Time To Get Smart with Agile PLM
Oleg Shilovitsky’s insightful article, Mobile PLM gold-rush.
Did vendors miss the point? seems to have
sparked some conversation about PLM solutions for mobile devices.
The article suggests that not all
mobile...
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Time To Get Smart with Agile PLM
Oleg Shilovitsky’s insightful article, Mobile PLM gold-rush.
Did vendors miss the point? seems to have
sparked some conversation about PLM solutions for mobile devices.
The article suggests that not all
mobile implementations of a software platform are equally effective, and that different hardware often
calls for different approaches to offering solutions.
PLM software vendors have begun to offer dedicated mobile applications that grant their users access to
data that had previously required a standard computer, or was at the very least optimized for standard web
browsers.
The article indicates that some vendors (PTC and Siemens are mentioned) have attempted to
preserve their PLM software’s standard interface, and simply move it to mobile devices with minimal
alterations.
While there are advantages to maintaining a consistent user experience, this strategy fails to
capitalize on the strengths of tablets and smartphones, leading the article’s autho
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