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Product development is becoming a strategic leadership priority. Here’s why an integrated PLM approach matters.
In this interview, Sarah Mei Niesel from SAP speaks with Achim from DSC Software AG, an SAP partner, about why product development can no longer be treated as a purely operational function. As markets change faster, product portfolios become more complex, and decision cycles continue to shrink, organizations need greater transparency, stronger governance, and better access to trusted product data.
You’ll hear why product development is increasingly a C-level concern, with direct impact on competitiveness, profitability, and business resilience. Achim explains how shorter innovation cycles, rising customer expectations, and growing product complexity are changing the way companies need to steer product development. The discussion also covers why leaders need clear goals, reliable data visibility, and fact-based decision-making to create value from product development.
The conversation explores common challenges that organizations often underestimate, including complex data structures, locally adapted processes, knowledge transfer, and workforce transformation. Achim also explains why isolated optimizations are no longer enough. To unlock the full value of PLM, companies need an integrated, end-to-end approach that connects product development with manufacturing, supply chain, external partners, and broader business objectives.
Watch to learn how an integrated PLM strategy can help organizations reduce complexity, improve transparency, support knowledge transfer, and build a stronger foundation for future-ready product development.
Read the full SAP Community article:
Why strategic leadership in product development will make or break your future
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Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
01:06 – Why product development is a leadership topic
01:41 – Challenges organizations often underestimate
02:20 – Why an integrated PLM approach matters
03:02 – How DSC Software AG supports PLM transformation
03:19 – Closing remarks
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