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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

By : Stephen Kelly
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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

By: Stephen Kelly

Overview of this book

Oracle's Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition is a document management, job cost, and field controls solution that keeps construction projects on schedule and on budget through complete project control. "Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14" explains the concepts behind the core modules and how to use them."Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14" makes this complex application understandable. You will understand the concepts behind the core modules and how to use them. This book starts with some basic introduction to Contract management and then covers the advantages and disadvantages of using a spreadsheet in managing information on a project. The book then covers in detail the concepts involved with how it works from a 30,000 foot view and explains the concept of how Oracle Primavera Contract Management is diametrically opposed to a spreadsheet mentality. The book also covers the aspects of how Oracle Primavera Contract Management manages the money and contractual relationships on a project.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
5
There Is a Better Way
Index

Chapter 11. Reading your Crystal Ball

There are times when having a crystal ball would surely be nice. When we are making picks for the stock market or picks for a horse race it would be nice to have a crystal ball; but it would really be nice to know what the future holds for our projects. PCM has a way to look into the future and see what the potential for your project or a portion of your project is. PCM can look at existing information along with external information you may have and let you know what the expected outcome could be monetarily. Like any other system, the adage "Garbage in, Garbage Out" is true when looking at the future since it is so dependent on past information.