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Engineering and Construction
Eliminate surprises. Protect profit.
In today’s engineering and construction market, protecting your profit margin is simply harder to achieve. Competition keeps margins thin and projects become more complex. Projects that seemed to be running smoothly can suddenly experience profit fade in the final few months. Late starts and unbalanced backlog can leave you overstaffed or short-handed. Inevitable project changes erode margins even further. You’ve been in the business long enough to know that it takes only one failed project to eliminate an entire year’s profit. Primavera helps you eliminate the surprises that can keep your organization from managing engineering and construction projects profitably. Our integrated construction management solution gives everyone the information they need to do their jobs more effectively. Primavera manages scope, schedule, job cost, changes and reporting — everything you need to take projects from original estimate to completion. Since 1983, we have helped the engineering and construction industry deliver over $5.2 trillion worth of projects. Our company was founded by engineering and construction professionals, and since our inception, we have continuously provided the most advanced, most specified solutions available. The construction industry is driven by trust. We’ve earned the industry’s trust by helping contractors, engineers, owners, architects and everyone on the project team operate more consistently, more efficiently and more profitably. We look forward to earning your trust in the same way.
All team members are critical to a project’s success.
Primavera is an integrated construction management solution that goes far beyond scheduling. Advanced collaboration tools, automated alerts and centralized project information keep everyone “in the know” . Whether you are VP of Construction, Director of Operations, Project Manager or a Field Superintendent, you get the information you need, the way you need it. Primavera integrates with your accounting, estimating and other critical systems, so you get the complete picture.
Estimating
Accounting
M an age
Executive Project Manager
Scope, Schedule, Cost And Changes
Planner/Scheduler Cost Manager Superintendent
Client Specialty Contractor Architect/Engineer
Project Controls Manager Contract Manager
Operations Management
Field Management
Partner Management
Integrated Construction Management Solution
Unique role-based dashboards give everyone the information they need from multiple systems.
Primavera provides you with a single place to find scope, schedules, job cost and changes for one project or a portfolio of projects. Role-based dashboards bring together information from accounting, estimating, Primavera and other relevant systems, giving each team member the information they need to do their jobs and make the right decisions. All information is summarized for easy review, with powerful drill-down capabilities to investigate any unusual forecasts.
Executive dashboard delivers visibility to a portfolio of projects
Key performance indicators help avoid surprises
Clear, concise verbal summaries of project health
Integration with accounting offers one single place for all information
Projects organized by P&L centers display forecast at completion
Collaboration and workflow improve accountability
Executive
Primavera removes the obstacles that impact performance.
Whether you’re managing a regional office, a division or an entire organization, you’re directly responsible for the profit and loss of your construction operations. Your leadership will make the difference. Primavera gives you the information, performance reports and forecasting tools you need to lead more effectively and solve problems faster, before they get out of hand. You’ll have greater control and deeper insight into all projects, allowing you to maintain profitability.
No one likes surprises. Primavera
replaces 20/20 hindsight with accurate, productivity-based forecasting. You’ll know what’s really happening in terms of costs and schedules with up-to-the-minute project health reports. And you’ll see easy-to-read graphical trends and forecasts for all projects, showing you the true impact of productivity issues — even those that may seem minor at first glance.
“If you’re forewarned about change coming, you can reduce costs and mitigate the change. If it comes as a surprise, there’s no chance for that mitigation. The nice thing about Primavera is the ability to identify and communicate those changes quickly.”
— Craig Wright, VP of Construction, Black & Veatch
Under- and overstaffing — a thing of the past.
With Primavera you can work from capacity forecasts that let you accurately balance workload. See current scheduled dates of completion for projects in the context of your contracted backlog and estimated projects with a high win confidence. Proactively make better staffing decisions instead of scrambling to add or drop payroll.
True process and reports drive consistency. If reports are
coming to you in a number of formats and styles, it is a symptom of process inconsistency. Primavera helps you standardize construction processes so that you’ll have standard reports. Choose from a wide range of industry-standard templates that automatically compile, analyze and consistently format information.
Changes do not have to mean losses. With Primavera, you have a structured workflow that guides you through each step of the change process. In one screen, you see all cost impacts and the impact on the forecast. All relevant documents, e-mails and attachments are centrally stored, available and viewable — even CAD drawings. At the end of the process, one click prints a clean, iron-clad change order, ready to send to the client.
No more digging for “reasons why.”
Primavera lets Project Managers easily access centralized information to document potential problems. With one click, executives can quickly see the whole story so that you can intervene and solve problems fast. You can easily search for contracts, RFIs, specifications and any communication documents related to the specific subcontractors. All of the information you need is at your fingertips and you can say good-bye to all your file cabinets.
