Caelus - your PLM buddy

Caelus, built at Rohde & Schwarz, Munich during my working student period, which was later continued by me to build & write my master thesis on.

*Disclaimer: Some project details have been modified to protect the company's privacy. Additional names and figures have been included in this portfolio to showcase the range of work skills.

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What is Caelus built for?❓

Caelus (derived from Latin for “heaven”, symbolizing ‘knowledge sharing; naming not included in official doc at the company) is a tool built for Product Managers & developers where they can share the knowledge & problems they faced during their tenure on variety of projects & product built at Rohde & Schwarz.

Criteria	Description
What is it?	web-app tool for knowledge sharing & assisting product lifecycle phases
Built in	2024, in house tool
Target Group of users	Project leaders, Product managers
Form factor	web-app available on intranet of R&S
Value Proposition	1. R&S focused help with PLM cycle - No need to hunt for knowledge, save resources

AI assistant to help navigate the phases of PLM
Contact partners - company and subsidiary/supplier wide | | Nuances of the product | 1. Does NOT support android/ios devices currently.
Does NOT assist in building product prototype (like Siemens Teamcenter) |

Competitive PLM software🔎

The market of the PLM software is ruled by the products from Siemens and Oracle. However, the customizing options is what makes Caelus stand out.

Product	Features	Pricing model
Siemens Teamcenter	- Complex engineering workflow management

Digital twin capabilities
Advanced simulation tools
Global collaboration features

| $50,000 - $250,000/year | | PTC Windchill | Product data management

AR/VR design capabilities
Supply chain collaboration
Compliance tracking

| $40,000 - $200,000/year | | SAP Product Lifecycle Management | - Product portfolio management

Cost tracking
Global product development
Sustainability management | | $40,000 - $180,000/year | | Caelus | - Competitive product portfolio management
Knowledge sharing platform based on state-of-art project doc -AI assistant model widely trained on knowledge shared by developers, project leaders, head of departments, thus making it easier to use company resources
Contact partners assigned to each phase of PLM | built in-house |

Interviews

Interviews conducted: 40

Interviewees : Project leaders, product managers, production managers, developers, head of departments

Business model canvas

Building & coding Caelus🛠️

Built using - Python, React

Database management using: AWS Sagemaker