The Geneva International PLM Group is focused on the business, management and organisational issues of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). The Group is as interested in the strategies, business processes, metrics, data structures and human resources of PLM as it is in PLM applications.

The Group addresses the methodologies (the "how-to's") of PLM. For example, how to communicate about PLM, how to implement PLM, how to succeed with PLM, how to manage PLM, how to apply PLM, how to benefit from PLM, how to measure PLM.

The Group enables its members to address together PLM subjects of common interest. It does this through various types of joint activity. These include projects addressing specific areas of interest (such as benchmarking of PLM performance, creating common definitions of PLM job descriptions, etc.); as well as events such as meetings, round tables, workshops, seminars and conferences.

The Group encourages its members to contribute to an open and proactive reflection about real PLM issues. Members select the activities in which they want to participate (opt-in). Unless agreed otherwise, the results of a particular activity remain confidential to the participants.

Membership of the Group is open to individuals in companies developing and supporting products and services. It is also open to individuals in educational organisations. Members include managers and users of PLM, product managers and developers, as well as individuals working for suppliers of PLM products and services.

The Geneva International PLM Group is an independent entity. It is not owned by, or organised for, any particular PLM product or service provider, or any other organisation.

The Group is currently headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland which is about 1 hour's flight from most cities in Europe. The Group has members world-wide, reflecting global use of PLM.

The Group was founded in December 2011. Discussions were held with members in January and February 2012, and draft documents produced and circulated. A launch meeting, at which the Group's structure and working methods were agreed, took place in March 2012. The Group's activities are focused on three areas: PLM and Business Management; PLM Skillset and Training; Gathering and Sharing PLM Experience.

The current leader of the Group is John Stark, a well-known PLM industry figure with a deep and long commitment to the advancement of PLM: publisher of the 2PLM ezine since 1998; author of Product Lifecycle Management: Paradigm for 21st Century Product Realisation and Global Product: Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management and the Billion Customer Question; initiator of several PLM Conferences; and a consultant with extensive PLM experience in many industry sectors.

Membership of the Group is free of charge. Join the Group to be informed of upcoming activities. Please join here on LinkedIn. (If you are not on LinkedIn, please contact the Group, providing your name, organisation and e-mail address.)

Please note that members are kindly asked to refrain from posting/tweeting job offers and Press Releases to the Group.