“The whole point of project management is being able to accurately forecast how you’re going to end up. With Primavera and our accounting system integrated, we can compare actuals and estimates when we’re just ten or twenty percent complete.”
— Wendy Kaszycki, Director of Project Management, Valley Crest Companies
Project Manager
Spend more time actually managing projects.
No one is held more accountable for what happens on a project than the Project Manager. The duties cover every aspect of a project: managing subcontractors and field personnel, issuing contracts for procurement, managing change orders, staying on schedule, dealing with issues, communicating with owners, architects or engineers and reporting status. As a result, the job can seem like little more than putting out one fire after another. Primavera reduces the frustrations and difficulties so Project Managers can spend more time managing, with centralized and comprehensive information, automated paperwork and reporting, powerful communication features and more.
Role-based dashboard designed specifically for Project Managers
Combined view of both schedule and cost for accurate forecasts
Change orders and contract issues are only one click away
Complete document management for easy access
Graphical summaries inform you of potential problems
Manage all communication with your project contacts
More project management, less paperwork. Primavera effectively manages and automates
many aspects of paperwork and reporting. Letters, e-mails and RFIs are centrally located and easy to find. Reports can be scheduled to automatically run over the weekend. You have the time you need to manage your projects and, because you get the whole picture, it’s easier to reduce risk and keep projects on track.
Everyone is accountable. Period.
Primavera gives Project Managers the ability to display a consistent dashboard for everyone on the project. You can highlight action items and important project milestones, along with a list of critical activities that are behind schedule. Turn-around times for critical documents such as submittals, RFIs and project issues are clearly displayed so that everyone knows the actions for which they’re accountable. If you’re out in the field, automated alerts can be sent directly to your Nextel™ Blackberry™ or other mobile device. ,
Keep ahead of changes. Primavera helps
you be more proactive about project changes by giving you a comprehensive, timely view of pending change orders. Subscription-based alerts keep you abreast of all requested changes, along with all actions being taken either to approve or deny compensation for a change. You see how proposed changes affect cost and schedule, and easily document change impact to make sure you’re properly reimbursed for any design omission or owner-directed change.
Project Controls Manager
Ensure the use of standard operating procedure.
A Project Controls Manager is the organization’s process champion. Yet, it’s often difficult to get every project to adhere to the right processes that help ensure success. Primavera provides a consistent, centralized software environment for the entire project team and makes standard operating procedures easy to follow for all team members. You have more time to provide guidance and specialized assistance to projects for the resolution of difficult and complex problems.
Information access for more effective project controls. Through your own, personalized dashboard,
Primavera gives you access to centralized, comprehensive information on every project. You are able to drill down for detailed information and analysis on any project aspect, so you can make better assessments of project controls effectiveness relating to estimating, planning and scheduling, cost analysis and resource allocation. The deep visibility is also invaluable when you’re called in to fix problem projects, enabling you to quickly and accurately see what went wrong and what can be done to correct problems.
“We have the planning, execution, audits, business practices — everything — 100 percent absolutely properly documented.”
— Rob Forrester, Manager of Project Controls, Perini Management Services
Contract Manager
Manage contracts instead of chasing paper.
Tracking thousands of subcontractor bids, submittals, faxes, phone calls and e-mails can result in weeks of wasted effort and missed start dates. Primavera provides a central repository of all project information, allowing you to stay on top of every detail and more efficiently assist in the preparation, review and administration of all contracts relating to a project. With easy access to all information, follow-up and dispute settlement are also streamlined. Primavera’s automated features also help you better and more efficiently prepare requests for proposals, evaluate bids, negotiate specifications for materials or other construction services and secure all necessary approvals.
Buy out bids fast. Primavera tracks contracts from original estimate to buyout. Original estimates are imported directly from your estimating system and allow you to easily compare multiple bidders. Once the project has been awarded, contracts for selected bidders are automatically generated with all line items showing how much you saved.
Never let a submittal cause delay.
The integrated workflow management system in Primavera tracks all project submittals and automates the approval process. All photographs, specifications, architect notes, etc. are stored with the submittal, so there are no more returned e-mails. Submittals are completed on time for project start, with less effort.
Relief from too many spreadsheets.
Tracking estimates, contracts, job cost and subcontractor communication on spreadsheets wastes time and is impossible to keep up-to-date. Primavera gives you a single, easily accessed repository that lets you streamline information management.
Planner/Scheduler
Planning and scheduling management the way it should be.
