PLM: Product Lifecycle Management
 A set of technologies and processes that enable manufacturers, together with their partners and customers, to collaboratively design, build, and manage products throughout their entire lifecycle (i.e., from concept to retirement). PLM helps manufacturers achieve growth and value through step-change improvements in their product development processes.

Product First
 Product First is a business philosophy built on the idea that great products make great companies. It places product at the center of business strategy, creating an adaptable framework for leveraging other business imperatives, such as building customer relationships, optimizing the supply chain, and efficiently allocating resources.

Product First Road Map
 A comprehensive, detailed guide that illustrates the multiple paths that companies can take to create and capture value through product development. It is designed to show connections between engineers and senior executives.

Value Opportunities
(Product First Roadmap Concept) Nine opportunities outlined in the Product First Roadmap where companies can improve growth and/or profitability through product development-oriented strategies, such as protecting product position.

Executing Strategies
(Product First Roadmap Concept) Strategies outlined in the Product First Roadmap that companies can implement to create and capture sustainable competitive advantage through prioritized initiatives, such as increasing product variants.

Business Initiatives
(Product First Roadmap Concept) Initiatives outlined in the Product First Roadmap that companies can launch to create value through changes in people, process, or technology, such as improving collaboration with customers.

PLM Schizophrenia
 A book published by PTC, a product development software developer, designed to demystify the meaning of PLM and to clarify the business strategy underlying it. Order a copy

Missing Links
 A book to be published by PTC this spring that will explore the role of a Chief Product Officer and companies need for a CPO. Look for more information in late-April.