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The agile strategy in software development for modern business has become one of the most important operating models. That is what allows for more efficient operation and better execution of various tasks, including the improvement of each stage of the product lifecycle. That’ s how Agile PLM came into existence.

What is an agile strategy when it comes to product lifecycle management? What should you know about this approach to managing your company’s work? Read all about it below.

The agile philosophy in design has gained tremendous popularity as an alternative to the classic cascade (waterfall) methodology. In the former model, all programming work was planned precisely and divided into stages with a strict budget right from the start. This meant that all key assumptions were created at the very beginning of the project. In practice, this significantly increased the time it took to deliver a working application to the client.

Everything has changed with the Agile strategy, in which no overall agenda is established and work is divided into short sprints, executed in distributed teams. This offers great flexibility and allows you to quickly deliver working pieces of a program or hand over a part of a project under development, and then work on improving them, according to the guidance you receive. This supports development and the continuous effort to improve systems.

This philosophy works well in many areas. It also fits perfectly with the tenets of PLM, which requires efficient organization and rapid response to changes in dynamic markets.

Digital and automation tools are increasingly used to manage the product lifecycle. The software is designed to support work at all stages of design, testing, production, and post-production handling of each item.

Agile PLM is an effective and rapid way to transform your business in order to streamline its operations, increase process efficiency, and better adapt to the intensely changing reality. It is useful not only in large entities, but also in small and medium-sized companies, which, thanks to IT tools, can improve operations at every stage of work – in their own company and when working with other supply chain participants.

Agile PLM is based on a comprehensive database and digital information flow, which increases accessibility to the necessary knowledge for all parties involved in a project or its specific stage.

Such action is a way to synchronize supply chains and ongoing processes with overall business planning and more efficient execution of activities in a distributed non-linear model to close the product life cycle (from design, manufacturing, testing, refinement, to post-production service) as quickly as possible and deliver it to a satisfied customer.

Modern software is used in many companies. Solutions developed in a cloud model, such as systems provided by SILK PLM, are particularly well received.

With such systems, you get an even more convenient and easier access to key project data = remotely, from anywhere, in real time. This facilitates comfortable work of even very dispersed teams, dealing with a given stage of activity or a fragment of the project. Efficiency is increased, the time needed to complete tasks and make decisions is reduced, and the risk of making dangerous and costly mistakes is minimized.

Solutions from SILK PLM effectively support the development of modern companies wishing to agilely and efficiently manage work at every stage, not only in their own facility, but also in all other sections of supply chains in local or global groups. Modern cloud software in an agile model facilitates work and gives the opportunity for continuous development based on current needs and market modifications.