One control trail from idea to launch-ready product.
Prioritize the portfolio, pass decision gates, control prototypes and engineering changes, then trace cost through capitalization.
This is a cross-module scenario, not a sixteenth module or an industry in the taxonomy.
Ideas, engineering, quality and cost are often managed as four separate stories.
The portfolio lacks decision gates
Ideas and projects compete for resources without shared stage-gate criteria.
Prototypes drift from design
Specifications, EBOM, MBOM, test results and engineering changes live in separate files.
R&D cost is hard to reconcile
Labor, material and services are not collected on internal orders for expense or capitalization decisions.
Outcomes are directional; improvement depends on the organization’s process, data and approval model.
Compose four capabilities into a controlled Idea-to-Launch flow.
EBOM–MBOM, versions and effectivity travel with ECR/ECO; engineering documents link to EDM instead of creating another file store.
Each module keeps a clear responsibility inside one scenario.
PM/PPM
Manage ideas, project–program–portfolio, resources and stage gates.
QMS
Control specifications, prototypes, test plans, results and nonconformance.
MES · PDM/ECO
Align EBOM↔MBOM, ECR/ECO, versions, effectivity and engineering records.
Finance
Collect cost by internal order and govern expense-versus-capitalization treatment.
Start with one product line and real decision gates before scaling the portfolio.
R&D scenario boundaries
Is R&D a sixteenth module?+
No. It is a cross-module scenario using PM/PPM, QMS, MES/PDM-ECO and Finance; the Platform taxonomy remains at 16 modules.
Does PDM/ECO replace EDM?+
No. PDM/ECO owns product structure, versions, effectivity and engineering change; EDM owns the linked documents and records.
How does R&D cost reach Finance?+
Cost is collected by internal order or an equivalent object, then Finance applies company policy to expense or capitalize it.
Turn Idea-to-Launch into an owned flow.
Choose one product line, its real approval gates and the four capabilities to connect first.