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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

Types of information


Communication on a project needs to be reviewed from many perspectives. Many people look at PCM as simply a template creation tool. It is so much more than that. To see these benefits we need to analyze the information related to a project. Let's look at project communication in the following way:

  • Data elements (metadata)

  • Document template (collection of data elements placed on a form)

  • Supporting information (attachment files)

The data elements are the fields of information that are captured for management, analysis, and reporting purposes. These elements can be captured from information received into your organization for a project or information being sent from your organization regarding a project. PCM organizes this information into one of the many modules. Each module within PCM is designed with specific requirements and business rules in mind. Following are examples of types of data elements that are used by these modules:

  • Date received

  • Date response is required

  • Who...