Eight weeks to go from knowing PLM to practising it
An intensive online programme that walks a real product through its entire lifecycle — requirements, design, validation, manufacturing, service — hands-on inside Aras Innovator. You don't read about engineering changes and bills of materials. You run them.
Understanding PLM and running it are different skills
Most PLM training stops at vocabulary. This one doesn't:
Foundations gets people fluent. It doesn't make them practitioners.
Most teams learn one slice of the lifecycle and never see how it connects.
Reading about ECRs, BOMs and change orders is not the same as running them.
Without hands-on system experience, PLM stays abstract.
Eight weeks. One product. The whole lifecycle, in a real system.
Depth you can't get from reading about it
Eight weeks of live sessions, structured around one product moving through its lifecycle, exercised in a PLM system used in real implementations. Every week builds on the last.
Eight weeks, one lifecycle
Follow a product from requirements to service and back, week by week, in the order it really happens.
Hands-on in a real PLM system
Every concept is exercised inside Aras Innovator — flexible, modern and widely used in real implementations.
A project, not a lecture series
A drone development scenario runs through the whole programme, with participants taking different roles each session.
The integration picture
How PLM connects to CAD, ERP and MES — the part most training leaves out.
A credential to show for it
A certificate from Share PLM and Aras, ready for your CV and LinkedIn profile.
Eight weeks of content, one lifecycle
The programme follows a product in the order it really happens — from first requirement to service and back again.
The Foundations
The core elements of PLM and where its strategic value comes from. How a PLM framework is structured, how it sits in an organisation, and why change management belongs inside it from day one.
Requirements and Concept
Turning needs into defined product requirements. Documenting and reporting issues, raising Engineering Change Requests, and defining the logical product structure.
Design
Moving a concept into a controlled design. Implementing Engineering Change Notices and building and managing the Engineering Bill of Materials.
Validation
Proving the design works. Prototyping and design testing, quality assurance practice, and where sustainability principles enter the lifecycle.
Manufacturing
Getting the product built. Manufacturing Change Orders, supply chain management, process planning and the Manufacturing Bill of Materials.
Service and Maintenance
Life after shipping. Digital Twin concepts, the Service Bill of Materials, and how products are maintained over their operational life.
Integrations
PLM does not live alone. An overview of PLM integrations and the value they create, then CAD, ERP and MES connections in detail.
Final Delivery
Where PLM is heading, and what separates implementations that land from ones that stall. The programme closes with a final knowledge assessment.
You build a drone, and everything around it
A single product scenario runs through the whole programme. Each week you take it one stage further — and each session you take on a different role in the process, so you see the lifecycle from every side rather than just your own.
- One product, eight weeks. Decisions made in week two show up as consequences in week five.
- Different role each session. Requirements owner, designer, manufacturing engineer, service planner.
- Inside Aras Innovator. Chosen because it's flexible, modern and widely used in real-world PLM implementations.
- Everything in one LMS. Live sessions, all course materials and the hands-on exercises in a single place.
Practitioner-level PLM, evidenced
▣Full-lifecycle fluency
You can follow a product from requirement to service and explain how each stage connects.
⚙Real system experience
Hands-on hours inside Aras Innovator, not screenshots of someone else using it.
✎The vocabulary, used correctly
ECR, ECN, EBOM, MBOM, SBOM, MCO — not as acronyms, but as things you have actually run.
✓A certificate
Issued by Share PLM and Aras, demonstrating PLM skills and knowledge.
Not a certificate of attendance — a record of work you have actually done in a live PLM system.
Certified by Share PLM and Aras
Finish the programme and you receive a certificate demonstrating PLM skills and knowledge, issued jointly by Share PLM and Aras — a credential backed by the vendor whose system you have been working in, ready for your CV and LinkedIn profile.
Built from real PLM transformations
The material comes out of a decade of guiding PLM programmes at manufacturers — the patterns that worked, and the ones that didn't.
For people who will do the work
The Bootcamp assumes you already know what PLM is. It exists to make you effective in it.
01Consultants & architects
PLM consultants and architects who need depth across the whole lifecycle, not one module of it.
02Managers & product owners
People accountable for PLM outcomes who need to understand the mechanics well enough to make decisions.
03Developers & implementers
Engineers and developers configuring or extending PLM who want the process context behind the system.
Come in with a baseline
The Bootcamp moves fast and assumes basic PLM knowledge. If you're starting from zero, close that gap first — it makes the nine weeks far more valuable.
- PLM Foundations — self-paced, eight modules, finishable in under a day
- Covers the vocabulary and concepts the Bootcamp builds on
- Not sure whether you need it? Ask us on the call and we'll be straight with you
Ready to go deep on PLM?
The Bootcamp runs on demand. Tell us you're interested and we'll add you to the next group.
- Eight weeks of live online sessions, around 90 minutes each
- Hands-on throughout in Aras Innovator — no licence of your own needed
- Certificate from Share PLM and Aras on completion
- A group of five or more is enough to run a private Bootcamp for your team
Questions before you commit eight weeks
When does the next Bootcamp start?
We run the Bootcamp on demand. Once five or more participants are confirmed, we schedule a group and agree the weekly slot with everyone in it. Get in touch and we'll tell you where the current list stands.
Why run it on demand rather than on fixed dates?
Eight weeks of live sessions only works if the group is the right size and the schedule suits everyone in it. Waiting until five people are confirmed means the sessions are properly interactive and the weekly slot actually fits your calendar.
Do I need PLM experience before starting?
Yes — the Bootcamp assumes a working baseline. If you are starting from scratch, take PLM Foundations first; it is self-paced and can be finished in under a day.
How much time should I set aside each week?
One live session of around 90 minutes, plus time for the hands-on exercises between sessions. All materials stay available in the LMS throughout.
What if I miss a session?
Tell us before the day and we will agree how to catch you up. Course materials and exercises are in the LMS, so the reading and hands-on work can be done in your own time.
Do I need my own Aras licence?
No. Hands-on work happens in an environment we provide for the programme.
Can you run it privately for our team?
Yes. A team of five or more is already enough to run a dedicated Bootcamp, and we can shape the examples around your products and processes. Book a call and we'll scope it.
The Bootcamp is step three
Three programs, increasing in depth. Each stands on its own.