Process and Project Management Features and Functions
Process management involves managing the overall business processes that control the product lifecycle from concept to retirement, while project management involves planning and scheduling the work required for product innovation processes. Project management is more frequently used during major product introductions or innovations where multiple tasks and resources must be aligned to accomplish the larger goal, while process management spans the life cycle of the product.
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Project Management
Project management criteria concern project definition, work breakdown structure, task and resource management, and project execution.
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Product Development and Introduction Process
Product development and introduction process is very important to process and project management in PLM. Some PLM solutions incorporate this process into a workflow, while others incorporate it into project management. Due to the importance of this process, we identify this as an independent category.
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Workflow and Business Process Management
Modeling and execution criteria for business processes.
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Product Development and Portfolio Management Features and Functions
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