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In 2015, the Propel founders took an innovative leap to build a cloud-based PLM on the Salesforce platform. Today, CEO Ross Meyercord reflects on the company's growth and the strategic foresight that has positioned Propel as a leader in its field.

With enriched product data embedded directly within Salesforce, users won't need to leave their native environment to seek information elsewhere.

In Propel's Winter '24 release, we introduced a capability to connect item revisions of products directly to customer assets—here’s how it delivers substantial value.

What effect will Agile PLM end of life have on your business? Take the quiz to find out.

As companies consider alternatives to Agile PLM, their existing Process Extensions are a major concern for the migration. How can cloud-native solutions help?

Why IT leaders play a crucial role in spearheading sustainability initiatives within their organizations and what they can do to be an agent of change.

After the Agile PLM user base was shaken by Oracle’s end of life announcement, their new offering, FutureSight, is designed to predict the next unexpected roadmap change.

How MaryRuth Organics streamlined document management and other business processes starting with their QMS.

The transition from Agile PLM to the modern cloud solution Propel PLM has been seamless for those who have already made this move. Here’s why.

With all there is to learn at this year’s Propulsion, it will be impossible to leave without a long list of actions and strategies to improve your business in 2024.

Cloud PLM has always been looming on the horizon for Agile users. Now, with end of life rapidly approaching, there are no more excuses to stay put.

Product Manager Michelle Stone has seen the earliest iterations of PLM—from EDM to on-prem to its platform-native form today. Here’s what she’s gathered from the journey.

Oracle. SAP. Siemens. Microsoft. They’ve all been chasing the dream of a connected ERP and PLM solution for years. Why hasn’t it worked?

We talk about the benefits of PIM software for marketing teams all the time. But how does it impact the true end users—the customers?

Companies that follow this approach will ensure digital transformation efforts are purposeful and geared toward driving growth, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

With all the moving parts of an acquisition, it can be easy to forget the most important player: the customer.

Whether you want to accelerate growth, unlock new opportunities for your business, or feed inspiration for innovation, Propulsion 2024 is where you need to be.

Coming together as a company is about more than just aligning on business goals, it’s about building the bonds required to meet them. Part of our blog series “The CEO Lens.”

Migration is always scary, but not as scary as an outdated solution approaching end of life. Part II of II.

We are all selling to CFOs today—and need to avoid landmines when buying software.

How digital transformation can improve patient outcomes, speed to market, and more.

If you’re an Oracle Agile PLM user, you likely have questions after learning there will be no more releases. Here’s everything you need to know.

Savant Systems shows how strong tech stacks allow business leaders to generate profits where competitors cannot.

When it’s time for an acquisition, choosing the best strategy for the transition is paramount. Hint: The key ingredient is the right technology.

Product development in the digital age allows for extremely detailed requirements tracing—from bottom to top. Learn how it works.

A look at how the subscription economy is blowing up the traditional product life cycle.

How did Savant Systems increase revenue by 35% in two years? Find out in this presentation from the 2nd annual Salesforce Manufacturing Summit.

A guide to two key product management solutions—and how to leverage them in today's evolving digital landscape.

It’s 2024—if you’re still on Agile right now, you’re already behind. Part I of II.

Supply chain professionals need to ask themselves how their products are being designed and commercialized, as well as which markets they’re being sold to.

Understanding how to use manufacturing data across the product lifecycle is critical to modern manufacturing.

The real question manufacturers should be asking themselves is, “Should I continue to invest in technology in a time of high inflation and budget cuts?”

The next time your flight gets delayed, consider how your experience can be applied to your customer success management. Part of our blog series “The CEO Lens.”

Savant Systems out-innovates competitors by emphasizing a strategic partnership between business and IT that delivers superior customer experiences.

New to product information management (PIM) software, or just looking to brush up? Here are all the terms you need to know.