Planners and schedulers are usually seen as the people with the answers by other members of the project team. Yet it can be hard to have all the answers and have them quickly when you’re busy trying to schedule projects with suspect field data, helping to enforce project controls, writing one custom report after another and dealing with tight budgets and staffing. Primavera reduces or eliminates the problems you face, and makes it easier to have the answers everyone is looking for — at a fraction of the time and cost.
Everyone sees the value of controls. Primavera alerts you long before problems get out of hand. Drill down into project statistics and analyze trends to see where problems are originating and what’s being done. Easy-to-manage graphics make scheduling a breeze. The software automatically tracks and displays actual performance for time and cost, allowing you to demonstrate that problems are solved, with accurate management forecasts available on demand.
Custom reports? No problem. We provide
hundreds of industry-standard templates and a customization wizard to make report production easier than ever before. Information is presented in clear, colorful graphics or tables, with all necessary details. Automated report scheduling allows you to time report production over the weekend or anytime. While you rest, Primavera organizes, prints and collates reports for your Monday morning job meeting.
More efficient, more accurate scheduling. With Primavera, information is centralized,
allowing you to more quickly assess resource availability and other variables that affect scheduling possibilities. Graphical representations show how variables will affect timelines and costs, and allow you to generate schedules that are realistic and help maximize profitability. Primavera also lets you accurately track projects in progress and see how events are impacting the original plan. You can communicate important performance trends to Project and Senior Managers using displays that are easily understood by managers without professional scheduling expertise.
Master multiple schedules. Design
schedules, MEP schedules and multiple prime schedules are flying around between companies. Your client wants one thing — a single, consolidated master schedule. Primavera makes it easy to integrate multiple schedules for one consolidated view. Whether it comes from Microsoft Project™ Excel™ SureTrak™ , , , Contractor™or P3™ obtaining progress and reporting program , status from a master schedule is just a few clicks away.
“We have decreased the time it takes to create design schedules by 50 percent, from six to three weeks. The main benefits are the ability to optimize our processes, maintain project consistency and repeat past project successes.”
— Vern Stultz, Manager of Cost and Scheduling, Parsons
Finding good people is harder than ever. Now that they’ve joined the team, your next challenge is to get them up to speed so you can trust their results. Primavera offers emerging schedulers and seasoned pros a simple way to organize and status the activities you’re working on today. Since it’s accessible from anywhere, you’ll never have to carry schedule printouts to make changes in the field.
Get up to speed fast.
Cost Manager
Tighter, more accurate estimates and forecasts.
In order to monitor and analyze project cost estimates, expenditures and forecasts, complete, up-to-date and accurate information is vital. Primavera gives you access to all necessary information through your personalized dashboard, shows the impact of real costs and events on budgets, and provides you with powerful tools for analysis and generating “what-if” scenarios.
Earned Value compliance made simple. Government contracts require an effective
Earned Value Management System for project performance reporting that is ANSI/EIA 748 compliant. Primavera not only gives you a compliant system, it dramatically reduces the work necessary to track Earned Value. The software automatically generates graphic representations using the latest project information in the centralized database.
Field Superintendent
Make decisions based on what’s really happening.
If anything is happening on the job site, it’s the Field Superintendent’s responsibility to know about it. Primavera provides you with timely information by accurately tracking all daily construction activities, contractor performance, budget and schedule information, and overall project performance. Your dashboard also allows you to view current site photos for visual confirmation.
“[Our client’s] schedule had to reflect earned value at various points, which is very easy to calculate with Primavera’s EVM capabilities. The software also keeps our EVM documentation up-to-date and it can be readily accessed…by all the players on the design/build team.”
— Patti Drewet, Global Technical Leader for Earned Value Management, CH2M Hill
Consistent, trustworthy data from the field. No more questionable estimates
and subjective progress judgments. Primavera standardizes field report processes and centralizes information. Assigned activities are tracked and the status of each is displayed. Drill into details quickly with one click. Primavera lets you set the rules by which progress is judged, and lets you track progress through documentation and photographic evidence.
Client/Facility Owner
Know the status and details of every project.
Primavera delivers project transparency and visibility into the cost and performance of all work being performed on your behalf. Our solution gives you ready access to the data you need to make fact-based decisions and better direct, plan and coordinate the administrative and fiscal aspects of capital improvement and major maintenance programs — while allowing you to spot and address problems before they spiral out of control.
Clients coordinate between parties quickly and easily. In
the time it takes to coordinate a response to project problems, they can be greatly exacerbated in terms of cost and schedule. Primavera lets you speed up the process of addressing problems by reducing coordination time. All parties are kept in the loop through a powerful workflow engine that streamlines collaboration and improves accountability.
Specialty Contractor
Standardization plus centralization equals better collaboration.
