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What is SAP Product Lifecycle Management?
Design, develop, deliver, and manage innovative and sustainable products by digitalizing PLM for the digital supply chain.
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Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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82 Likeliness to Recommend
90 Plan to Renew
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78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.
+80 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love SAP Product Lifecycle Management?
Pros
- Respectful
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Helps Innovate
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Product Data Management
Production and Change Management
Quality Management
Asset Management
Inventory and Field Parts Management
Manufacturing Scheduling
Analytics and Reporting
Design Management
Collaboration
Workflow Management
Material Requirements Planning
Vendor Capability Ratings
Usability and Intuitiveness
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Business Value Created
Availability and Quality of Training
SAP Product Lifecycle Management Reviews
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2020
Love this software. It is very vitial to my job
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Unique Features
- Effective Service
- Inspires Innovation
- Altruistic
Ronald L. W.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Transportation
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2020
Easy to use, but pricey
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SAP Product Lifecycle Management from other similar products?
nothing, basically the same as their competitors, just more expensive
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
ease of use
What do you dislike most about this product?
cost vs benefits, doesn't justify the purchase price
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
consider cost vs. benefits, carefully weigh these factors before buying
Pros
- Caring
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
Cons
- Less Efficient Service
- Commodity Features
- Vendor Friendly Policies
Ami M.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2020
SAP improved our efficiency by 40%! Great software
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates SAP Product Lifecycle Management from other similar products?
I haven't used anything else; however, we did do research prior to purchasing the SAP system for our furniture manufacturing company and we SAP offered a simple installation process, an intuitive user interface and comprehensive reporting capability that stood above that offered by similar products.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ability to customize based on our product and existing manufacturing procedures. We find SAP increases our productivity and gives our employees more time to focus on outputting quality product.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I can't say there is anything I truly dislike about the software. I never had a problem with it that couldn't be resolved quickly by either our account rep or support staff.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Do your research and compare your options against your current processes. Leave plenty of time for implementation and take advantage of the product rep to help customize the software to your specific processes and products.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Saves Time
