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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

How is this possible


If you apply all the principles discussed in this book relating to monetary information, PCM actually knows quite a bit about your project. If it is a large project, it is practically impossible for you to keep all the issues and potential changes in your head. Even if you are Superman and have a mind that can remember everything, the problem is that it is in your head and not available for others to review or analyze. We have been looking at PCM as a data capture tool for the most part ... up till now. Now is the time to take that information and have the system be that crystal ball.

A database system like PCM stores vast amounts of information with the capability of quick and easy retrieval. PCM is also a browser-based application, which means it can be accessed from any device that has a browser (for the most part). This power allows anyone with access to review the project from several different perspectives and locations in real time. No more waiting for a spreadsheet...