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The University of Southern California Standardizes Capital Project Management Information and Communications Tracking with e
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) March 13, 2012
eBuilder, the number one provider of integrated capital program and project management software to colleges and universities, announced today that The University of Southern California has selected eBuilder Enterprise to standardize their capital project planning, design, and construction processes. USC will leverage eBuilder Enterprises flexibility, easeofuse and deep module integration to enable a phased rollout to their construction management teams. By phasing the rollout, USC will quickly realize the benefits of consistent project communications, process management, and project controls while maintaining team productivity.
USCs Capital Construction Development, Facilities Management and Real Estate Teams are responsible for managing over 400 projects a year ranging from small renovations to major capital projects managed by a team of 30 project managers with a substantial annual capital project budget. The team required a system that would help them enable more methodical cost controls, as well as provide better visibility into project costs for the universitys administrators.
USC is standardizing business processes across their entire capital projects portfolio so they can be codified into eBuilder to reduce risk. As a result, eBuilder Enterprise will allow USCs Capital Construction Development, Facilities Management and Real Estate Teams to establish consistent and measurable business processes that can be refined as USCs requirements evolve. eBuilder will also serve as the collaboration and communications hub to ensure all projectrelated information is stored in a safe, easily accessible, and auditable database.
USC will also use eBuilder Enterprises Planning Module to help the University develop, prioritize and approve new capital plans. This module tracks the evolution of their capital plans, ensuring the team has complete visibility and supporting documentation for each change as it occurs. The eBuilder Enterprise Planning Module centralizes all information related to the capital plan, including design information, topographical studies, feasibility studies, and more. The builtin integration between eBuilders Cost and Planning modules enables USCs Capital Construction Development, Facilities Management and Real Estate Teams to leverage past project cost information, and use this data to develop more accurate estimates.
With nearly half of the top 10 Universities, as ranked by US News & World Report, already using e Builder, the addition of another leading higher education institution builds upon our commitment to deliver best demonstrated practices that produce real results says Jonathan Antevy, CEO of eBuilder, Inc.
About USC
The University of Southern California is one of the worlds leading private research universities. An anchor institution in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international trade, USC enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university and offers extensive opportunities for internships and study abroad. With a strong tradition of integrating liberal and professional education, USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge.
About eBuilder
eBuilder is the leading provider of integrated capital program management software and construction management software for top facility owners and the companies that act on their behalf. The companys flagship product, eBuilder Enterprise, improves capital project execution, resulting in increased productivity and quality, reduced cost, and faster project delivery. Since 1995, eBuilders technology leadership and construction industry focus has provided thousands of global companies, government agencies, and healthcare and educational institutions managing billions of dollars in capital programs with solutions to improve the plan, build, and operate lifecycle. The company is privately held and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For more information, visit http://www.e-builder.net/.
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Gain Good Results With Sequential Project Management Phases
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Gain Good Results With Sequential Project Management Phases – Business
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In almost all activities that you do, there’s a cycle that you observe. You’ll find regular chronological actions that you conduct so as to arrive at a desirable result. In baseball, for example, you are unable to make a homerun until you hit the ball really good; there’s no faster way to a homerun. Else it is really not considered as a point for your team. In the same way, tasks ought to be executed step-by-step to ensure achievement of the goals set up at the start.
In the accomplishment of a project, it is essential to implement these project management phases:
1. The first phase is project initiation, and it sets up the path for the project. During this stage, the group will recognize the organization need and the purpose of the project by creating a business case. The business case needs to identify the context of the business and define measurable objectives that the project intends to attain.
In this stage you are going to recognize the key sponsor of the project. He would be the one to establish the charter to handle the project, provide sufficient finances and remove hurdles when they occur.
This stage also includes appointing the project team and discovering the main stakeholders who is going to be involved during the entire project. To have a guide in the process of carrying out the project, it really is required that the project scope management be clearly , stating, among others, what is going to and will not be done.
2. Project planning is the vital stage which is all about preparing the project’s resources, funding and schedule. More work is done to determine whether the proposed project will likely be of genuine advantage to the organization. If the project is regarded as essential and it is authorized, more detailed preparation develops. Throughout this period, you can develop the project budget and timetable. The expense plan should involve costs of resources belonging to the project activities. The business scope, project requirements, benefits, governance and integrated project management techniques are agreed upon.
3. Project execution. After determining the coverage of the project and concluding the plan, it’s the perfect time to execute. During this period, you employ the activities in line with your plan. There are a number of aspects to oversee within this phase, such as quality of work, timeframes, possible problems and communications with stakeholders to make sure that your project stays on course.
4. Closing a project. This stage takes place when you finalize all project tasks and keep important documents for future reference. You will give the project deliverables to the customer, close contracts with suppliers and report back to the sponsor the good results of the project.
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Generally in most things you do, there exists a sequence that you choose to go along with. There are certainly basic chronological steps that you undertake so as to get to a specific output. In the accomplishment of a project, you must adhere to project management phases.
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The Third Phase of the Project Life Cycle
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The third phase of the cycle involves addressing the most important aspects of the project that include project control, communication, and project execution. Known as the execution phase of the project, the clearly laid out and elaborate solutions that are designed as a part of the project life cycle are implemented to solve problems per the project’s specified requirements. During this phase, the underlying plan of the project is set to motion and the overall progress of the work is closely monitored to make appropriate adjustments and record associated variations from the original plan. In project layouts for the development of products and systems, a design that incorporates all the essential elements and product requirements is created through testing, reviews, and analyzing prototypes. With the progression of the execution phase, various groups of the target organization get more deeply involved in the final phase of the project that includes production, product testing, and support.
Some of the most common methodologies and tools that are used during this phase involve Milestones Reviews, further additions to the Business Plan, Risk Analysis, and Score Cards updates. The project manager spends the maximum amount of time on this step as status reports on the progress of the project and task execution are discussed during regular team meetings. This information is used by them to measure and track the performance of all the project-related activities and take immediate corrective action if required. The sponsors of the project and key stakeholders should always be aware of the status of the project as well as the other parameters like the costs incurred, the schedule as well as the quality of the deliverables to ensure that they meet the set acceptance criteria per the agreed upon format and frequency. After this, the project is all set for closure.
This article is part of a series of articles that give discussion to the Project life cycle. You can view the rest of the articles in e-projectmanagers.com. This is published under the July newsletter while other Project life cycle articles were published in the earlier editions. This is an ongoing series of articles that aims to wholly define the processes of the project life cycle.
This article was written by Soumya Nalam for E-project managers. You can view her profile in the Newsletters as well. She has authored 4 articles for e project managers, all of which are incorporated in the Newsletter issues.
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This article is part of the June Newsletter of e-projectmanagers.com, accessible through http://www.e-projectmanagers.com/June-2011-Newsletter/View-issue.html.
Dora Tarver is the founder of e-ProjectManagers.com and CreateAndManageSchedules.com and is available to provide consulting services globally.
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