The following 2 graphics show sample productivity & ROI profiles for PLM implementations. The first is for PLM software which has been traditionally licensed. The second is for PLM software which follows the Enterprise Open Source/Subscription approach exemplified by Aras.
There are 2 key benefits for the purchaser in the second approach (illustrated by callouts 1 & 2 in the second graphic)
1. Financial risk is reduced because the investment profile more closely aligns to productivity gain. This has another beneficial effect articulated in the next point.
2. Time to Value (the point at which one can start to expect the financial value of productivity gains to have paid down the investment and gone positive) is moved to the left. In other words, earlier payback.