A leader in the market for years, Oracle Agile PLM certainly has the name recognition. But is that enough to compensate for these costly pitfalls?

When your user interface is so friendly users can teach themselves, the Salesforce administrator role is free to innovate your day-to-day workflows.

With something as broad and variable as business transformation, the proof is in the pudding (here, the pudding is 5 real stories with real results).

Episode 20. Rule 20: Delivering PLM Success in an AI-Obsessed World. The world is teeming with conversations about AI—but how often are they backed by Forrester research?

From the beginning, Agile had a vision for the future of product lifecycle management. But did it ever get there?

Learn how personal experience and passion for helping others can fuel business growth in the health and wellness industry.

Advice from a CEO about ensuring your customers remain happy with—and, crucially, loyal to—your brand when the market is noisier than ever before.

Episode 19. Rule 19: Exponential Growth Requires Scalable Tech. Learn how one small company managed hypergrowth after a major acquisition.

Forrester's VP/Principal Analyst George Lawrie and Propel CEO Ross Meyercord discuss how AI-powered PLM solutions allow you to extract more value with larger, standardized, and most importantly—trusted—datasets.

What does a day look like for a PLM engineer in the era of digital transformation?

Build a comprehensive cloud product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy that delivers true product success by optimizing your manufacturing workflows and technologies.

Learning a customer is unhappy is always scary. But, according to Propel CEO Ross Meyercord, it could also be a golden opportunity to deepen the relationship.

Are you stuck in the Marketing Maze? Here's the direct route to getting out.

Business transformation is no longer optional. Fortunately, there's a proven framework to walk you through it.

While everyone else jumped on the AI train, manufacturing companies have watched from the sidelines due to security concerns and proprietary constraints. Until now.

Episode 18. Rule 18: QMS Digital Transformation for Medtechs. Learn how rapid innovation in the medtech industry is affecting digital transformation for QMS processes.

Looking to understand value chain analysis? Here's a complete checklist.

Determine which approach suits your company’s goals best—and whether your PLM solution is suited to that approach.

Episode 17. Rule 17: Driving Transformation One Process at a Time. How Diana Sehawneh (MaryRuth Organics) transformed QMS workflows by learning the solution, engaging her team, and driving early executive buy-in.

Learn why a robust PIM platform is a business imperative for keeping up with today’s increasingly competitive landscape.

Manufacturing Day 2023 falls on a watershed moment for the industry. Let’s examine all the pivotal trends shaping tomorrow’s manufacturing landscape.

Episode 16. Rule 16: Solutions for Sustainable Leadership. PLM veteran Michelle Stone shares best practices when it comes to driving sustainable product development.

Overcoming the dread of performance evaluations is easier said than done. Here are some tips from Propel CEO Ross Meyercord.

When you limit the use of the device history record (DHR), you’re limiting your own product’s commercial power.

As Salesforce unveiled the future of enterprise software, Propel was there, capturing every insight. Here are our key learnings from Dreamforce 2023.

Episode 15. Rule 15: Embrace Change to Drive Growth. BekaertDeslee's Dmitriy Geler details the intricate journey of reshaping an established company's path to success.

Drive Engineer to Order (ETO) by using a modern, unified platform that offers both next-generation PLM and Salesforce's modern cloud CRM capabilities.

It’s time to lean into smart technology to help close the skills gap.

Explore how Salesforce Console reshapes the world of product management by powering unparalleled productivity.

What does the manufacturing process actually look like? Here's a deep dive.

The foundation of a successful business framework today relies on real-time data visibility. Here’s a comprehensive look at the benefits of democratizing your data.

Modern solutions don’t remove your control of the CAPA process, they simply remove the speedbumps.

Not only are medtech companies accelerating to meet the evolving demands of consumers, they're using the changing landscape as an opportunity to innovate in three key areas.

Episode 14. Rule 14: Transform Product Data into Market Success. A comprehensive look into the PIM industry landscape, and how modern PIM improves time-to-market and customer satisfaction.

