Change Management on the 3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA Platform

Introduction
Change is an inevitable part of product development. A design issue may be identified, customer requirements may change, or a supplier may discontinue a component. The challenge is not simply making the change—it is managing it in a controlled, traceable, and collaborative way.

The 3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA platform provides a structured Change Management process that connects engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other stakeholders. It helps organizations manage changes from the initial request and impact assessment through implementation, approval, and final release.

The Challenge with Uncontrolled Change
Without a structured change process, organizations often depend on emails, spreadsheets, and disconnected product data. This can result in:

• Limited visibility into the impact of changes
• Revision and version confusion
• Manual approval and communication
• Engineering, manufacturing, and quality working with different information
• Increased rework and production errors
• Difficulty maintaining a complete audit trail

A change that appears small in engineering can create significant downstream impact if it is not properly evaluated and controlled.

How ENOVIA Manages Change
ENOVIA provides a connected framework using Change Requests (CR), Change Orders (CO) and Change Actions (CA) to govern the change lifecycle.

The process typically follows these stages:

1. Capture & Assess – Identify the issue, create a Change Request, and evaluate its technical and business impact.
2. Plan & Assign – Define the scope of the change, establish responsibilities, and create the required Change Actions or Change Order.
3. Work Under Change – Authorized users perform modifications under a governed change process, helping prevent uncontrolled product data changes.
4. Review & Approve – Completed changes are reviewed and routed through defined approval workflows.
5. Release & Trace – Once approved, the updated product definition is released while the associated changes, decisions, revisions, and approvals remain traceable.

This creates a controlled flow from:
Change Request → Change Order/Change Action → Work Under Change → Review → Approval → Release

Benefits of Change Management on 3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA

• End-to-end traceability – Maintain a complete history of the change from request to release.
• Improved collaboration – Engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other teams work from a common product definition.
• Reduced errors and rework – Controlled modifications help prevent outdated or unauthorized information from reaching downstream teams.
• Faster approvals – Defined workflows and responsibilities reduce manual coordination and approval delays.
• Better product data governance – Changes are implemented within a controlled lifecycle.
• Improved compliance – Approval history and change records support quality, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Why Change Management Is Important
Modern products involve complex designs, multiple teams, global supply chains, and strict quality requirements. A single uncontrolled revision can affect manufacturing, procurement, quality, and customers.

Effective Change Management ensures that every change is evaluated before implementation and that there is clear accountability for what changed, why it changed, who executed it, and who approved it.

The goal is not to slow engineering down with additional processes. It is to help teams move faster while maintaining control over the product definition.

Summary
Change Management on the 3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA platform transforms fragmented, manual change processes into a controlled, collaborative, and traceable workflow. By connecting Change Requests, Change Actions, Change Orders, product data, approvals, and release processes, ENOVIA helps organizations improve product data integrity, reduce risk, strengthen collaboration, and accelerate change cycles.

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