This comprehensive guide to SAP Product Lifecycle Management walks you through the business processes, functions, and features of the software solutions that manage the countless product-specific business objects. From product innovation and design to product data management, from change request to execution, and from product compliance to analytics, leverage the best practices that will successfully keep your organization ahead of its competition.

1. Product DevelopmentFull coverage of the product strategy and planning phase will help you develop product concepts, investigate opportunities, and track the product ideas to grow your product portfolio.

2. Product Data ManagementUse the SAP ERP and SAP PLM data model to provide all relevant parties with the metrics they require as the product data evolves.

3. Maintenance and Customer ServiceExplore the business processes that govern product maintenance and customer service, product quality management, product change management, product compliance, and operational risk management.

4. Project Management PipelineLearn to use monitoring tools for project budgets, costs, progress, and deliverables with SAP Project System and SAP Project and Portfolio Management solutions.

5. Step-by-Step CoverageExamine the diagrams, workflows, and screenshots that complement in-depth text coverage of important processes.
Highlights include:

Product strategy and planning

SAP Product Portfolio Management (PPM)

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Product development and innovation

Product data management

Maintenance and customer service

Product compliance (SAP EHS Management)

Project management

Service and maintenance

Product quality and change management

SAP Fleet Management

Mobility within SAP PLM

Reporting and analytics

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