Join Us for the PLM 2012 Conference in Orlando, FL |
Join LeverX for the PLM 2012 conference in Orlando, Florida, March 19 - 22!
This seventh annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider is an excellent learning and networking opportunity for all professionals who use, evaluate, deploy and support SAP® PLM solutions.
Our close collaboration with SAPinsider this year has made it possible for us to extend a special $100 registration discount to all of our valued customers!
To claim your discount and to register for this event, please CLICK HERE.
If attending, please don’t forget to visit us at our booth in the Solutions Showcase Exhibition Hall.
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JUMPSTART DAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 18
A Practical Guide to Developing a Cohesive and Comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Strategy and Methodology
Alan Mendel and Eric Stajda, LeverX
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This special three-hour session goes beyond the software to provide industry-based best practices for developing, communicating, and executing a winning PLM methodology that will continue to be effective long after your initial implementation.
- Step through the components of a comprehensive PLM program and walk away with actionable advice for linking your PLM objectives to your company’s goals, establishing the proper team and skill sets, securing a corporate sponsor, and building a solid business justification with consensus from key stakeholders
- Explore the software and tools available for PLM, product data management (PDM), and portfolio and project Management (PPM) to learn how the various capabilities work and fit together to leverage SAP business data and processes
- Learn how to select which capabilities and processes your organization should address first and how to ensure that your PLM program remains aligned with your company’s changing business objectives
- Take home a checklist of activities you can use to assess your current PLM program, integrate best-in-class technology, and fully support your organization’s product development life cycle
CONFERENCE - MARCH 19 - 22
Track 2
Deploying Document Management Effectively Across Your Enterprise
Eric Stajda, LeverX
Review your user interface options for managing critical product development documents in SAP, and learn how to migrate from a SAP GUI-based document management system to the more user-friendly and intuitive SAP Easy Document Management application. Examine key functions of out-of-the-box SAP Easy Document Management — a part of SAP ERP — such as enhanced public and private folder structures, drag-and-drop, and “send document” capabilities. Find out how to customize layouts and display screens, and add additional functions to SAP Easy Document Management that support your business requirements. Get tips on how to install SAP Easy Document Management and review relevant registry entries that control key functions of the tool. Learn what to watch out for when dealing with document classification, specifically object dependencies and check tables. View a live demo of key interfaces to SAP DMS, including SAP PLM 7.01 and SAP Easy Document Management. Come away with an understanding of the visualization capabilities offered in SAP DMS, including Right Hemisphere’s visual enterprise technology.
What’s New with SAP PLM 7.01 Engineering Change Management in SAP Enhancement Package 5
Shobhit Singhal, LeverX
Take a detailed look at the latest SAP PLM 7.01 engineering change management (ECM) capabilities delivered as part of enhancement package 5. View a demo of the new features for SAP PLM contained in enhancement package 5, including the Engineering Record, improved enterprise search capabilities, and new user interface and usability enhancements that leverage SAP NetWeaver Business Client. Review the technical underpinnings of the Engineering Record object, including its extension capabilities and the ad hoc workflow functionality using process route. Get an overview of change management processes in SAP PLM, the differences in change management between SAP ERP and SAP PLM 7.01, and the infrastructure required to implement it. Prepare for your own ECM project with an in-depth review of a real-life SAP PLM 7.01 customer implementation experiences to get tips and valuable lessons learned.
Track 4
Accelerate New Product Design and Development, and Streamline Service Orders Using Cloud and Mobile Technologies
Alan Mendel, LeverX
Learn how to leverage cloud computing and mobile access technologies together to achieve improved supplier and customer communication throughout the new product design and development process. Find out how to integrate Google Enterprise, as well as iPad and iPhone applications, with your SAP system. See different process-based scenarios that illustrate how to publish the bill of materials (BOMs) to suppliers via Google Enterprise. See how to acknowledge supplier requests for creating new material masters in SAP, or negotiate the delivery of components. See how to access a product’s bill of materials via iPad. Learn how to capture service issues via a mobile photo using the iPhone, and check into the SAP Easy Document Management application on-the-go to quickly initiate service orders. Also, learn how to manage approvals and change requests and authorizations via Adobe Forms.
Lessons to Accelerate Your SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) Deployment - Insider Discussion Forum
Alan Mendel, LeverX
This forum offers you the opportunity to hear how other companies scope and implement their SAP PLM deployments. Exchange ideas for migrating engineering data and documents from existing legacy systems to SAP PLM. Get advice from other SAP customers for accelerating time-to-value. Find out how your peers allocate resources for their implementations and secure executive support for their SAP PLM implementation.
What You Need to Know Before You Implement SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) 7.01 – Lessons From Early Adopters
Eric Stajda, LeverX
Based on real-life implementations, this session offers tips and lessons learned to help you plan for an SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM) 7.01 implementation. Learn how to prepare your existing SAP landscape for SAP PLM 7.01, including the necessary service pack, enhancement pack, and infrastructure requirements. Review the pros and cons of the various options for accessing SAP PLM 7.01, including SAP NetWeaver Business Client, SAP Portal, and Internet Explorer. Compare and contrast SAP PLM 7.01 and SAP ERP 6.0 PLM features and come away with an understanding of the differences between the new Right Hemisphere viewer and the ECL viewer. Understand the skill sets you’ll need to implement SAP PLM 7.01, including Web Dynpro for ABAP™ and SAP Workflow, to leverage the new Process Route capabilities. Learn how and when SAP ERP 6.0 is integrated with SAP PLM 7.01 and get tips for setting up the Universal Work List (UWL) for workflow execution.
Last changed: Mar 14 2012 at 2:10 PM
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