If you want to develop products efficiently, you need to be able to effectively manage and control changes to bills of materials, plans, materials and documents along the entire value chain. Discover our most popular software solutions that enable efficient change management now.
Change Management in Machine Building and Related Industries
Product development means product changes, with numerous modifications and adaptations being incorporated into the design prior to production. This means:
- Changes need to be incorporated into a company's processes, taking into account their validity in terms of time/series.
- Barriers between the departments involved in the changes cause delays and compromise quality.
- Changes need to be well documented and documents protected at all times.
Professional change management in product development is ensured by effective PDM systems.
Change Management Software
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Autodesk Vault is a data management software with which you can manage the data creation, simulation and documentation processes from design and planning.
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Autodesk Fusion Manage is the leading cloud-based software with a wide range of features to optimize your product lifecycle management.
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With Autodesk Upchain, you can use PDM and PLM in one cloud-based tool. This allows you to optimize the management of your product data and processes.
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PRO.FILE is a PDM solution that is tailored to German medium-sized businesses and impresses with its simple configurability.
Benefits of Change Management
Effective change management is a decisive factor for business success. It enables organisations to react flexibly to dynamic market conditions and drive innovation. Discover the biggest benefits of change management here:
FAQ about Change Management
Change management refers to the targeted and structured process of managing changes and modifications throughout a product's life cycle. This process is crucial in order to achieve continuous optimization of products while preventing negative effects on procurement and manufacturing processes.
Change management is of great importance for various reasons:
- Quality assurance: Effective change management can prevent unwanted and uncontrolled changes to the product. This helps to maintain product quality and ensure that the final product meets the specified quality standards.
- Risk minimization: Every change carries potential risks, including quality issues, delays and cost overruns. Through change management, these risks can be identified, assessed and minimized.
- Cost control: Uncontrolled changes can lead to significant cost increases. Structured change management helps to monitor change costs and ensure that they remain within budget.
- Time management: Changes can affect a product's schedule. Effective change management ensures that changes are assessed and implemented in time to meet the project schedule.
- Customer requirements: Customer needs change and it is important to be flexible to these changes in order to remain competitive. Change management makes it possible to integrate customer requirements into the product life cycle.
- Regulatory requirements: In many industries, there are strict regulatory requirements that must be met. Change management helps to ensure that all changes comply with regulatory requirements.
- Documentation: Structured change management ensures that all changes are carefully documented. This is crucial to ensure traceability and to be able to trace which changes have been made in the event of quality problems or recalls.
- Communication: Clear and effective communication is an important part of change management. This ensures that all relevant parties are informed about changes and can make adjustments if necessary.
- Continuous improvement: Change management promotes the continuous improvement of products and processes. It makes it possible to respond to feedback and experience and to optimize the product throughout its life cycle.
- Traceability: Change management facilitates the traceability of changes in the product life cycle. This is important to ensure that all requirements are met and to clarify any issues or questions that may arise over time.
In summary, change management in the product lifecycle helps to ensure product quality, minimize costs and risks, ensure compliance with requirements and improve the ability to adapt to changing customer needs.
The implementation of a change management solution can vary depending on several factors, including the size and complexity of the organization, the nature of the change processes, the systems and tools in place, and the availability of resources and expertise. Typically, the implementation time for a change management solution can be several months or even longer.
Here are some of the factors that can influence the duration of the implementation:
- Scope of changes: The more extensive the changes in product management, the longer the rollout may take. If it is a fundamental reorganization or a major change to the product development process, it will usually take more time.
- Complexity of the company: Larger and more complex companies generally require more time to introduce a change management solution. This is because the processes, structures and number of stakeholders involved are more complex.
- Willingness to change: The degree of acceptance of change within the company can significantly influence the implementation time. If there is strong resistance to change, this can delay the introduction.
- Technology infrastructure: Integrating change management solutions into existing technologies and systems takes time and planning. Compatibility and the ability to migrate data are important considerations.
- Planning and implementation: Careful planning and a phased implementation can shorten the implementation time. It is often a good idea to split the process into phases to make incremental improvements and minimize disruption to day-to-day operations.
It is important to note that the implementation of a change management solution does not end with the completion of the project. After implementation, the solution must be continuously monitored, evaluated and adjusted to ensure that it remains effective and efficient. The exact length of time will depend on the specific circumstances and objectives of your company. We are happy to advise you on the introduction of a change management solution and provide support with implementation and individual software development.
We have already successfully established change management solutions in the PDM/PLM environment for a large number of our customers. You can read some examples in our customer reports.
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