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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 changes


All kinds of changes can and should be recorded in the Change Management module. Some of them are listed as follows:

  • Change requested by the customer to add or deduct scope from his project: In this case you will use both sides of the Change Management (Budget and Commitment) and most of the phases as required.

  • Missing scope from your original estimate: If your organization missed some scope and therefore the change being tracked is considered "in the scope of the project," you will only use the commitment side of Change Management. You will be requesting your contractors to price out some scope that will increase their contract to accommodate for the scope.

  • Back charge to a contractor: A back charge will involve one or more contractors such that you will deduct money from one contractor and add it to another or to your contingency. This can end up being a net-zero change.

  • Time and material change: Time and material changes can also be tracked in the Change Management module...