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Brandon Z.

Senior Product Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/24/2019

"PropelPLM Review"

4/5

What do you like best about Propel?

Low IT overhead with a clean interface and already built on a platform that we know (salesforce). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

I would love to see more best practice / usage information, as well as instructional videos. I know we improve and expand upon how we're using Propel, just need the right inspiration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Deb S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/22/2019

"PLM streamlined"

5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

Interface is easy to customize from an Administrator viewpoint and on the End User standpoint, very user friendly front end. The tool is instrumental in scaling the small business quickly due to ease of use and excellent communication through email or chatter. I can quickly correct errors using ORB or enforce best practices for users with business rules that are easily turned on. The beauty of this tool is the ability to add new functionality such as Quality and Program Mgmt whenever because it’s included. There are fantastic support gurus at Propel always ready to troubleshoot problems ASAP! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

1. I have not used Lightning Experience yet because of time constraints to learn the new front end. It’s looming ahead of me as a requirement because the Classic interface is being phased out. It seems that both options should remain available but I do understand the reasoning to support 1 UI. Hopefully there will be some Admin training offered.

2. Multiple Changes can be written against an item but can not be routed until the first change is released through workflow. This limitation impacts the Deviation also as a subsequent change can not release until the Deviation is expired. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Configuration Mgmt, Change Mgmt, Release Mgmt. This is a small Marketing / Engineering driven company that focuses on development. Originally the CM managed the original product BOM configuration and changes were not managed correctly for parts & documents/DWGs. This resulted in a very difficult deployment of the initial release into Propel due to revision conflict between parts/DWGs. Propel has been instrumental in resolving this issue which was critical for the launch of new products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/22/2019

"Propel does everything that I need it to and it is pretty easy to use"

5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

The system if fast to use, some PLM systems I have used are so slow to respond. Don't ever slow it down. The search works well as does the approval process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

I can't preview a STEP file, would be nice to add this support and support for other engineering files like gerber files

There is no App available, it would be useful to be able to approve ECOs in situations where China is waiting for something to start the line, need the approval but I am out at dinner with family and they have to wait till I get home Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Propel:

It certainly helped having a consultant on board who knew the system inside out could set it up for us, solver the teething problems and to train us fitting in with busy schedules.

Note that preview is not available for engineering files only common document files. This is something propel could fix. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Approval process before factory implements changes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Consumer Goods

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/9/2019

"Propel for eQMS"

4/5

What do you like best about Propel?

User friendly and very intuitive. It is easy to customize Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

System doesn't seem to have a general configuration, but rather our module was what was set up for another customer. Wish the implementation team would have worked more with us Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UC

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/10/2019

"What I expected from PLM"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

All the normal PLM features + modern in context chat and ability to customize Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Salesforce UX is not my favorite for useability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Brian M.

Mechanical Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/18/2019

"High tech solution to a complicated problem"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

My favorite parts about Propel are the ease of use (cleanliness of UI) and the ability to customize the rules for your specific organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

We work with a few very old school contract manufacturers and at times it can be difficult to export and print things the old fashioned way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Propel:

It is extremely helpful when you are picking up a PLM tool to create formats and organizational rules early. Create part naming conventions, document uploading rules, maybe pick a document czar from your organization to handle quality so that you have a clean, uniform system. Otherwise, things maybe become messy and unsearchable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have special design cases that sometimes require "interesting" and creative solutions and Propel allows us the freedom and the agility to create use cases, revision rules, and tailored reporting for filtering results. We also tend to design, revise, and catalog on the fly, so as soon as we come up with new parts and assemblies, we can quickly lock these revisions and share them with our colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tim B.

Sr Business Systems Manager

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/3/2019

"Quality Focused"

5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

Propel Implementation was very simple and straight forward. Once our processes were defined we were able to quickly implement to the organization. We started with the Quality Management Processes so that we could fill a gap on other process improvements. We found an powerful tool in the PLM and are continuing to implement that process globally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Salesforce does have some limitations on the page layouts. Form the most part I don't have any dislikes of the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/17/2019

"Seems Like a Good Concept"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

The personalized support that we received from Propel was excellent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

We were never successfully able to implement. It was difficult for the team to understand the big picture and how it would integrate with our current SAP system and Salesforce since each lives independently. It was no fault of Propel, I think as a company, we were not ready for an application like Propel, there were other items to be defined first before bringing in Propel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Propel:

Make sure that you have a fully defined ERP system prior to implementation. This product does require a person to really push it's full adoption, otherwise the amount of work out into the setup will never be fully recognized. We have had access to Propel for over 2 years and I have yet to see it deployed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were looking to better organize our product list along with the bundles that they belonged to. It grew into trying to gain a better understanding of our margins and all of the costs that are baked into a product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AM

Verified User in Medical Devices

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/16/2019

"Corporate Compliance Auditor/ Propel Implementation Team"

4/5

What do you like best about Propel?

The Flexibility of the Propel Team. During initial creation of how we would use the system, the team on site were very helpful and flexible. A+ customer service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Perhaps the pricing strategy for licenses and the difference in cost between the licences. Ranges from 8 - 90$. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Propel:

From a training perspective, really think about how you want to organize training. the use of Plans are great but, if its not properly organized it can be really difficult to maintain. Consider the end user. My recommendation is to get everyone the basic access to the system, so everyone can use the system to its highest capability. Its very intuitive, even those with basic (or less) computer skills can use the system for training. I think that is really where you get your ROI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Training compliance, with the training module is, in the long run, going to be a huge benefit, in relation to compliance and retrieval of records. Initial implementation is alot of work but well worth the work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Yan K.

Operations Program Manager

Consumer Electronics

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/17/2019

"Implementation was a brief"

5/5

What do you like best about Propel?

Intuitive to use, Flexible and Customizable, Built on top of Salesforce, very responsive and accommodating customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Nothing major. It will be great to have chat option for customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.