Comments on: SAP PLM job prospects: A Jon Reed guest column

By: SudarshanB

SudarshanB — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:30:06 +0000

Hi Jon,
Thank you for PLM prospects analysis you posted here.

I need one advice from all the bloggers here. I am into SAP ABAP from last 3.5 years, but I do not have any insight of SAP’s PLM module. Now I got an offer to join a PLM project, but I am hesitating coz I do not know what my future would be, if I get into SAP PLM.

So request your inputs whether I should grab the opportunity or let it go…

All inputs are appreciated !

Thank you.

Regards,
Sud

By: Prashanth

Prashanth — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:32:38 +0000

Hi Jon,

This was indeed a very good article on the future of SAP PLM. I have been working in the CAD field for more that 6 years and would like to enter the SAP PLM field.

I am presently working in Teamcenter engineering with a CAD package. I have expertise on working as an end user for Teamcenter.

The places where I have tried to change my job, the only requirement for them is that we should have a back end experience of TCE. I would like to enter into the Functional side since I have very good experience in Engineering Change Management. Do you have any option regarding the same?

By: Saurabh Luhadiya

Saurabh Luhadiya — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:02:01 +0000

Hi Jon,

Thanks for such a short and crispy information on the future of SAP PLM.

I am a cProjects/ xRPM independent consultant and working in this area for almost 2 years now, with 2 E2E under by belt. Now gaining expertise in xPD and DMS area for future enhancement.

However Ican see a very small growth coming up in terms of clients adapting the solution and wish that thsi moves a bit faster..

Lets wish and put our best..

Thanks

By: James

James — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:19:19 +0000

Your forecasting article is really good and given me a great hope to enter into PLM functional side. Would like to know more about functional side entry of PLM. If you have any guideline to focus more on this area pls do forward to me, sapjames at yahoo dot com. I am good in logistical outside SAP area mainly in HP MicroGX COBOL, and now in SAP for the past 7 years.

Keep posting forecasting articles which will encourage middle leverl seniors to come up SAP.

Cheers

James

By: Jon Reed

Jon Reed — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:48:02 +0000

Thanks for your question lkhan – this was intended as a shorter “bloggy” piece rather than a longer column so I’m sure there were a number of points I raised that were not elaborated upon to satisfaction. Technical entry points into functional areas of SAP often involve ABAP development as you probably know, so ABAP-PLM is one technical entry point. Then you might have situations involving data migration and/or integration with third party engineering systems, and these can invoke both development and Basis-related EAI and/or messaging skills. So, from either a systems admin or development perspective, you can find yourself moving into PLM-related areas.

By: Ikhan

Ikhan — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:10:51 +0000

you have mentioned above as “Like most areas of SAP, there are numerous entry points into PLM consulting from both the functional and technical side”
But you didn’t tell about the technical side.