Brian A. Diamond, Chief Executive Officer, Connexa Softools, Inc.1627 W. Main St, Ste 438, Bozeman, MT 59715

888-526-0189 x707 / bdiamond@connexatools.com / www.connexatools.com

Flexible-Product-Framework

Ensuring Continual IT Innovation

Always look forward

Be enablers, not constraints

IT thought leadership

Continuous Improvement = Continuous Innovation

Healthy sales/product development balance

Buy simplicity and flexibility

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Realizing Full Value of “Green” Mfg

Embrace technology to support new process capabilities and create opportunity

Green manufacturing parallels

Start at the beginning

Lean Six Sigma

Kanban Kaizen

Regulate yourself

Align goals

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Saving Your IT Budget

Plan strategically, not reactively

Recycle

Spend strategically

Embrace new technologies Virtualization Bandwidth

Optimization Efficiency

Apply methodologies to IT planning

3

Integrating PLM with ERPDo you need it?

What are the considerations? Product complexity Product lifecycle Market Forces

Budget / Resources Goals Technology

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PRODUCT COMPLEXITYHow complex are your products?

What drives the complexity? Product Innovations Development Timeframe Features / Options Compatibilities / Rules Inventory / BOM

Management Process Requirements

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PRODUCT LIFE CYCLEWhy does this matter?

What are the considerations? Product complexity Internal Process Data Access Market dynamics

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BUDGET CONSIDERATIONSWhat will your budget allow?What will the impact be? Licenses Implementation Fees Hardware Costs Maintenance Costs Staffing / Outsourcing

Costs Maintenance & Support Added Complexity

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TECHNOLOGYWill your current applications support integration?

What are the considerations?

Business Requirements Data Management / Data Governance Business Process / Workflow Access Requirements

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GOALS

What are your Goals?

Are they aligned with desired outcomes?

Corporate Departmental Customer

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QUESTIONS

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