Engineering and

Construction
Eliminate surprises. Protect profit.
In today’s engineering and construction market, protecting
your profit margin is simply harder to achieve.
Competition keeps margins thin and projects become
more complex. Projects that seemed to be running
smoothly can suddenly experience profit fade in the final
few months. Late starts and unbalanced backlog can leave
you overstaffed or short-handed. Inevitable project
changes erode margins even further. You’ve been in the
business long enough to know that it takes only one
failed project to eliminate an entire year’s profit.
manages scope, schedule, job cost, changes and reporting
— everything you need to take projects from original
estimate to completion.
Since 1983, we have helped the engineering and
construction industry deliver over $5.2 trillion worth of
projects. Our company was founded by engineering and
construction professionals, and since our inception, we
have continuously provided the most advanced, most
specified solutions available.

Primavera helps you eliminate the surprises that can keep
your organization from managing engineering and
construction projects profitably. Our integrated construction
management solution gives everyone the information they
need to do their jobs more effectively. Primavera
The construction industry is driven by trust. We’ve earned
the industry’s trust by helping contractors, engineers, owners,
architects and everyone on the project team operate
more consistently, more efficiently and more profitably.
We look forward to earning your trust in the same way.

All team members are critical

to a project’s success.
Primavera is an integrated construction
management solution that goes far
beyond scheduling. Advanced
collaboration tools, automated alerts Estimating Accounting

and centralized project information

keep everyone “in the know”.
Whether you are VP of Construction,
Director of Operations, Project
M an age
Manager or a Field Superintendent, you
Scope, Schedule, Cost And Changes
get the information you need, the way you
need it. Primavera integrates with your accounting,
estimating and other critical systems, so you get Executive
the complete picture.
Project Manager Planner/Scheduler Client

Project Controls Manager Cost Manager Specialty Contractor

Contract Manager Superintendent Architect/Engineer

Operations Management Field Management Partner Management

Integrated Construction Management Solution

Unique role-based dashboards give everyone the information they need from
multiple systems.
Primavera provides you with a single place to find scope, schedules, job cost and changes for one project or a portfolio
of projects. Role-based dashboards bring together information from accounting, estimating, Primavera and other
relevant systems, giving each team member the information they need to do their jobs and make the right decisions.
All information is summarized for easy review, with powerful drill-down capabilities to investigate any unusual forecasts.

Executive dashboard Key performance Clear, concise

delivers visibility to a indicators help avoid verbal summaries of
portfolio of projects surprises project health

Integration with
accounting offers Projects organized Collaboration and
one single place for by P&L centers display workflow improve
all information forecast at completion accountability
Executive
Primavera removes the obstacles that impact performance.
Whether you’re managing a regional office, a division or an entire organization, you’re directly responsible for the profit
and loss of your construction operations. Your leadership will make the difference. Primavera gives you the information,
performance reports and forecasting tools you need to lead more effectively and solve problems faster, before they get
out of hand. You’ll have greater control and deeper insight into all projects, allowing you to maintain profitability.

No one likes surprises. Primavera

replaces 20/20 hindsight with accurate, productivity-based
forecasting. You’ll know what’s really happening in terms of
costs and schedules with up-to-the-minute project health
reports. And you’ll see easy-to-read graphical trends and
forecasts for all projects, showing you the true impact of
productivity issues — even those that may seem minor at
first glance.

“If you’re forewarned about

change coming, you can reduce costs
and mitigate the change. If it comes as
a surprise, there’s no chance for that
mitigation. The nice thing about
Primavera is the ability to identify and
communicate those changes quickly.”
— Craig Wright, VP of Construction,
Black & Veatch

Under- and overstaffing — a thing of the past.

With Primavera you can work from capacity forecasts that let you accurately balance
workload. See current scheduled dates of completion for projects in the context of
your contracted backlog and estimated projects with a high win confidence.
Proactively make better staffing decisions instead of scrambling to add or drop payroll.
True process and
reports drive
consistency. If reports are
coming to you in a number of formats
and styles, it is a symptom of process
inconsistency. Primavera helps you
standardize construction processes
so that you’ll have standard reports.
Choose from a wide range of
industry-standard templates that
automatically compile, analyze and
consistently format information.

Changes do not have to mean losses. With Primavera, you have a structured workflow that guides you through
each step of the change process. In one screen, you see all cost impacts and the impact on the forecast. All relevant documents, e-mails
and attachments are centrally stored, available and viewable — even CAD drawings. At the end of the process, one click prints a clean,
iron-clad change order, ready to send to the client.