Primavera streamlines the management of specialty trades. All contractors and subcontractors operate on the same technology platform and use the same schedule. Information is centralized in an easy-to-access database. Changes and developments are visible to all affected parties, enhancing collaboration between contractors. Progress reporting is automated, and you can more easily check that work is adhering to specifications. Enhanced communication tools also let you communicate more efficiently with management.
“Our standardization extends to all of our contractors and subcontractors. We have multiple parties collaborating through one database and one schedule rather than a number of fragmented schedules.”
— Jerry Irwin, Project Control Director, CH2M Hill
Contractors get the information they need from subcontractors. Knowing that the job is
on track, making sure work is done to specifications, preparing necessary status reports — it all depends on getting accurate, timely information from subcontractors. With Primavera, progress reporting is automated and subcontractors stay well-coordinated. Choose from simple checklists accessible through a browser or distribute and receive updated schedules with an easy-to-use application built for specialty contractors.
Software built for flexibility and scalability.
Scheduling
Construction Management Solution
Dashboard & Reporting
Contract Management
Cost Management
Contractor Integration
Change Management
Workflow & Collaboration
Primavera Integration (API)
Cost Accounting HRMS
Estimating HRMS
Mobile HRMS Accessibility
Primavera is much more than scheduling. It lets your organization manage all projects, programs, resources and costs through one integrated solution that is easier to use than ever before. Our architecture and technology is built to meet your organization’s needs, whether you’re a regional commercial contractor or a large multinational EPC. Primavera delivers personalized information and functionality to each individual user, using role-specific interfaces. It works with your existing estimating and accounting packages and leverages their information so that you get the complete picture without going to multiple systems. Primavera is designed specifically for members of the executive team; project, field and contract management; project controls; and also offers security-driven access for specialty contractors, architects, engineers and your clients. The Primavera architecture uses standard SQL relational databases for data storage and retrieval. The application clients are designed to run natively on each platform (Windows® and web) for speed and convenience. The primary function of the server is to provide scalable storage and multi-user access to a common repository of data. The web-based tools are three-tier applications to provide for greater scalability and performance. Primavera eases integration with your existing accounting and estimating systems by offering several integration options to meet your needs. For fast, simple integration, you can take
advantage of the web-portal capabilities. For more detailed integration, Primavera has a complete Application Programmers Interface (API). Key features of the architecture include: • Easy-to-use and administer multi-user, multi-project applications that are scalable and can be deployed throughout the organization to all project participants; • Centralized storage of the entire organization’s project data and information; • Complete document management system to store all files , including images, Microsoft® Office™ files, AutoCAD® Microstation® and many more; , • Robust project management features for scheduling, resource leveling and reporting on a group of projects or programs; • Flexible workflow engine for designing customized processes the way they are done in your business; • Automated, e-mail or mobile alerting system to keep you in touch with the project even when you are away from the computer; • Information delivery to every project participant based on their needs and contribution required for the project or program; • Easy-to-use reporting system with hundreds of standard reports or the ability to send data to third-party reporting solutions such as Crystal™Accuate™ and others. ,
The most effective way to create value, achieve strategic objectives and manage people and their work.
Your job is building. Not only structures, but also building better projects and a better, more profitable company. Primavera is the only proven construction management solution that will help you do just that. Our comprehensive project management, control and execution software gives you the tools you need to eliminate or reduce the obstructions that impact efficiency and performance. Primavera can provide you with a full range of support and services to make sure you get the most from your Primavera investment. We offer implementation and integration services, as well as a variety of training options — on-site training, web-based training and classroom training at one of our state-of-the-art training facilities. Our professional services teams are skilled in project and program management, as well as key construction business processes. By turning to Primavera and our worldwide network of authorized resellers and solution providers, you will become productive as quickly as possible, no matter how large or small the scope of your implementation. Primavera takes pride in providing superior customer service through a variety of direct contact methods: telephone hot line, fax, e-mail and instant web chat. Or you may access our online product knowledgebase, which is available 24 hours a day. Primavera support operations have received Support Center Practices certification to ensure we can help you resolve any technical issues quickly. Our commitment to customer care is unwavering. We invite you to respond to our periodic customer satisfaction surveys, which we use to continuously improve our services and support. If you are an existing customer who has been with us since the early days of P3® we thank you for , your continued trust. Today’s Primavera solutions offer what you are familiar with and so much more. , If you are using P3 or SureTrak® we invite you to upgrade to our latest platform and enjoy the many new, easy-to-use features and functions that will help you manage more productively. Don’t just take our word for it. Visit www.primavera.com to read about real-world customer successes and to learn more about our integrated construction management solution. Success does not come easily in any industry. But as nearly every major firm in the construction industry has discovered, it can come more easily when you trust Primavera to help.
