The term forecasting has been used as a method for predicting the future of a project. It looks at current information and then with some input from the project management team as well as some smoke and mirrors, there is a number that represents the "Estimated Cost at Completion" of the project. This is an extremely oversimplified definition of forecasting but you get the point. Every company has its own way to look into the future; from a S.W.A.G. (if you don't know this acronym, ask someone on the project – they will know) to an extremely sophisticated spreadsheet that has all kinds of bells and whistles to help a user understand all the elements. These spreadsheets can be filled with different colors and groupings and buttons, you name it. Most organizations require a forecast be performed once a month. These forecasts many times take up to three weeks to compile as all kinds of information needs to be retrieved, verified, and entered into this fancy spreadsheet. Then it takes...
Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
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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
Free Chapter
Welcome to Oracle Primavera Contract Management v14
Information Overload
So Much to Manage
The Almighty Spreadsheet
There Is a Better Way
The Big Picture
System versus Silo
Follow the Money
The Only Constant Is Change
Time to Get Paid
Reading your Crystal Ball
Managing Drawings
Processing Submittals
Out in the Field
P6 and PCM
Where Do We Go from Here?
The New Contract Management Tool
Index
Customer Reviews