Stay on top of your projects
Manage your projects flawlessly from cradle to grave.
Cloud PLM for project managers
Project managers are the glue that holds manufacturing processes together.
And cloud PLM is the software equivalent.
Access mission-critical product data to share with relevant teams, automate workflows to keep projects moving, and identify roadblocks and issues quickly using dashboards and reports. Cloud PLM is the project manager’s best friend.
Why PMs love Upchain
Microsoft Office plugins
Connects every single product stakeholder
Configurable workflows
Rapid
implementation
Define your own workflows
Configure a system that works for your business and will evolve as your processes do.
- Map workflows to existing business processes
- Define stage gates and approvers to prevent errors and mistakes
- Build workflows using Visio and import directly into Upchain
Complete product visibility and control
Real-time visibility and control over your team and project across the product development network. Spot and resolve problems early and keep your projects on track to drive product goals.
- Dashboards give complete visibility into your projects
- Identify roadblocks quickly and act accordingly
- Gantt charts keep your projects on track
Work within tools you know
Work within tools like Excel, Outlook, Word, and Powerpoint. No training, no documentation, and no PM retooling required.
- View and approve changes from within your email via the Upchain plugin
- Assign tasks that go directly to your engineering team in their CAD program of choice
- View your team’s workload and distribute tasks to maximize efficiency
- Connect Upchain to Powerpoint and Word and create reports with up to date data in seconds
FAQ
How do I configure workflows?
We have out of the box templates to get you started and we’ll help make any specific modifications that you need as we go.
What kind of training and support can I expect?
We offer unlimited support from our customer success team. We’re there to help get you up and running, provide ongoing support and training, or just answer any questions you might run into. You can get in touch via email, or phone, and we’re constantly adding to our knowledge base so you can get the info you need, fast.
How does Upchain do integrations?
We integrate with the Microsoft Office Suite and all major CAD programs via plugins that we built and manage ourselves. We also have custom integrations pre-built for a number of ERPs. On top of that, we use web services and REST APIs to push and pull data wherever it needs to go.
Use the tools you and your team already love
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Features project managers love
Granular permission control
Role-based permissions keep your data secure.
Microsoft Office plugins
Use Upchain from within the programs you
already know.
Document management
View, track, and revise any document you need.
Customized workflows
Configurable workflows to suit your business.
ECR creation and management
Create and manage engineering change requests.
Project dashboards
Get a bird’s-eye view of your project.
API integrations
Push and pull product data wherever it needs to go.
ERP integrations
Connect to any ERP or ERP instance you need.
File import / export
Import and export XML, PDF, Excel, and image files.