CPM Newsletter - December 2009 - Volume 3, Number 4

Posted Tue, 12/15/2009 - 05:38 by admin

CPM News

CPM Announces Managed Hosting Services for Oracle-Primavera Project Management Software Solutions

Due to popular demand for access to Oracle-Primavera project management software applications outside of organizations’ IT firewalls, CPM established a Managed Hosting Services Offering situated on Peer1’s Vancouver, BC based industrial quality hosting environment. Oracle-Primavera’s primary software applications run in the managed hosting solution namely:

CPM’s Managed Hosting Services customers benefit from the service by:

Not having to worry about allowing external software users like contractors getting behind a company’s firewall
Not having to pay for an IT person to continually support hardware, operating systems, application and database software required for the Oracle-Primavera applications
Not having to pay someone to perform nightly back-up procedures
Allowing users to securely access their data
Receiving fast screen refresh reaction time due to high bandwidth

CPM Launches Virtual Training

Many Oracle-Primavera project management software user organizations have offices around the country or the world. These organizations often require consistent Oracle-Primavera project management software training but they do not want to pay the costly travel expenses for their employees to travel to where training sessions are conducted. To satisfy this need, CPM now offers an Instructor Led Virtual Training solution. Recently, CPM conducted a full three day P6 based Virtual Training session for representatives in seven locations in the Western Hemisphere. The course evaluations were all positive. The decision maker’s comment on the course was: “Superb, Superb!”

Please visit our training page for scheduled Virtual Training sessions. Virtual Training sessions can be customized for companies’ particular requirements. This is ideal for organizations which require their employees to follow consistent corporate policies and procedures.

CPM's E-Learning eCPM102 Oracle-Primavera P6 Course is a Success

To date, CPM has sold many 90-day subscriptions for the successful self-paced E-Learning eCPM102 P6 PowerClient course from organizations in many parts of the world including:

Canada
USA
UK
Scotland
India
Italy

The eCPM102 online course includes in-depth content and the convenience of learning at your own pace. This course is not intended to replace the instructor led courses but to compliment them. They are ideal for people who are interested in refresher courses.

Try a demo of our Primavera P6 Basics Online Course on our E-Learning page.

CPM Web Site Upgrade

CPM’s web site will soon have a more modern look and feel and provide easier access to information. The upgraded web site will also allow users to register and pay for E-Learning and instructor led training courses on-line.

CPM’s web site continues to grow in popularity. Frequent web site section visits from viewers around the world are:

Oracle / Primavera

Oracle-Primavera Announces Increased Functionality in P6 V7 Web Access

Oracle-Primavera P6 V7’s Web Access software module now includes 95% of the P6 V7 PowerClient functionality. This means P6 power users can now realistically use Web Access to not only update their projects but to help manage them in real-time. P6 V7 Web Access now makes excellent use of screen real estate as described below. Users familiar with P3 functionality will find this feature particularly useful.

Oracle-Primavera P6 V7 Web Access Improves Efficiency Allowing Less Expensive Remote Access to PM Database

The major importance of P6 V7 Web Access improvements is its ability to allow users to use the web based Primavera software module to help manage projects in real-time all around the world. This means that remote users are no longer required to use the more costly and challenging Citrix remote access functionality to access a centralized multi-project database.

Many organizations currently manage their multiple business units using different solutions as described below. This discord among systems often gives rise to many inefficiencies and project failures.

P6 V7 Web Access now facilitates the easier deployment of an enterprise-wide IT and project management software functional solution for multiple divisions or business units all managing their own projects with their own Work Breakdown Structures and all having their respective data roll up in the enterprise allowing corporate-wide visibility to projects progress and problems.

Oracle-Primavera P6 V7 users in multiple locations can work on multiple projects simultaneously all on the same database as indicated below. Given limited capacity and resources, P6 V7 Web Access users can use the software to help Align projects to work on with the strategic direction of the company. Users can then use P6 V7 to Plan and Schedule projects. On an on-going basis, P6 V7 is used to help Execute all facets of projects, Monitor progress by viewing continually updated Dashboards, continually Analyze project progress and produce and distribute project Reports on screen and/or in hard copy.

Back-end ERP Financial, Supply Chain Management, and Human Resources systems can be integrated with P6 V7, eliminating errors and inefficiencies associated with double entry.

VisionMonitor

VisionMonitor Offers Real-Time Environmental Performance Solutions

Designed to meet the needs of the most data intensive operating environments, VisionMonitor’s Real‐Time Environmental Performance solutions utilize the latest iteration of Microsoft technologies such as SharePoint and SQL Server for optimizing operational efficiencies while assuring corporate environmental risk management. VisionMonitor Real‐Time Environmental Performance Solutions also enable organizations to track and manage allowances, renewable energy credits, offsets, reduction targets, and trades in order to effectively predict future performance and derive as much value as possible from environmental assets, both now and in the future.

Overview

VisionMonitor’s Environmental Performance solutions incorporate the most advanced software technologies available for optimizing environmental and operational efficiency. VisionMonitor software allows organizataions to analyze and prevent environmental issues while assuring compliance. The net benefit is an improvement in operational efficiencies that affect the bottom line.

