Author: Dr. Zhao Tianqi R & D management information technology experts published: 2003.06.27 10:28:57 Source: China Computer Users - SEOUL
What are the common problems?
R & D information is a unfamiliar process for many companies. In addition, there are many "dazzling" PDM / PLM software at home and abroad for enterprise choices. Enterprise users are often in a complex decision-making environment, and therefore often leads to the following issues: The goal is unclear that many of the strategic objectives developed during the enterprise informationization process are too extensive, thereby losing executability. Many companies implement the purpose of the PDM / PLM project, just seeing the country is advocating the promotion of information, and thus does not have a relatively study, which will conduct PDM / PLM software selection. Corporate R & D strategic ideas will not be clearly leading to PDM / PLM project selection, and the target uncertainty to be achieved, causing the risk of software selection and the risk of project implementation. One step to a company that produces electric tools is relatively simple in the product structure. The design development process is not complex. It is reasonable to select small and medium software to meet its application needs. However, the company must adhere to the best PLM software in the selection, and think that "the most expensive software product must be the best" when choosing the software. "The most expensive software product must be the best." In fact, enterprises in the market in the wind, "constant changes". Enterprises are in a continuous development process, software technology is also in the process of continuous development. Therefore, there is no "one-time" or "one step" in the software selection. Blindly killing a large number of large electronic enterprises in China In carrying out PDM selection, by adopting a crimp and malignant bidding between suppliers, an internationally renowned PLM software vendor is finally selected. Because this software supplier did not hesitate to use the most effective price reduction strategy in order to win this single child with a certain impact, the price has dropped to the cost price. According to the results of the project cost, the manufacturer sent an adviser that is relatively weak, and the final implementation result of the project is not as good. Afterwards, the group's person in charge of the group admitted that it would not be too low at the beginning, and finally he refused. Even if the same software, different implementation and follow-up services are very different from the company. Please remember: "One penny is one of the goods", IT consulting company is not a charity, the ultimate result of "single win" is inevitably "double loss". More confident, many companies have settled selection teams in software selection, from the first school, and visually examine software suppliers from China, or to make many software suppliers turned to the corporate demo. As a result, companies see all the advantages of software, resulting in an endless, white flowers, and the opportunities for human, material, financial and valuable. In fact, the core competence of the company is in business, and the application software selection, IT services, etc. are not in line. Therefore, the most scientific, most efficient and risky method is to ask experts to help you make a clear demand and goals, product development characteristics, product development characteristics, fund investment, etc., jointly conduct selection decisions in software systems. In this way, users can truly understand their true needs, understand the software's true advantages and disadvantages, thus making the most reasonable decision. Excellent consultants can help users quickly solve these things that they are not good at, and only a small amount of funds can minimize the risk of users.
Software selection is principled
For the above problems, the company needs to consider the following principles when software selection. Principles 1: Software is a tool and means of enterprise realizing improvement in R & D management, so software should combine the company's product R & D management system and give full play to the role of software. Principles 2: On the basis of meeting short-term features, it is best to choose the most economical, best service, the best, and the company's development prospects. It is not suitable for greed, resulting in unnecessary waste. Principle 3: Try to choose the most easy-to-implement software to control the workload of the software to reduce decision-making risks. Principles 4: Combine the case of the company already or will be implemented by ERP or CRM, SCM and other software, select the PDM / PLM software product with rich interface capabilities, and avoid the future formation of information. Principle 5: Software vendors that choose service capabilities and reputation. Some companies 'products, technology are excellent, but they need to be strengthened in sales, services, and users should pay attention to investigating manufacturers' service strength. Principles 6: The project costs paying by the company include software costs, software maintenance costs, software upgrade fees, software implementation costs, so companies must consider these factors when choosing software, do not consider the price of software . Principle 7: The user is best visiting the software vendor's successful case while selecting the software, and the case customer's comprehensive performance of the software is the most. Principle 8: Selecting software to fully consider tight integration with CAD / CAPP and other software in use. Decision "three songs"
Specifically, the enterprise can use the step-by-step method to decision. The suggestion steps are as follows: The first stage: clear goals, analyzes the needs of the company's product development strategy, product research and development goals, etc., and develop the company's research and development strategy Measures. At this stage, it is generally completed in 2 weeks. The second stage: measuring the effectiveness and objectives achieved after delivery, software functions, and implementation services to express the implementation of the company's PDM / PLM implementation, according to the capacity of the company, the company's existing PDM / PLM application basis is comprehensive consideration. Remove significantly unsuitable software in the currently common software. Remove the software that clearly exceeds the capacity of the company, narrow the range of selectable collections. According to the short-term requirements of the software in the enterprise, and remove the obvious unsuitable software, such as choosing foreign software to investigate whether the Chinese environment is to be supported by other applications. Analysis of the development and profitability of software vendors (past 3-5 years), predicting the development of enterprises, and eliminates software suppliers that do not have good development potential. Evaluation and research on software technology levels and upgrade capabilities, software suppliers' service team service capabilities, etc., for software technology level, service capabilities and poor quality software do not consider. At this stage, it is generally completed within 1 to 2 weeks. The third stage: The final decision is evaluated for the remaining alternative software. Reference factors include: total investment (software costs, software maintenance costs, software upgrade fees, software implementation fees, businesses to promote training costs, etc.), the product itself includes the technical level, product Comprehensive evaluation of ease of use, software service capabilities, and successful customers. Due to the different conditions and requirements of each company, the weight of each of the above indicators may also be different, and the software that finally selects the most score as the ultimate partner of the company. At this stage, it is generally not completed within 1 month, and it is not more than two months. Appendix: List of domestic and foreign manufacturers, domestic manufacturers are mainly concentrated in PDM products, including the SMARGroup, Shanghai Simar Information Technology Co., Ltd. of Ou Lei Technology, XTPDM, Nanjing New Model of Beijing Axite. The new mode PDM, Wuhan Waimi Software Intepdm and Wuhan Open PDM. Foreign manufacturers, as shown in Figure 1. Original place
