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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.
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This book is packed with real world examples that cover concepts and usability of the core modules of a complex application.
Who this book is for
Anyone who is using or is considering using contract management tools such as Oracle Primavera Contract Management. This books provides a great basis of understanding of how these types of tools work and how you can use them. Includes a section of the new Primavera Unifier as well.
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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
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Preface
PCM history
PCM versions
Quick look at Version 14
PCM concepts
What this book covers
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Errata
Piracy
Questions
1. Welcome to Oracle Primavera Contract Management v14
Contracts
The contract in simplified terms
Oracle Primavera Contract Management in a nutshell
Don't be afraid
Summary
2. Information Overload
Types of project information
Where does all this information come from
Using a hierarchical structure
Storage of information
Summary
3. So Much to Manage
Types of information
Information sent or received
Information sent
Information received
Module Types
Requests
Notices
Noncompliance Notice
Proposals
Changes
Summary
4. The Almighty Spreadsheet
Overusage of the spreadsheet
Accountability
My spreadsheet
Spreadsheet = silo
Summary
5. There Is a Better Way
What to use
Accessibility
Security
Integration
Capabilities
Configuration and customization
Output
Forms
Reports
Letters
Dunning Letters
There are options
Summary
6. The Big Picture
Thirty-thousand foot view
The money
A matter of perspective
Understanding the hierarchy
Project hierarchy
The cost hierarchy
Summary
7. System versus Silo
Typical silo approach
What's wrong with this approach
The system approach
Summary
8. Follow the Money
It starts with the Cost Worksheet
Contracts
Actuals
Procurement
Variances
Miscellaneous
Drilling down to the detail
Summary
9. The Only Constant Is Change
Understanding the process
What happens on the Cost Worksheet?
Example of a Change Management matrix
Budget Contract Estimated Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Commitment Contract(s) Estimated Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Commitment Contract(s) Quoted Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Budget Contract Quoted Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
The Negotiated Phase
Budget Contract Negotiated Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Commitment Contract Negotiated Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
The Final Phase
Budget Contract Final Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Commitment Contract Final Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Budget Contract Beyond Final Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Commitment Contract Beyond Final Phase
Document Type
To and From
Cost Worksheet
Following a change
Issues
Initiating the change
Rejecting a change
Types of changes
Summary
10. Time to Get Paid
Cost Worksheet and payments
Difference between Payment Requisitions and Invoices
Setting up the Payment Certificates module
Cost options
Project Settings
Cost Settings (Contract level)
Creating the Payment Requisition template
Adjusting and adding Pay Items
Processing payments
Invoices
Summary
11. Reading your Crystal Ball
How is this possible
Forecasting
Trends
Summary
12. Managing Drawings
What are drawings
Adding drawings to my project
One by one
Import
Third-party import tools
Managing drawings
Revising drawings
Distributing drawings
Summary
13. Processing Submittals
Submittal overview
Concepts for submittal management
Multiple reviewers
The submittal register
Submittal setup
Submittal packages
Group by specification section
Group by vendor
Managing submittals
Transmittals
Summary
14. Out in the Field
Request for Information
Meeting Minutes
Daily Reports
Punch List
Summary
15. P6 and PCM
Connecting the tools
P6 connected to PCM
All modules
Daily reports
Submittals
Payment requisitions
PCM connected to P6
Schedule information
Update cost information
Dictionary information
Summary
16. Where Do We Go from Here?
One man's opinion
The next step
No one likes change
Proper implementation
Proper training
Mentoring
Summary
17. The New Contract Management Tool
History
What does this mean?
What does Unifier do for you?
Summary
Index
Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14
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About the Author
Stephen D. Kelly graduated from Oregon State University in 1982 with a degree in Construction Engineering Management. He got his start with a mid-sized general contractor who was willing to take a chance with this college graduate and they both saw t...
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