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Eliminate surprises. Protect profit.
In today’s engineering and construction market, protecting your profit margin is simply harder to achieve. Competition keeps margins thin and projects become more complex. Projects that seemed to be running smoothly can suddenly experience profit fade in the final few months. Late starts and unbalanced backlog can leave you overstaffed or short-handed. Inevitable project changes erode margins even further. You’ve been in the business long enough to know that it takes only one failed project to eliminate an entire year’s profit. Primavera helps you eliminate the surprises that can keep your organization from managing engineering and construction projects profitably. Our integrated construction management solution gives everyone the information they need to do their jobs more effectively. Primavera manages scope, schedule, job cost, changes and reporting — everything you need to take projects from original estimate to completion. Since 1983, we have helped the engineering and construction industry deliver over $5.2 trillion worth of projects. Our company was founded by engineering and construction professionals, and since our inception, we have continuously provided the most advanced, most specified solutions available. The construction industry is driven by trust. We’ve earned the industry’s trust by helping contractors, engineers, owners, architects and everyone on the project team operate more consistently, more efficiently and more profitably. We look forward to earning your trust in the same way.
All team members are critical to a project’s success.
Primavera is an integrated construction management solution that goes far beyond scheduling. Advanced collaboration tools, automated alerts and centralized project information keep everyone “in the know” . Whether you are VP of Construction, Director of Operations, Project Manager or a Field Superintendent, you get the information you need, the way you need it. Primavera integrates with your accounting, estimating and other critical systems, so you get the complete picture.
Estimating
Accounting
M an age
Executive Project Manager
Scope, Schedule, Cost And Changes
Planner/Scheduler Cost Manager Superintendent
Client Specialty Contractor Architect/Engineer
Project Controls Manager Contract Manager
Operations Management
Field Management
Partner Management
Integrated Construction Management Solution
Unique role-based dashboards give everyone the information they need from multiple systems.
Primavera provides you with a single place to find scope, schedules, job cost and changes for one project or a portfolio of projects. Role-based dashboards bring together information from accounting, estimating, Primavera and other relevant systems, giving each team member the information they need to do their jobs and make the right decisions. All information is summarized for easy review, with powerful drill-down capabilities to investigate any unusual forecasts.
Executive dashboard delivers visibility to a portfolio of projects
Key performance indicators help avoid surprises
Clear, concise verbal summaries of project health
Integration with accounting offers one single place for all information
Projects organized by P&L centers display forecast at completion
Collaboration and workflow improve accountability
Executive
Primavera removes the obstacles that impact performance.
Whether you’re managing a regional office, a division or an entire organization, you’re directly responsible for the profit and loss of your construction operations. Your leadership will make the difference. Primavera gives you the information, performance reports and forecasting tools you need to lead more effectively and solve problems faster, before they get out of hand. You’ll have greater control and deeper insight into all projects, allowing you to maintain profitability.
No one likes surprises. Primavera
replaces 20/20 hindsight with accurate, productivity-based forecasting. You’ll know what’s really happening in terms of costs and schedules with up-to-the-minute project health reports. And you’ll see easy-to-read graphical trends and forecasts for all projects, showing you the true impact of productivity issues — even those that may seem minor at first glance.
“If you’re forewarned about change coming, you can reduce costs and mitigate the change. If it comes as a surprise, there’s no chance for that mitigation. The nice thing about Primavera is the ability to identify and communicate those changes quickly.”
— Craig Wright, VP of Construction, Black & Veatch
Under- and overstaffing — a thing of the past.
With Primavera you can work from capacity forecasts that let you accurately balance workload. See current scheduled dates of completion for projects in the context of your contracted backlog and estimated projects with a high win confidence. Proactively make better staffing decisions instead of scrambling to add or drop payroll.
True process and reports drive consistency. If reports are
coming to you in a number of formats and styles, it is a symptom of process inconsistency. Primavera helps you standardize construction processes so that you’ll have standard reports. Choose from a wide range of industry-standard templates that automatically compile, analyze and consistently format information.
Changes do not have to mean losses. With Primavera, you have a structured workflow that guides you through each step of the change process. In one screen, you see all cost impacts and the impact on the forecast. All relevant documents, e-mails and attachments are centrally stored, available and viewable — even CAD drawings. At the end of the process, one click prints a clean, iron-clad change order, ready to send to the client.
No more digging for “reasons why.”
Primavera lets Project Managers easily access centralized information to document potential problems. With one click, executives can quickly see the whole story so that you can intervene and solve problems fast. You can easily search for contracts, RFIs, specifications and any communication documents related to the specific subcontractors. All of the information you need is at your fingertips and you can say good-bye to all your file cabinets.
