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- Oracle, Primavera and competitors in the PPM space
- Oracle, Primavera and competitors in the PPM spaceGreat postThanks for a really informative post raising issues that buyers should find extremely helpful.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-19
- Oracle, Primavera and competitors in the PPM space
- Primavera competitors see problems with the Oracle acquisition of Primavera. The biggest issues concern the path Oracle may take to deliver its vision of an "Enterprise" Project Portfolio Management solution. See what Primavera prospects should do now to protect themselves. by Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-19
- Renaissance in Portfolio Management & GRC?
- Why Oracle Bought Primavera Now ? (Note: I actually prepared this post 24 hours before the Oracle - Primavera announcement. Now, it seems a bit obvious.) A few months ago, businesses had access to vast amounts of inexpensive capital. With lots of exceptionally low cost...
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Oracle + Primavera
- Where are the lucky couple registered? Yesterday, Oracle announced that it would be purchasing Primavera. Details of the transaction have not been made public. Already we see that Oracle has stated that Primavera management and employees will become part of a global business...
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
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- MetroPower Achieves 100% Profitability on New Projects With Integrated Project Management Software
- MetroPower, Inc. wanted to replace paper-based project management processes with an automated solution and ensure that the company has 'Zero losers' - engineering projects that lose money - and that it meets project deadlines. The challenge was to improve resource utilization, enabling MetroPower to efficiently move employees from project to...
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Delaware Department of Transportation Replaces Spreadsheets With Single Project Management Solution
- Delaware Department of Transportation's wanted to deploy project management application that organizes workflow so that planned expenditures and project timelines are in line with revenue sources and eliminate various spreadsheets used for capital project management - improving communication and providing visibility all the way up the organization into past, current,...
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Jordan, Jones & Goulding Standardizes Project Delivery Processes and Increases Profitability
- Jordan, Jones & Goulding JJG wanted to automate the request for information RFI, contract management, and scheduling processes for all projects and improve communication with contractors and accelerates approval processes via clear submittal processing and tracking. The challenge was to improve system stability and productivity, while reducing system cost. JJG...
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- Assessing Bid Viability With Primavera Risk Analysis
- Before drafting and presenting a bid, a company must evaluate the revenue potential of the project, the type of contract to enter into, and its own capacity for executing the project. Each of these areas is heavily impacted by uncertainty. To create the best-possible bid, companies use Primavera Risk Analysis,...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Downer EDI Engineering Completes Jobs Up to 25% Faster With Project Management Solution
- Founded in 1933, Downer EDI Engineering is one of Australia's largest providers of engineering and infrastructure services. Downer EDI Engineering has been using scheduling software applications to manage schedules since the 1990s. Scheduling software packages did not provide the company with the accuracy and reporting capabilities that they needed for...
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Using Relationship Diagrams to Enhance the Critical Path Method of Project Scheduling
- This white paper provides an overview of the Critical Path Method CPM for project scheduling and the history of its development. The implementation of the Relationship Diagramming Method RDM variant of CPM within Oracle's Primavera Risk Analysis (Release 8.2 or later) is illustrated, and the benefits of such an approach...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Successfully Managing Contract Risk by Forming Win-Win Relationships
- This white paper identifies some of the risks involved with contract project work and explains how a formal risk assessment can help alleviate those risks. As a result of risk analysis, strong collaborative relationships can be formed with contractors, and projects can be completed on time and on budget. Oracle's...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- The Benefits of Risk Assessment for Projects, Portfolios, and Businesses
- Assessing risk at the project, portfolio, and business levels helps understand risk, make better decisions, negotiate fair contracts, create risk mitigation scenarios, and improve teamwork. This white paper shows how risk assessments lead to accurate plans that are less likely to lead to budget overruns or delays. Primavera Risk Analysis...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Cannon Design Increases Collaboration to Avoid Project Delays, Reduce Risk, and Improve Productivity
- Cannon Design wanted to take advantage of the firm's uniquely distributed knowledge approach and share best practices via a more collaborative, virtual work environment and ensure timely responses to thousands of Requests For Information RFIs and submittals the process by which a contractor seeks architect approval for specific products to...
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Benefits of Application Rationalization: Reduce Costs and Improve Service With a Systematic Approach
- Organizations throughout the public and private sectors face the imperative to improve support for operations, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. When efforts to do so are not aligned with business objectives, organizations end up spending billions of dollars on initiatives with only short-term benefits. In addition, the need for adequate...
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Taking the pulse of Oracle customers
- Taking the pulse of Oracle customersFeel DirtyAs a large IT buyer, every time I have to deal with Oracle I end up feeling dirty at the end of it. Their annual maintenance charges and the rules they put in place around those things are crazy. They are ruthless...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Anadarko Petroleum Optimizes Exploration and Production With Precise Project Management
- Anadarko's deepwater projects take place in as much as 9,000 feet of water, and its fleet of rigs drills wells as deep as 33,000 feet below sea level. Working at these depths, Anadarko's crews endeavor to meet project deadlines and deliver completed projects while safely managing the largely unpredictable impact...
- Case studies 2009-03-01
- Managing Risk With Project Portfolio Management in the Oil and Gas Industry During an Economic Downturn
- Companies in the oil and gas industry must invest heavily to further exploration, production, and refining, yet they face growing challenges. The recent past has seen historic revenue and profit growth at the major oil and gas companies, but they now face an unprecedented economic backdrop. With decreased global demand...
- White papers 2009-03-01
- More Realistic Estimating: Separating Risks and Opportunities From Uncertainty
- In this white paper, an example is used to illustrate the benefits of using the risk register in Oracle's Primavera Risk Analysis. These benefits include improved understanding, planning, communication, negotiation, and risk mitigation and management. This paper also shows how using a risk register can eliminate undue pessimism in scheduling...
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Product update - Compuware’s Changepoint 2009
- No Functionality Cutbacks for 2009 unlike client spending Lately, I’ve written a lot about several PSA professional services automation and PPM project portfolio management vendors. While I’ve discussed a number of vendors like OpenAir, CA Clarity, QuickArrow and Oracle nee Primavera nee Evolve, I haven’t discussed one...
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Book review: The Rise of the Project Workforce
- More than this book, does your services group have compelling IP? At a recent PSVillage event, a senior executive of Tenrox gave me a copy of Rudolf Melik’s book “The Rise of the Project Workforce” (Wiley ISBN 978-0-470-12430-7). Rudolf is a co-founder of Tenrox â€" a PSA...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
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