May 30, 2003—TRIRIGA Projects 8i is a new, Web-based enterprise software system providing comprehensive project management capabilities to centralize all the data, processes, personnel, and resources associated with large-scale design, build, and construction operations. According to TRIRIGA, Projects 8i offers true program management functionality, including planning, collaboration, risk analysis, design reviews, and checklist activities.
Projects 8i provides a collaborative platform for corporate organizations, architects, engineers, and other professional service groups to track and manage projects and programs. Accessible via Web browsers, the system serves as a central repository to capture all types of documents and CAD drawings, production schedules, billing and budget information, procurement details, vendors, contractors, and suppliers.
Projects 8i is designed for close coordination of people, processes, and data in large-scale capital projects such as the construction of a hotel, office complex, or retail shopping center. Providing comprehensive process management functionality, Projects 8i can take distributed tasks, such as meetings, RFI’s, submittals, changes, issues, and budgets, and assemble them into a step-by-step wizard. This provides a way to guide users through each step, and capture information within a structured framework.
Projects 8i offers a range of customization capabilities to design the interface and fields that are specific to an organization’s business processes and workflow. An integrated graphical workflow engine provides the capability to easily design and edit the system via a Web browser, without programming.
As a centralized system, Projects 8i can aggregate multiple funding sources, and also allocate and record costs at both the program and project levels, allowing users to track and manage budgets across each phase. Additionally, the system enables users to push and track program activities, variables, decisions, and correspondence across all projects—not just an executive-level roll-up of projects.
For offline participation and collaboration, Projects 8i has the ability to import Microsoft Excel templates for all project documents and correspondence, and integrate them through manual importing or automated workflow. Additionally, Projects 8i can easily merge data into Microsoft Office applications for forms and reporting purposes.
Built on TRIRIGA’s Intelligent Business System (IBS) platform, Projects 8i can be integrated with other third-party systems, such as accounting and financial applications. The IBS platform also powers TRIRIGA’s other FM system, FacilityCenter 8i. Both solutions leverage the same database architecture, providing organizations with a scalable system to manage lifecycle projects, from construction and capital improvement, to facilities management and operations.
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