“The whole point of project management is being able to accurately forecast how you’re going to end up. With Primavera and our accounting system integrated, we can compare actuals and estimates when we’re just ten or twenty percent complete.”
— Wendy Kaszycki, Director of Project Management, Valley Crest Companies
Project Manager
Spend more time actually managing projects.
No one is held more accountable for what happens on a project than the Project Manager. The duties cover every aspect of a project: managing subcontractors and field personnel, issuing contracts for procurement, managing change orders, staying on schedule, dealing with issues, communicating with owners, architects or engineers and reporting status. As a result, the job can seem like little more than putting out one fire after another. Primavera reduces the frustrations and difficulties so Project Managers can spend more time managing, with centralized and comprehensive information, automated paperwork and reporting, powerful communication features and more.
Role-based dashboard designed specifically for Project Managers
Combined view of both schedule and cost for accurate forecasts
Change orders and contract issues are only one click away
Complete document management for easy access
Graphical summaries inform you of potential problems
Manage all communication with your project contacts
More project management, less paperwork. Primavera effectively manages and automates
many aspects of paperwork and reporting. Letters, e-mails and RFIs are centrally located and easy to find. Reports can be scheduled to automatically run over the weekend. You have the time you need to manage your projects and, because you get the whole picture, it’s easier to reduce risk and keep projects on track.
Everyone is accountable. Period.
Primavera gives Project Managers the ability to display a consistent dashboard for everyone on the project. You can highlight action items and important project milestones, along with a list of critical activities that are behind schedule. Turn-around times for critical documents such as submittals, RFIs and project issues are clearly displayed so that everyone knows the actions for which they’re accountable. If you’re out in the field, automated alerts can be sent directly to your Nextel™ Blackberry™ or other mobile device. ,
Keep ahead of changes. Primavera helps
you be more proactive about project changes by giving you a comprehensive, timely view of pending change orders. Subscription-based alerts keep you abreast of all requested changes, along with all actions being taken either to approve or deny compensation for a change. You see how proposed changes affect cost and schedule, and easily document change impact to make sure you’re properly reimbursed for any design omission or owner-directed change.
Project Controls Manager
Ensure the use of standard operating procedure.
A Project Controls Manager is the organization’s process champion. Yet, it’s often difficult to get every project to adhere to the right processes that help ensure success. Primavera provides a consistent, centralized software environment for the entire project team and makes standard operating procedures easy to follow for all team members. You have more time to provide guidance and specialized assistance to projects for the resolution of difficult and complex problems.
Information access for more effective project controls. Through your own, personalized dashboard,
Primavera gives you access to centralized, comprehensive information on every project. You are able to drill down for detailed information and analysis on any project aspect, so you can make better assessments of project controls effectiveness relating to estimating, planning and scheduling, cost analysis and resource allocation. The deep visibility is also invaluable when you’re called in to fix problem projects, enabling you to quickly and accurately see what went wrong and what can be done to correct problems.
“We have the planning, execution, audits, business practices — everything — 100 percent absolutely properly documented.”
— Rob Forrester, Manager of Project Controls, Perini Management Services
Contract Manager
Manage contracts instead of chasing paper.
Tracking thousands of subcontractor bids, submittals, faxes, phone calls and e-mails can result in weeks of wasted effort and missed start dates. Primavera provides a central repository of all project information, allowing you to stay on top of every detail and more efficiently assist in the preparation, review and administration of all contracts relating to a project. With easy access to all information, follow-up and dispute settlement are also streamlined. Primavera’s automated features also help you better and more efficiently prepare requests for proposals, evaluate bids, negotiate specifications for materials or other construction services and secure all necessary approvals.
Buy out bids fast. Primavera tracks contracts from original estimate to buyout. Original estimates are imported directly from your estimating system and allow you to easily compare multiple bidders. Once the project has been awarded, contracts for selected bidders are automatically generated with all line items showing how much you saved.
Never let a submittal cause delay.
The integrated workflow management system in Primavera tracks all project submittals and automates the approval process. All photographs, specifications, architect notes, etc. are stored with the submittal, so there are no more returned e-mails. Submittals are completed on time for project start, with less effort.
Relief from too many spreadsheets.
Tracking estimates, contracts, job cost and subcontractor communication on spreadsheets wastes time and is impossible to keep up-to-date. Primavera gives you a single, easily accessed repository that lets you streamline information management.
Planner/Scheduler
Planning and scheduling management the way it should be.
Planners and schedulers are usually seen as the people with the answers by other members of the project team. Yet it can be hard to have all the answers and have them quickly when you’re busy trying to schedule projects with suspect field data, helping to enforce project controls, writing one custom report after another and dealing with tight budgets and staffing. Primavera reduces or eliminates the problems you face, and makes it easier to have the answers everyone is looking for — at a fraction of the time and cost.
