Complex Information Management Systems do not come “Out of the Box”. Every company has its own set of business processes and in order to maximise the benefits of your system it will need to at least be fine tuned to meet those requirements. To get the best out of this process requires knowledge of how to structure information; how to map business processes; how to manage the implementation and roll-out of an enterprise-wide solution. Progressive Edge has the skills and experience to help you.

Capabilities

We Understand Information Management Systems

There are many names and acronyms in information management, for example: Product Data Management (PDM), Product or Process Lifecycle Management (PLM), Document Management or Engineering Data Management. At Progressive Edge we have worked with these systems for many years; we understand their nature, architecture and components.

Developing Your Requirements

Describing exactly what you want from an Information Management system is a very difficult task.  We know how to translate your requirements in concise unambiguous terms and are able to understand whether specified solutions can meet those requirements.

Selecting the Right System for You

There are many systems on the market, each with different strengths and weaknesses.  These may be technical, corporate or geographic. We can help you select the right system for your requirements, adding significant value to your organisation.

Understanding Data Models

We understand the concepts of metadata and can help you map your business and technical objects into the Information Management environment.  By mapping parameters to attributes; components to objects; and relationships to structures or configurations, we can help you build the data model that best manages you business requirements.

Distributed Environments

If your enterprise is multi-site or global we can help you design and implement a distributed information management environment which supports concurrent business processes and addresses the three key issues; performance, cost and data integrity.

Defining Lifecycle Data

At Progressive Edge, we understand how information management systems support lifecycle data. We can help you build creation, electronic sign-off, release/issue, change management and configuration management processes. We can help you map your roles and responsibilities into your information management environment.

Configuration and Customisation

When your information management system requires customisation and configuration, we can help you by managing this process ensuring that the solution is cost effective and supportable.

Interfacing and Integrating with Other Systems

Integrating your Information Management System into your enterprise may require your systems to share data.  We have experience of application integration and data interfaces between Information Management Systems and CAD, ERP or Oracle systems.

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