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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
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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 • Through The Office • And Around The World • Network Aware Pcs • Windows 95 (& Mac & Unix) • Web Browsers • A "Point & Click" Global Network
Business Models • Purchase Application • Service • Per Project • Per User • Free Service (but What a Price You Pay) • Develop Internally
Concept • Collaboration • Distribution • Publishing • Coordination
Applications • Client-server With Web Link • Web Only • Groupware/lotus Notes • Hybrids
Orientation • Owners • Designers • Construction Managers • General Contractors • Project Centric
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
The Product Space Common File Sharing Workflow Solutions Universal Access Security Shared Data-Base Collaboration Tools
Distribution Vs Collaboration • Traditional Tools Are Distributive Systems • Developing Collaboration Environment • Building A Shared Space in AEC
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
Role Definition Building Owner Facility Manager Architect Structural Suppliers Engineer HVAC Subs & Engineer Specialties General Contractor
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
Accessibility (How Far Does It Go) • Go Beyond Owner-architect-contractor • Engineers, • Consultants, • Subcontractors, • Suppliers, • Inspectors, • Public • Off-line Access
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
The Cost of Mishandling Information • 33% of Duplication Cost • 75% of Claims • 95% of Delay Reasons
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
The Role of Technology As an Enabler • I’ve Done It This Way for Years • Can I Trust It? • Technologically • Security • Reliability • Wizardry
Growing Complexity of Building Systems • Building Systems • 1935 5% of Bldg. Cost Is MEP • 1995 55% of Bldg. Cost Is MEP.
Kodak Office Original CD Set Probably Less Than 100 Drawings Bausch and Lomb Required Several Hundred Drawings Plus Shop Drawings The Impact on Documentation
Roles of an Extranet • Capture It • Index It • Distribute It • Active • Passive • Directed
System Robustness • Data Security • System Availability • Accountability • Permanence of Records • Redundancy
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
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
Coordinated Information Systems Scope • Programming • Design • Design Development • Construction • Operation/occupancy • Remodel/replacement
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
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
What’s Changing in the Industry • Design Build • Outsourcing • Program Management • Virtual Organizations
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
What’s Next, Information? • Unified Messaging • Aec-xml • Knowledge Management • Speed
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
Technology Available Now • Palm Pilot (Access Limited) • Pager Gateway • Fax Gateway • Offline Replication • Multi-media • Job Site Video • Virtual Meeting • Virtual Modeling
What Coming Next, Technology? • Wireless Internet • Palm Pilot • Internet Phone • Virtual Construction • Crouso Chips • Smart Systems • Speed
Choosing Your Tools • Document Management • Collaboration • Real Time Vs. Forums • Customization • Per Organization • Per Project • Ease of Use • Ease of Administration
Accommodate Current Practices (Utilize Existing Systems & Tools) • Office Applications • Network Access • Cad Software • Drafting • 3d Modeling • Visualization • Scheduling • Edms
What Will Happen • Interconnectedness Brings • Higher Efficiencies • More Openness/fewer Disputes • More Owner Access to Process
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