1 / 40

Project Extranets

Project Extranets. Edgewater Services Company, Ltd. Developer of Projectedge, Facilityedge, and Leaseedge Contact Information: Phone: 888-516-edge Fax: 716-328-8076 E-mail: Khutton@edgewaternet.Com Website: Www.Projectedge.Com. The World Wide Web. The Power of the Technology Communicate

tate-holcomb
Download Presentation

Project Extranets

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Project Extranets Edgewater Services Company, Ltd. Developer of Projectedge, Facilityedge, and Leaseedge Contact Information: Phone: 888-516-edge Fax: 716-328-8076 E-mail: Khutton@edgewaternet.Com Website: Www.Projectedge.Com

  2. The World Wide Web • The Power of the Technology • Communicate • Through The Office • And Around The World • Network Aware Pcs • Windows 95 (& Mac & Unix) • Web Browsers • A "Point & Click" Global Network

  3. Business Models • Purchase Application • Service • Per Project • Per User • Free Service (but What a Price You Pay) • Develop Internally

  4. Concept • Collaboration • Distribution • Publishing • Coordination

  5. Applications • Client-server With Web Link • Web Only • Groupware/lotus Notes • Hybrids

  6. Orientation • Owners • Designers • Construction Managers • General Contractors • Project Centric

  7. Types of Project Extranets • File Sharing • Ftp & Beyond • Collaboration • Threaded Discussions • Forums • Conferencing • Structured Transaction • Model the Business Practices • Capture the Project Dataflow • Coordinates the Project Databases • Monitor Events

  8. The Product Space Common File Sharing Workflow Solutions Universal Access Security Shared Data-Base Collaboration Tools

  9. Distribution Vs Collaboration • Traditional Tools Are Distributive Systems • Developing Collaboration Environment • Building A Shared Space in AEC

  10. AEC Information System • Project Success Is No Longer a Product of the Individual Parties. • It Is Created in the Links Between Them. • Communications Vs Documents • Documents Are Cheap • Communication Failure Is Expensive. • Collaboration Vs. Distribution

  11. Role Definition Building Owner Facility Manager Architect Structural Suppliers Engineer HVAC Subs & Engineer Specialties General Contractor

  12. A Single Database Solution

  13. The Connected Databases Model

  14. Project Participants Architect Project Designer Project Architect Design Dev. Staff Const. Administration Structural Engineer Electrical Engineer Mechanical Engineer Civil Engineer Plumbing Engineer Interior Furnishings Specialty Consult. Laboratory Furnishings Acoustician Lighting Designer Contractor Site Supervisor Project Manager Steel Erector Mechanical Sub Electrical Sub Concrete Sub Plumbing Sub Grading Sub Painting Sub Misc.. Subcontractor Suppliers Owner User Groups Department Directors Facilities Development Physical Plant Donor Representatives Const. Management Construction Engineer Project Manager Project Inspector

  15. Accessibility (How Far Does It Go) • Go Beyond Owner-architect-contractor • Engineers, • Consultants, • Subcontractors, • Suppliers, • Inspectors, • Public • Off-line Access

  16. Cost Benefits • Improvement in RFI Cycle Times • Decreased Travel Expenses • Reduced Mail Expenditures • Lowered Insurance Premiums • Expedited Project Closeout Times • Enhanced Ability to Search and Retrieve Archived Project Information • Successful Bid Competition

  17. The Cost of Mishandling Information • 33% of Duplication Cost • 75% of Claims • 95% of Delay Reasons

  18. Reducing the Weaknesses • Making Better Connections • Owner to Design • Discipline to Discipline • Drawing to Drawing • Spec Section to Spec Section • Drawing to Specification • Design to Construction • Construction to Occupancy

  19. The Role of Technology As an Enabler • I’ve Done It This Way for Years • Can I Trust It? • Technologically • Security • Reliability • Wizardry

  20. Fragmentation of the Industry

  21. Growing Complexity of Building Systems • Building Systems • 1935 5% of Bldg. Cost Is MEP • 1995 55% of Bldg. Cost Is MEP.

  22. Kodak Office Original CD Set Probably Less Than 100 Drawings Bausch and Lomb Required Several Hundred Drawings Plus Shop Drawings The Impact on Documentation

  23. Roles of an Extranet • Capture It • Index It • Distribute It • Active • Passive • Directed

  24. System Robustness • Data Security • System Availability • Accountability • Permanence of Records • Redundancy

  25. Extranets(or Project Specific Web Site, or ...) • Coordinated Access to Information • A Common Document System • Not Software Specific • Secure Shared Records • A Shared Project Database • A Meta-database

  26. Drawings Specifications Schedule Contracts Insurance Certificates Bonding Forms Lien Waivers Change Orders Asi’s Collaborative Discussions Communications Action Items/tasks Management Reports Project Summaries Progress and Issue Photos Rfi’s Submittals Safety Reports and Tracking Project Directory Calendering Meeting Minutes Purchase Orders Work Orders And More Information Types

  27. Coordinated Information Systems Scope • Programming • Design • Design Development • Construction • Operation/occupancy • Remodel/replacement

  28. Extranet Highlights • Goals • Capture, Record, And Locate Project Information • Benefits • More Accountability for Participants. • Enhanced Owner Control • Improved Quality Assurance • Issues • Develop a Project History • Utilize Existing Systems & Tools • Provide Adequate Security • Support Broad Information Sharing

  29. Choosing Your Tools • Security • Internet Issues • File/document Locking Issues • Ease of Use • Plug-ins & Add-ons • Automatic Conversions • Database Structure • Notes • Sql Data (E.G. Oracle) • None

  30. What’s Changing in the Industry • Design Build • Outsourcing • Program Management • Virtual Organizations

  31. Current Information Technology • Expectation List • Develop a Database of Project Correspondence • Common Access to Project Files & Documents • Universal Availability Through the World Wide Web • Project Workflow Management • Support Messaging Outside the System • Digital Signatures • Secure Communications • Off-line Access to the Project Databases

  32. What’s Next, Information? • Unified Messaging • Aec-xml • Knowledge Management • Speed

  33. What Are the Issues? • What Happens With Broad Use? • 1% Vs. 50% • Market Segmentation • Internal Tools, • Enterprise Issues • Supporting Virtual Teams • Data Sharing • Data Standards • Export/import Protocols

  34. Technology Available Now • Palm Pilot (Access Limited) • Pager Gateway • Fax Gateway • Offline Replication • Multi-media • Job Site Video • Virtual Meeting • Virtual Modeling

  35. What Coming Next, Technology? • Wireless Internet • Palm Pilot • Internet Phone • Virtual Construction • Crouso Chips • Smart Systems • Speed

  36. Choosing Your Tools • Document Management • Collaboration • Real Time Vs. Forums • Customization • Per Organization • Per Project • Ease of Use • Ease of Administration

  37. Accommodate Current Practices (Utilize Existing Systems & Tools) • Office Applications • Network Access • Cad Software • Drafting • 3d Modeling • Visualization • Scheduling • Edms

  38. What Will Happen • Interconnectedness Brings • Higher Efficiencies • More Openness/fewer Disputes • More Owner Access to Process

  39. Project Extranets Edgewater Services Company, Ltd. Developer of Projectedge, Facilityedge, and Leaseedge Contact Information: Phone: 888-516-edge Fax: 716-328-8076 E-mail: Khutton@edgewaternet.Com Website: Www.Projectedge.Com

More Related