What is Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Maturity? Analysis of Current PLM Maturity Models

Authors

  • Hannu Karkkainen Tampere University of Technology Finland
  • Anneli Silventoinen Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland

Keywords:

Product Lifecycle Management, Maturity approaches, Maturity models, State-of-the-Art, Comparison

Abstract

Product lifecycle management (PLM) implementation and adoption involves extensive changes in both intra- and inter-organizational practices. Various maturity approaches, for instance based on CMM (Capability maturity modeling) principles, can be used to make the implementation of PLM a better approachable and a more carefully planned and coordinated process. However, there are a number of different types of current approaches which can be thought to fall under the concept of PLM maturity. The aim of this paper is to investigate and analyze the various existing PLM maturity approaches to get an organized picture of the current models and their main background presumptions, goals and restrictions. Thus, we aim to facilitate their proper selection and use to facilitate the implementation of PLM.

Author Biographies

  • Hannu Karkkainen, Tampere University of Technology Finland

    Hannu Kärkkäinen is Professor of Knowledge Management at the Department of Information Management and Logistics at Tampere University of Technology in Finland. His current research interests include knowledge management and decision making in innovation, organizational learning, the early-phase management of R&D, customer needs assessment in business-to-business organizations, and the co-operation and value networks in product innovation. He has published a number of refereed international journal articles in journals like International Journal of Technology Management, R&D Management and International Journal of Production Economics, as well as books and other publications on the above research topics.

  • Anneli Silventoinen, Lappeenranta University of Technology Finland

    Anneli Silventoinen, MSc (Technology), graduated in 2011 at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). In her master’s thesis on PLM roadmap for an SME, she studied the use of a maturity assessment as a tool for building practical PLM roadmap for a small engineering company providing engineer-to-order products. Currently, she is a postgraduate student at LUT in the Department of Industrial Management, in Finland. Her research interests in the field of knowledge management originate from her experience in engineering, design processes and project management in energy field.

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2022-05-20

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2016): The Journal of Modern Project Management

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What is Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Maturity? Analysis of Current PLM Maturity Models. (2022). The Journal of Modern Project Management, 3(3), 166. https://journalmodernpm.com/manuscript/index.php/jmpm/article/view/209

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