerability Analysis: Where do instances of duplicate work, information loss, or media breaks occur?
- Defining Objectives: Which processes should be supported in the future, and how?
- System Recommendations: Only then will it be determined which Teamcenter and Designcenter NX configuration will achieve these goals.
This approach ensures that investments in PLM software lead to measurable improvements – faster development processes, fewer errors, and higher system acceptance – rather than just another tool running alongside established workflows.