PIM fundamentals
Definitions and system boundaries: what PIM does, and how it relates to MDM, DAM, ERP, PLM and PXM.
What is PIM? A practical definition of product information management
What is PIM? A practical definition of product information management: what a PIM system stores, who uses it, and the signs that a business needs one.
PIM fundamentalsPIM vs MDM: where product information ends and master data begins
PIM vs MDM explained: how product information management and master data management differ in scope, users and governance, and when you need one or both.
PIM fundamentalsPIM vs DAM: how the two systems divide the work
PIM vs DAM: how product information management and digital asset management divide the work on product data and media, and how to decide which you need first.
PIM fundamentalsPIM and ERP: which system should own which product data
PIM and ERP compared: which product data each system should own, how to build an attribute ownership matrix, and why ERP alone struggles with channel content.
PIM fundamentalsPIM and PLM: handing product data from engineering to commerce
PIM and PLM compared: how product lifecycle management hands engineering data to product information management, which data moves and when the handover happens.
PIM fundamentalsWhat is PXM? Product experience management and its relationship to PIM
What is PXM? Product experience management explained: how it extends PIM with syndication, analytics and channel tailoring, and how to judge vendor PXM claims.
PIM fundamentalsBuilding the business case for PIM: costs, benefits and an ROI model
Build a PIM business case with a transparent ROI model: the costs to include, the benefits to measure, a worked five-year example and sensitivity tests.