CIMdata to Offer Workshop on Social Product Development & Collaboration

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - July 2, 2015 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that CIMdata’s Social Product Development & Collaboration Knowledge Council will present a workshop on the topic of “Collaboration and Innovation in the Digital Age.” The workshop will take place in Louisville, Kentucky and will run over two consecutive half days.

The workshop will start during the afternoon of October 7 and will end on October 8. A personal tour of First Build’s Microfactory will part of the first afternoon’s highlights. Throughout the workshop CIMdata’s Social Product Development & Collaboration Knowledge Council and a group of leading-edge users will share real-world examples of how mature companies are inventing and adopting new collaborative partnership models for innovation and joint value creation. CIMdata’s Director for Collaborative Innovation & Social Product Development Consulting, Dr. Suna Polat and CIMdata’s Practice Manager for Social Product Development & Collaboration, Dr. Ken Versprille will facilitate the workshop.

Key topics for the workshop include: Intellectual Property (IP) considerations­; cultural change challenges; and making the benefits of adopting social more tangible.

Dr. Suna Polat, CIMdata’s director for collaborative innovation and social product development consulting commented, “The times we live in have all the signs of being a transitional time. With increased connectivity around the globe due to advances in technology, information is growing exponentially, complexity is increasing, and familiar boundaries are being altered forever. While PLM has been embraced by many as a successful business strategy and more recently has emerged as a platform for innovation, significant challenges remain.”

This workshop has been carefully designed over two half days to provide attendees time to network with domain experts from CIMdata, knowledge council participants, and others interested in these topics.

For more information on the workshop visit http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/knowledge-council-workshops/2015-spdc-workshop.

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.