January 3, 2003—Primavera has introduced P3e/c for Construction, a comprehensive software product for organizations involved in the management of construction projects. The new solution was introduced today by Primavera Systems to better help engineering and construction companies plan, analyze and schedule projects to achieve on-time and within budget completion.
Some of the new features of P3e/c for Construction are:
Advanced Analysis—Recognize possible delays by comparing current plans with the initial plan, the owner’s signed-off plan, and the previous period plan using the multiple baseline capability of P3e/c. Risks, issues and alerts feature provides the ability to identify and manage potential project risks by flagging vulnerable activities. Users are automatically notified if an activity or work package exceeds duration or cost. Analyze project information by duration, variance, costs, and dates.
Immediate Field Status and Project Updates—Construction management firms, engineer, procure, and construct (EPC) firms, contractors, and owners can plan, update, manage and control multiple projects through a Web browser or mobile reporting tool such as a Palm Pilot or Pocket PC. The ability to collaborate with project managers, ask questions, and review documentation online far exceeds the web-functionality of other scheduling tools.
Steps within Activities—Using this feature, team members are able to streamline schedules and enhance project details to capture key information without creating unnecessary activities.
Templates—EPCs, contractors, and owners can size templates for particular projects using the software’s Project Architect feature. In addition, team members can learn from past successes by reviewing attached specifications, links to catalog cuts, and other key documents.
Resource and Cost Management Capabilities—Track multiple rates for equipment and labor, as well as material costs using 21-point resource distribution curves, unlimited customizable `this-period costs,’ and multiple resource rates.
Control Built Around an Organization’s Structures—Unlimited hierarchical codes for projects, activities and resources enable users to organize projects and activities to accurately reflect business needs. Graphical and rich text notebooks on projects and activities provide organizations with the ability to capture and organize detailed information for reporting purposes such as quickly tagging activities affected by weather delays.
Integration with Primavera Expedition—Allows users to view, create and update activities from Expedition documents, including submittals, changes and daily reports.
For more information, contact Primavera at 800/423-0245
