CIMdata Announces Schedule for the 2014 PLM Certificate Program

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Dec. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces its CIMdata PLM Certificate Program schedule for 2014. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership — the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non-biased education offering for today’s PLM professionals.

CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program equips PLM professionals at several levels with the tools they need to successfully address the inherent challenges to PLM strategy development and implementation. This assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. In addition, the program provides intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a CIMdata PLM Certificate and become a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community.

According to Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s President, “Since the program’s introduction in 2009, close to 200 global PLM professionals have received their PLM Leadership certificate from CIMdata. In many ways, our program has become the de-facto standard in PLM education. We are extremely excited with the program’s success and we look forward to continuing to deliver this valuable program throughout much of the industrial world.” James McKinney, CIMdata’s PLM Leadership Practice Manager, commented, “Our 2014 schedule has been designed to address the needs of PLM professionals around the world. We look forward to providing in-depth education and helping more companies realize the benefits of PLM and related technologies.”

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is built on CIMdata’s over 30 years of extensive worldwide experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics. The program is available to industrial companies that are considering or are already implementing PLM, and to PLM solution and service providers. PLM Certificate Program participants may register online for either a 3-day or 5-day program. For more information on CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program visit our website at http://cimdata.com/en/education/plm-certificate-program.

The CIMdata 2014 PLM Certificate Program schedule is as follows:

Santa Clara, California, USA – March 17-21

Boston, Massachusetts, USA – May 19-23

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – October 20-24

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA – December 1-5

About the CIMdata PLM Certificate Program

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program consists of nine educational sessions. These sessions can be completed by either attending the full program delivered over five consecutive days or attending the pre-requisite core PLM Certificate sessions offered over three consecutive days and at a later time, within a 12-month period, completing the remaining sessions over two consecutive days.

The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is available to industrial companies who are considering and/or implementing PLM, and to PLM solution suppliers. The program is built on CIMdata’s over 30 years of extensive worldwide experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies and tactics.

About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia- Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website at www.CIMdata.com, follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews, or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA, Tel: +1 734.668.9922. Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.