Everyone sees the value of controls. Primavera alerts you long before problems get out of hand. Drill down into project statistics and analyze trends to see where problems are originating and what’s being done. Easy-to-manage graphics make scheduling a breeze. The software automatically tracks and displays actual performance for time and cost, allowing you to demonstrate that problems are solved, with accurate management forecasts available on demand.
Custom reports? No problem. We provide
hundreds of industry-standard templates and a customization wizard to make report production easier than ever before. Information is presented in clear, colorful graphics or tables, with all necessary details. Automated report scheduling allows you to time report production over the weekend or anytime. While you rest, Primavera organizes, prints and collates reports for your Monday morning job meeting.
More efficient, more accurate scheduling. With Primavera, information is centralized,
allowing you to more quickly assess resource availability and other variables that affect scheduling possibilities. Graphical representations show how variables will affect timelines and costs, and allow you to generate schedules that are realistic and help maximize profitability. Primavera also lets you accurately track projects in progress and see how events are impacting the original plan. You can communicate important performance trends to Project and Senior Managers using displays that are easily understood by managers without professional scheduling expertise.
Master multiple schedules. Design
schedules, MEP schedules and multiple prime schedules are flying around between companies. Your client wants one thing — a single, consolidated master schedule. Primavera makes it easy to integrate multiple schedules for one consolidated view. Whether it comes from Microsoft Project™ Excel™ SureTrak™ , , , Contractor™or P3™ obtaining progress and reporting program , status from a master schedule is just a few clicks away.
“We have decreased the time it takes to create design schedules by 50 percent, from six to three weeks. The main benefits are the ability to optimize our processes, maintain project consistency and repeat past project successes.”
— Vern Stultz, Manager of Cost and Scheduling, Parsons
Finding good people is harder than ever. Now that they’ve joined the team, your next challenge is to get them up to speed so you can trust their results. Primavera offers emerging schedulers and seasoned pros a simple way to organize and status the activities you’re working on today. Since it’s accessible from anywhere, you’ll never have to carry schedule printouts to make changes in the field.
Get up to speed fast.
Cost Manager
Tighter, more accurate estimates and forecasts.
In order to monitor and analyze project cost estimates, expenditures and forecasts, complete, up-to-date and accurate information is vital. Primavera gives you access to all necessary information through your personalized dashboard, shows the impact of real costs and events on budgets, and provides you with powerful tools for analysis and generating “what-if” scenarios.
Earned Value compliance made simple. Government contracts require an effective
Earned Value Management System for project performance reporting that is ANSI/EIA 748 compliant. Primavera not only gives you a compliant system, it dramatically reduces the work necessary to track Earned Value. The software automatically generates graphic representations using the latest project information in the centralized database.
Field Superintendent
Make decisions based on what’s really happening.
If anything is happening on the job site, it’s the Field Superintendent’s responsibility to know about it. Primavera provides you with timely information by accurately tracking all daily construction activities, contractor performance, budget and schedule information, and overall project performance. Your dashboard also allows you to view current site photos for visual confirmation.
“[Our client’s] schedule had to reflect earned value at various points, which is very easy to calculate with Primavera’s EVM capabilities. The software also keeps our EVM documentation up-to-date and it can be readily accessed…by all the players on the design/build team.”
— Patti Drewet, Global Technical Leader for Earned Value Management, CH2M Hill
Consistent, trustworthy data from the field. No more questionable estimates
and subjective progress judgments. Primavera standardizes field report processes and centralizes information. Assigned activities are tracked and the status of each is displayed. Drill into details quickly with one click. Primavera lets you set the rules by which progress is judged, and lets you track progress through documentation and photographic evidence.
Client/Facility Owner
Know the status and details of every project.
Primavera delivers project transparency and visibility into the cost and performance of all work being performed on your behalf. Our solution gives you ready access to the data you need to make fact-based decisions and better direct, plan and coordinate the administrative and fiscal aspects of capital improvement and major maintenance programs — while allowing you to spot and address problems before they spiral out of control.
Clients coordinate between parties quickly and easily. In
the time it takes to coordinate a response to project problems, they can be greatly exacerbated in terms of cost and schedule. Primavera lets you speed up the process of addressing problems by reducing coordination time. All parties are kept in the loop through a powerful workflow engine that streamlines collaboration and improves accountability.
Specialty Contractor
Standardization plus centralization equals better collaboration.
