hardware <\/em>part, something that inherently moves slowly.<\/p>\nIn the software world, a new feature can be developed and released within days. If you set out a specific project plan and let it run for six months, then the result (something that would have been ideal 6 months prior) might no longer have a clear place in the industry.<\/p>\n
Through lifecycle management, you revise everything <\/em>as you go, including the design and the development phases. Projects rendered non-viable by industry shifts can be pivoted immediately instead of being pushed to fruition by sheer momentum. It is simply more rational.<\/p>\n\n- \n
It helps you meet SaaS-driven update expectations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe advent of software-as-a-service (SaaS) radically changed how software users viewed updates. Previously, they were occasional and often onerous. They\u2019d need to install them manually, which meant acquiring them (not always easy in the early days of the internet), rolling them out across numerous platforms, and potentially troubleshooting them.<\/p>\n
But with software made available through the cloud, the barrier to updating disappeared. The responsibility moved entirely to the developers, which meant that the users could be more demanding \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what happened. Instead of waiting months for large updates to be released, they want specific new features as soon as they\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s more, the fundamental nature of many SaaS tools requires frequent updates to maintain functionality. The multi-channel design (developed to enable selling through social platforms and digital marketplaces) that\u2019s become ubiquitous in the online retail world demands tremendous update consistency. After all, one alteration to the Amazon platform \u2014 or the Facebook API \u2014 could break it, leaving your sales funnel in tatters.<\/p>\n
Using PLM and ALM, you can iterate your products (whether physical or virtual) much more rapidly, responding to customer feedback as promptly as you can and maintaining a strong reputation for customer service. Since the typical chance of selling to an existing customer is between 60% and 70%, that\u2019s clearly the recipe for success.<\/p>\n
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It enhances interdepartmental communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWorkers are much harder to place neatly in specific positions than ever before. There are two main reasons for this: first, online training and research have made it possible for people to acquire new skills at their leisure, and second, the value of knowledge <\/em>has decreased massively. Now that the internet is available to us on a 24\/7 basis, being able to recite information is much less important than being adaptable<\/em>.<\/p>\nWhat this means practically <\/em>is that there is a lot of value in getting everyone in your business working together instead of having them split into distinct teams. You can still have set roles \u2014 designers, developers, copywriters \u2014 but you don\u2019t need to treat them as fundamentally disconnected. This is because your designers might have some good points about your copy just as one of your copywriters might have insightful development suggestions.<\/p>\nThrough PLM and ALM, you can get everyone working together consistently, allowing them to maximize their value throughout all elements of the business. It will also help with morale because they will feel like part of a much stronger team (and the work will be simpler).<\/p>\n
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