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Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

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

Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

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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)
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Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Welcome to Oracle Primavera Contract Management v14
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
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
So Much to Manage
Types of information
Information sent or received
Module Types
Summary
4
The Almighty Spreadsheet
The Almighty Spreadsheet
Overusage of the spreadsheet
Accountability
My spreadsheet
Spreadsheet = silo
Summary
5
There Is a Better Way
There Is a Better Way
What to use
Summary
6
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
Thirty-thousand foot view
The money
A matter of perspective
Understanding the hierarchy
Summary
7
System versus Silo
System versus Silo
Typical silo approach
The system approach
Summary
8
Follow the Money
Follow the Money
It starts with the Cost Worksheet
Drilling down to the detail
Summary
9
The Only Constant Is Change
The Only Constant Is Change
Understanding the process
What happens on the Cost Worksheet?
Example of a Change Management matrix
Following a change
Rejecting a change
Types of changes
Summary
10
Time to Get Paid
Time to Get Paid
Cost Worksheet and payments
Difference between Payment Requisitions and Invoices
Setting up the Payment Certificates module
Processing payments
Invoices
Summary
11
Reading your Crystal Ball
Reading your Crystal Ball
How is this possible
Forecasting
Trends
Summary
12
Managing Drawings
Managing Drawings
What are drawings
Adding drawings to my project
Managing drawings
Summary
13
Processing Submittals
Processing Submittals
Submittal overview
Concepts for submittal management
The submittal register
Managing submittals
Summary
14
Out in the Field
Out in the Field
Request for Information
Meeting Minutes
Daily Reports
Punch List
Summary
15
P6 and PCM
P6 and PCM
Connecting the tools
Summary
16
Where Do We Go from Here?
Where Do We Go from Here?
One man's opinion
The next step
Summary
17
The New Contract Management Tool
The New Contract Management Tool
History
What does this mean?
What does Unifier do for you?
Summary
Index
Index

Oracle Primavera Contract Management, Business Intelligence Publisher Edition v14

Copyright © 2012 Packt Publishing

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.

Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book.

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First published: December 2012

Production Reference: 1041212

Published by Packt Publishing Ltd.

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ISBN 978-1-84968-690-7

www.packtpub.com

Cover Image by Asher Wishkerman ()

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