Primavera streamlines the management of specialty trades. All contractors and subcontractors operate on the same technology platform and use the same schedule. Information is centralized in an easy-to-access database. Changes and developments are visible to all affected parties, enhancing collaboration between contractors. Progress reporting is automated, and you can more easily check that work is adhering to specifications. Enhanced communication tools also let you communicate more efficiently with management.
“Our standardization extends to all of our contractors and subcontractors. We have multiple parties collaborating through one database and one schedule rather than a number of fragmented schedules.”
— Jerry Irwin, Project Control Director, CH2M Hill
Contractors get the information they need from subcontractors. Knowing that the job is
on track, making sure work is done to specifications, preparing necessary status reports — it all depends on getting accurate, timely information from subcontractors. With Primavera, progress reporting is automated and subcontractors stay well-coordinated. Choose from simple checklists accessible through a browser or distribute and receive updated schedules with an easy-to-use application built for specialty contractors.
Software built for flexibility and scalability.
Scheduling
Construction Management Solution
Dashboard & Reporting
Contract Management
Cost Management
Contractor Integration
Change Management
Workflow & Collaboration
Primavera Integration (API)
Cost Accounting HRMS
Estimating HRMS
Mobile HRMS Accessibility
Primavera is much more than scheduling. It lets your organization manage all projects, programs, resources and costs through one integrated solution that is easier to use than ever before. Our architecture and technology is built to meet your organization’s needs, whether you’re a regional commercial contractor or a large multinational EPC. Primavera delivers personalized information and functionality to each individual user, using role-specific interfaces. It works with your existing estimating and accounting packages and leverages their information so that you get the complete picture without going to multiple systems. Primavera is designed specifically for members of the executive team; project, field and contract management; project controls; and also offers security-driven access for specialty contractors, architects, engineers and your clients. The Primavera architecture uses standard SQL relational databases for data storage and retrieval. The application clients are designed to run natively on each platform (Windows® and web) for speed and convenience. The primary function of the server is to provide scalable storage and multi-user access to a common repository of data. The web-based tools are three-tier applications to provide for greater scalability and performance. Primavera eases integration with your existing accounting and estimating systems by offering several integration options to meet your needs. For fast, simple integration, you can take
advantage of the web-portal capabilities. For more detailed integration, Primavera has a complete Application Programmers Interface (API). Key features of the architecture include: • Easy-to-use and administer multi-user, multi-project applications that are scalable and can be deployed throughout the organization to all project participants; • Centralized storage of the entire organization’s project data and information; • Complete document management system to store all files , including images, Microsoft® Office™ files, AutoCAD® Microstation® and many more; , • Robust project management features for scheduling, resource leveling and reporting on a group of projects or programs; • Flexible workflow engine for designing customized processes the way they are done in your business; • Automated, e-mail or mobile alerting system to keep you in touch with the project even when you are away from the computer; • Information delivery to every project participant based on their needs and contribution required for the project or program; • Easy-to-use reporting system with hundreds of standard reports or the ability to send data to third-party reporting solutions such as Crystal™Accuate™ and others. ,
The most effective way to create value, achieve strategic objectives and manage people and their work.
Your job is building. Not only structures, but also building better projects and a better, more profitable company. Primavera is the only proven construction management solution that will help you do just that. Our comprehensive project management, control and execution software gives you the tools you need to eliminate or reduce the obstructions that impact efficiency and performance. Primavera can provide you with a full range of support and services to make sure you get the most from your Primavera investment. We offer implementation and integration services, as well as a variety of training options — on-site training, web-based training and classroom training at one of our state-of-the-art training facilities. Our professional services teams are skilled in project and program management, as well as key construction business processes. By turning to Primavera and our worldwide network of authorized resellers and solution providers, you will become productive as quickly as possible, no matter how large or small the scope of your implementation. Primavera takes pride in providing superior customer service through a variety of direct contact methods: telephone hot line, fax, e-mail and instant web chat. Or you may access our online product knowledgebase, which is available 24 hours a day. Primavera support operations have received Support Center Practices certification to ensure we can help you resolve any technical issues quickly. Our commitment to customer care is unwavering. We invite you to respond to our periodic customer satisfaction surveys, which we use to continuously improve our services and support. If you are an existing customer who has been with us since the early days of P3® we thank you for , your continued trust. Today’s Primavera solutions offer what you are familiar with and so much more. , If you are using P3 or SureTrak® we invite you to upgrade to our latest platform and enjoy the many new, easy-to-use features and functions that will help you manage more productively. Don’t just take our word for it. Visit www.primavera.com to read about real-world customer successes and to learn more about our integrated construction management solution. Success does not come easily in any industry. But as nearly every major firm in the construction industry has discovered, it can come more easily when you trust Primavera to help.
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