Build the Foundation for PLM Success

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is one of the most complex enterprise transformations an organization can undertake. Successful PLM programs require alignment across Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, Packaging, Procurement, Manufacturing, Commercialization, and Information Technology.

Unfortunately, many organizations begin evaluating software before they have aligned stakeholders, validated requirements, established governance, or assessed organizational readiness. The result is longer implementation timelines, increased project risk, poor adoption, and delayed value realization.

The Frame & Flight PLM Readiness Accelerator helps organizations establish the business, process, data, and governance foundation required to make informed PLM investment decisions and accelerate successful implementation.

What We Do

The accelerator combines proven frameworks, industry best practices, and food & beverage expertise to prepare organizations for PLM success.

Assess Readiness

Evaluate the organization’s current state across:

• Governance
• Business Processes
• Data & Master Data Management
• Organizational Alignment
• Change Readiness
• Technology Landscape

Identify gaps, risks, and opportunities before entering software selection or implementation.

Align Stakeholders

Facilitate cross-functional alignment across:

• R&D
• Quality & Regulatory
• Packaging
• Procurement
• Manufacturing
• Commercialization
• Information Technology

Ensure all stakeholders share a common vision, priorities, and success criteria.

Define Requirements

Leverage Frame & Flight’s extensive PLM requirements database to rapidly define and prioritize:

• Functional requirements
• Business capabilities
• Process needs
• Future-state requirements
• Integration requirements

Reduce months of requirements gathering into a structured and repeatable process.

Evaluate Technology

Provide the tools and structure necessary to evaluate PLM solutions objectively.

Including:

• Vendor evaluation criteria
• RFI templates
• RFP templates
• Demo scripts
• Use case scenarios
• Scoring frameworks
• Decision support tools

Move from vendor marketing to evidence-based decision making.

Build the Roadmap

Create a practical roadmap for:

• Technology selection
• Organizational readiness
• Data preparation
• Governance implementation
• Future-state operating model design
• PLM deployment planning

Accelerator Deliverables

Organizations receive a comprehensive set of assets including:

• PLM Readiness Assessment
• Maturity Assessment
• Governance Framework
• Stakeholder Alignment Model
• Requirements Library
• Prioritized Use Cases
• Process Maps
• Vendor Evaluation Framework
• RFI Package
• RFP Package
• Demo Scripts & Scorecards
• Future-State Roadmap
• Executive Recommendations

Typical Outcomes

Organizations that complete the PLM Readiness Accelerator gain:

• Faster technology selection
• Reduced implementation risk
• Improved stakeholder alignment
• Clear governance and ownership
• Better vendor evaluations
• Higher user adoption
• Accelerated time to value

Most importantly, organizations gain confidence that they are selecting the right platform and building the foundation necessary for long-term PLM success.

Who It’s For

The PLM Readiness Accelerator is designed for food and beverage manufacturers who are:

• Evaluating PLM solutions
• Preparing for a PLM replacement
• Modernizing innovation processes
• Improving product development efficiency
• Establishing a digital product innovation strategy
• Seeking to reduce implementation risk

The Result

Rather than starting with software, organizations start with readiness.

The outcome is a clear understanding of where you are today, where you want to go, and what capabilities, processes, governance, and technologies are required to get there.

That’s how successful PLM programs are built.