VisionMonitor Software builds on the latest Microsoft technologies

to provide maximum flexibility and scalability for your compliance

and performance needs.

VisionMonitor Announces VM Plan™ for Green House Gas

VisionMonitor has announced a new cloud‐based computing solution designed to automate and streamline the process organization’s use to complete their Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Management Plan and to position themselves optimally with the EPA’s Mandatory Reporting Rule requirements. VisionMonitor's VM PLAN™ for GHG not only gives organizations the greatest level of preparation for complying with the latest EPA standards and rules, but also walks organizations step‐by‐step through the process of creating an electronic Inventory Management Plan in a way that can be utilized to maximize their overall environmental performance.

Overview

Modeled after the EPA’s own Climate Leaders checklist, VisionMonitor's VM PLAN™ for GHG enables users to create an electronic GHG Inventory Management Plan (IMP) that is in compliance with the EPA's Cimate Leaders and the Mandatory Reporting Rule requirements. In addition VM PLAN™ for GHG integrates with

VisionMonitor’s GHGWARE™, providing powerful tools for broad data integration, emissions inventories,

and strategic planning.

VM PLAN™ for GHG leverages the latest

Microsoft technology to simplify the creation

of your GHG Inventory Management Plan.

Overview VisionMonitor's GHGWARE™ automates the process of GHG emissions collection, calculation and reporting and addresses a large number of vital compliance issues, such as creating the necessary documentation for your GHG strategic plan and providing third-party organizations with an audit trail of how your plan was constructed.

GHGWARE™ builds on the latest Microsoft technologies to simplify your GHG process.

VisionMonitor Documents and White Papers Now Available on CPM Web Site

Please visit the VisionMonitor page to download the following reports and whitepapers:

· Real-Time Environmental Performance Solutions Brochure (NEW)

· Green House Gas (GHG) WARE Brochure (NEW)

· VisionMonitor Virtual Machine PLAN (NEW)

· Environment Compliance Management

· Operational Intelligence

· Environment Business Intelligence

· Green House Gas-Ware

· Monitoring Emissions in Real-time White Paper

eTimeMachine

eTimeMachine Value Proposition

eTimeMachine is an Enterprise Work, Resource and Project Management system, that puts into an Employee’s Workspace activities from Oracle-Primavera, Microsoft Project, Help Desk systems (such as BMC Remedy), Workflow systems, and eTimeMachine itself.

This allows employees to report real-time progress (which in turn can also update Primavera and MS Project), enter their time and expenses, and submit their timesheets for approval by both functional and/or project managers. View the eTimeMachine Value Proposition.

eTimeMachine Success Story:

Ontario Based Hydro One & eTimeMachine -- Creating Power Together

Work Execution Project (WEP) successfully completed by Hydro One will increase productivity in executing work throughout Hydro One. eTimeMachine played an important role in providing software and implementation support.

The WEP’s objective was to improve and build on existing systems and business processes. Major challenges included ability to provide an elaborate and comprehensive functionality to meet Hydro One requirements and at the same time integrate with other systems such as Primavera as well as existing applications, high volumes of data, and access from remote locations.

eTimeMachine's role in the WEP system is to gather all activities and resource assignments to crews and to individuals, from Primavera and PragmaCAD, manage crews, collect progress as well as time and expense information and distribute the information to Primavera, PragmaCAD and PassPort. In this capacity, eTimeMachine carries all projects, activities, assignments and work execution information. Integration with PassPort is now replaced with SAP integration.

The result is improved workforce efficiency, automatic work order generation, use of single scheduling system, efficient and accurate timekeeping. The outcome is in the reduction of administration costs and eventually an enterprise planning platform that supports visibility of resources and work across the enterprise.

New Hires

Jason Dom

We are pleased to welcome Jason Dom as a Sales Consultant at CPM. Jason is a proven account executive with a record of top performance and extensive experience designing profitable solutions, building relationships, and aggressively driving revenue. Jason has demonstrated business leadership and bottom-line orientation. His experience includes cross-functional team development, territory management, marketing program design and launch, and profitable sales opportunity pursuit, close, and renewal.

Jason’s sales experiences in a variety of areas are valued additions to the sales and marketing efforts at CPM. He has worked in business development, direct sales, two tier distribution sales management and marketing of software, hosting, ERP, and consulting services.

Tomer Zazkis

CPM welcomes Tomer Zazkis as an Administrative Accountant. Tomer is replacing Leanne Messina during her maternity leave. Tomer is a third year Accounting student at Simon Fraser University.

Upcoming Courses

Course	Start	End	Location
102 : P6 Basics	Jan 20	Jan 22	Calgary
CPM920: Project Control and Change Management	Jan 25	Jan 26	Edmonton
CPM910: Project Management Fundamentals	Feb 4	Feb 5	Burnaby
102 : P6 Basics	Feb 10	Feb 12	Virtual Training
102 : P6 Basics	Feb 22	Feb 24	Edmonton
106 : P6 Advanced	Feb 25	Feb 26	Edmonton

Please visit the training page to view times and locations for all upcoming CPM Solutions scheduled courses.

From all of us at CPM Solutions, we wish you all the best for the Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year!

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