Oracle OpenWorld
San Francisco, CA, October 2-6, 2011
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Primavera Hot Key Commands
These commands can save users valuable time. Do you know about them?
How to Reap Anticipated ROI on Large-Scale Capital Projects
“Project-planning processes are weakest when it comes to risk management and predicting costs and ROI. Organizations participating in the study said they fail to achieve expected ROI because they regularly experience unexpected events that derail schedules and inflate budgets. But executives believe that using more-robust risk management and project planning strategies will help avoid delays, improve ROI, and more accurately predict the long-term cost of initiatives.”
Integration for Interoperability
Did you know that Oracle Primavera solutions integrate with a range of others?
Free Webcast: Capital Asset Lifecycle Management: Construction Program Management
This program reviews how leading organizations are addressing and overcoming their construction challenges with enterprise project management solutions. This session focuses on: Design, Procure, Construct.
Simplex CEO Presents EPM Workshop at ABA Construction Conference
Along with her fellow members of PRM Team, Simplex CEO Laura Goetsch presented a workshop entitled “Project Management in the 21st Century” at the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry’s Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, April 14-16, 2011. The workshop demonstrated and discussed how contract language, document control and construction management must be adapted for projects utilizing Electronic Project Management for greater success.
Free Webinar: How McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Continues to Sustain Growth in a Competitive Landscape Utilizing Oracle Primavera
The need for robust scheduling and resource planning is crucial in an industry with tight margins and tighter deadlines. In this Webcast, you will hear the story of how one company made the transition from disparate systems to world-class scheduling through investment in process, investment in tools and investment in the people. Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM ET
Free Webcast: Delivering Success–One Year Early and Under Budget
The Middletown-Norwalk Project was at one time the largest transmission capital project in the country and the first application of program management in the power delivery industry. Burns & McDonnell, a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental, and consulting solutions firm, was tasked to help deliver this project one year ahead of schedule and significantly under budget. Learn how Oracle Primavera’s Enterprise Project Management solutions — which Burns & McDonnell chose to assist with this challenging project — provided the tools to manage scheduling, document control, costs, and resources to achieve amazing project success. Thursday, April 28 at 2:00 PM EDT.
Special Report from the Economist Intelligence Unit
“90% of companies consider project management competencies crucial to their success, yet many still struggle to consistently manage projects effectively, improve processes, and meet strategic business objectives.” “Only 20% use a standardized set of project management tools, including enterprise-level systems.”
Simplex CEO Presents EPM Workshop at ABA Construction Conference
Along with her fellow members of PRM Team, Simplex CEO Laura Goetsch will present a workshop entitled “Project Management in the 21st Century” at the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry’s Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, April 14-16, 2011. The workshop will demonstrate and discuss how contract language, document control and construction management must be adapted for projects utilizing Electronic Project Management for greater success.
Special Report from the Economist Intelligence Unit
“90% of companies consider project management competencies crucial to their success, yet many still struggle to consistently manage projects effectively, improve processes, and meet strategic business objectives.” “Only 20% use a standardized set of project management tools, including enterprise-level systems.”
Primavera Engineering & Construction Center
Oracle invites you to visit this continually updated virtual library and theatre, in order to access white papers, Webcasts, success stories, events and more–all in support of your successful program and project management.
Project Management Report
Download the findings report from Aberdeen’s recent benchmark study, “Delivering Project Profitability: On Time and Under Budget.” Discover the importance of standardizing best practices and adopting the latest technology in order to achieve project profitability.
COLLABORATE 11: April 10-14, 2011, Orlando, FL
Most similar to previous Primavera User Conferences, COLLABORATE 11 will provide Primavera customers with opportunities to reconnect and gain insight from other Primavera customers, partners and the Oracle Primavera team. There will be 50 sessions dedicated to Primavera content! Additionally we are planning a Primavera customer welcome reception, an executive meet-and-greet, and a one-on-one Support Clinic.
SharePoint 2010 Video for IT Professionals
SharePoint 2010′s new features and flexible deployment help IT Professionals improve productivity. Hear how these improvements benefit Raymond James and HP.
SharePoint 2010 Community
Visit to exchange ideas, pose questions, and share experience.
Constellation Energy to Cut Costs by $1M+, Enhance Services, with New Software
To better weather the economic downturn that began in 2007, Constellation Energy set out to trim costs. It decided to consolidate its Web software vendors and standardize on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 as the software foundation for all its Web properties: 30 public sites, 5,000 internal sites, the employee portal, and a records management system.
SharePoint Online
Let your employees set up private Web sites to share information with others, manage documents, and publish reports that help everyone make better decisions.
Learn more about SharePoint Online
The Total Economic Impact of SharePoint Server 2010
To understand the financial impact of investing in the latest version of SharePoint, Forrester conducted in-depth interviews with 11 Microsoft customers that have started using the product and compiled their results and forward-looking expectations into a composite case study of a 5,000-worker professional services company.