Episode 13. Rule 13: Adopt Early, Go to Market Faster. Tips for implementing digital solutions with user buy-in and why it's never too early to start future-proofing.

The three levels of trust that make or break SaaS relationships, according to Propel CEO Ross Meyercord. Part of our blog series “The CEO Lens.”

Digital transformation is by no means a small undertaking and there are bound to be naysayers. Here’s how to help folks through the most common fears.

From personalized product demos to speakeasy cocktails, there are so many opportunities to get some face time with Propel Software at Dreamforce 2023.

We're breaking down a few ways to optimize your value chain to increase your margins.

Episode 12. Rule 12: The No Code Revolution. How to unlock your business users' creativity by lowering the barrier to software development.

How technology is reshaping demand chain resilience, empowering businesses to stay ahead in today's dynamic market. Read the third and final part of our series.

Digital transformation is no longer a "nice to have"—it's a business imperative.

Have your commercial teams failed to evolve past long-extinct marketing processes like outdated spreadsheets and systems?

Creating compelling customer experiences is a highly collaborative task. Shouldn't your product and commercialization teams share the same platform?

Episode 11. Rule 11: One Platform, One Vision. How Savant Systems out-innovates competitors with a holistic approach to product development.

Here’s how modern software solutions revolutionize quality validation processes, streamlining compliance and enhancing efficiency in regulated industries.

The goal of a product value management (PVM) solution isn’t only to drive value for the customer, it’s to embed value in every aspect of the business.

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, what’s a product viewable worth? Here are 6 key benefits of incorporating visual representations of products into the design process.

At Propulsion 2023, Heather Multhaupt, VP of Team Services at Alert Innovation, explained how the company is managing rapid growth after its acquisition.

Good manufacturing practices keep consumers safe and manufacturers compliant.

A look at the challenges faced by traditional players, the rise of online mattress buying, and how BekaertDeslee's digital transformation is revolutionizing the market.

Essential strategies for enhancing manufacturing resilience, reducing waste, and improving product quality. Read part two of our series.

An excerpt of Tech-Clarity’s recent report entitled “Drive Growth by Connecting the Digital Thread Through Product Commercialization.”

In the medtech industry, claims are critical to the design, testing, and promotion of products. Without a connected and traceable path, they are often lost or forgotten on the journey from concept to customer.

There’s only one way to close the gap between what the product team knows and what the customer expects—strengthen your product thread.

Software development and product development may not be as different as you think. If you’re a product-focused IT leader managing both, consider these parallels.

Being a manufacturing company in the digital age is no small feat, but the rise of technology gives manufacturers access to a critical tool: Data.

What’s the point of digital transformation if you’re still siloed or stuck with rigid processes? Here’s how product value management (PVM) is designed to unleash unfettered innovation.

Here’s why a strong testing mindset is crucial for identifying gaps in product quality and prioritizing risk mitigation through automation.

Propulsion 2023 included real success stories for enduring revenue growth and strategies for uninterrupted product innovation in any market.

Forrester VP & principal analyst George Lawrie explains how some PLM providers are delivering big innovation pushes to meet customer needs of today and tomorrow.

Savant Systems, the leader in premium smart home products and parent of GE Lighting, is using technology and innovation to disrupt a 100-year-old market. Featuring Savant's Angie Larson and Beth LeClerc.

Three experts—Kirsten Allegri Williams, Cindy Bolt, and Ray Hein—explore how changing consumer behavior is affecting manufacturers and why they need to think differently to succeed in a digitized world.

How Samsara used digitalization and fast evolution to optimize supply chains while scaling from startup to public company worth $10 billion. Featuring Jeff Faulkner, VP of Operations.

Industry leaders Geoffrey Moore and Alexa Vignone explain how digital transformation maximizes customer lifetime value and the main challenges companies face when implementing their digital strategies.