“The whole point of project

No more digging for “reasons why.” management is being able to
Primavera lets Project Managers easily access centralized accurately forecast how you’re going
information to document potential problems. With one to end up. With Primavera and our
click, executives can quickly see the whole story so that you accounting system integrated, we
can intervene and solve problems fast. You can easily search can compare actuals and estimates
for contracts, RFIs, specifications and any communication when we’re just ten or twenty
documents related to the specific subcontractors. All of the percent complete.”
information you need is at your fingertips and you can say
— Wendy Kaszycki, Director of
good-bye to all your file cabinets. Project Management,
Valley Crest Companies
Project Manager
Spend more time actually managing projects.
No one is held more accountable for what happens on a project than the Project Manager. The duties cover every aspect of
a project: managing subcontractors and field personnel, issuing contracts for procurement, managing change orders, staying
on schedule, dealing with issues, communicating with owners, architects or engineers and reporting status. As a result, the
job can seem like little more than putting out one fire after another. Primavera reduces the frustrations and difficulties so
Project Managers can spend more time managing, with centralized and comprehensive information, automated paperwork
and reporting, powerful communication features and more.

Role-based dashboard Combined view of both Change orders and

designed specifically for schedule and cost for contract issues are only
Project Managers accurate forecasts one click away

Complete document Graphical summaries inform Manage all communication

management for easy access you of potential problems with your project contacts
More project management, less
paperwork. Primavera effectively manages and automates
many aspects of paperwork and reporting. Letters, e-mails and
RFIs are centrally located and easy to find. Reports can be scheduled
to automatically run over the weekend. You have the time you
need to manage your projects and, because you get the whole
picture, it’s easier to reduce risk and keep projects on track.

Everyone is accountable. Period.

Primavera gives Project Managers the ability to display a consistent
dashboard for everyone on the project. You can highlight action
items and important project milestones, along with a list of critical
activities that are behind schedule. Turn-around times for critical
documents such as submittals, RFIs and project issues are clearly
displayed so that everyone knows the actions for which they’re
accountable. If you’re out in the field, automated alerts can be sent
directly to your Nextel™ , Blackberry™ or other mobile device.

Keep ahead of changes. Primavera helps

you be more proactive about project changes by giving you a
comprehensive, timely view of pending change orders.
Subscription-based alerts keep you abreast of all requested
changes, along with all actions being taken either to approve or
deny compensation for a change. You see how proposed changes
affect cost and schedule, and easily document change impact to
make sure you’re properly reimbursed for any design omission
or owner-directed change.
Project Controls Manager
Ensure the use of standard operating procedure.
A Project Controls Manager is the organization’s process champion. Yet, it’s often difficult to get every project to adhere
to the right processes that help ensure success. Primavera provides a consistent, centralized software environment for
the entire project team and makes standard operating procedures easy to follow for all team members. You have more
time to provide guidance and specialized assistance to projects for the resolution of difficult and complex problems.

Information access for more effective

project controls. Through your own, personalized dashboard,
Primavera gives you access to centralized, comprehensive information on “We have the planning,
every project. You are able to drill down for detailed information and analysis
on any project aspect, so you can make better assessments of project execution, audits, business
controls effectiveness relating to estimating, planning and scheduling, cost practices — everything — 100
analysis and resource allocation. The deep visibility is also invaluable when percent absolutely properly
you’re called in to fix problem projects, enabling you to quickly and accurately
see what went wrong and what can be done to correct problems. documented.”
— Rob Forrester,
Manager of Project Controls,
Perini Management Services
Contract Manager
Manage contracts instead of chasing paper.
Tracking thousands of subcontractor bids, submittals, faxes, phone calls and e-mails can result in weeks of wasted effort
and missed start dates. Primavera provides a central repository of all project information, allowing you to stay on top of
every detail and more efficiently assist in the preparation, review and administration of all contracts relating to a project.
With easy access to all information, follow-up and dispute settlement are also streamlined. Primavera’s automated
features also help you better and more efficiently prepare requests for proposals, evaluate bids, negotiate specifications
for materials or other construction services and secure all necessary approvals.

Buy out bids fast. Primavera tracks contracts from

original estimate to buyout. Original estimates are imported
directly from your estimating system and allow you to easily
compare multiple bidders. Once the project has been awarded,
contracts for selected bidders are automatically generated with all
line items showing how much you saved.

Never let a submittal cause delay.

The integrated workflow management system in Primavera tracks
all project submittals and automates the approval process. All
photographs, specifications, architect notes, etc. are stored with
the submittal, so there are no more returned e-mails. Submittals
are completed on time for project start, with less effort.

Relief from too many spreadsheets.

Tracking estimates, contracts, job cost and subcontractor
communication on spreadsheets wastes time and is impossible to
keep up-to-date. Primavera gives you a single, easily accessed
repository that lets you streamline information management.
Planner/Scheduler
Planning and scheduling management the way it should be.
Planners and schedulers are usually seen as the people with the answers by other members of the project team. Yet it
can be hard to have all the answers and have them quickly when you’re busy trying to schedule projects with suspect
field data, helping to enforce project controls, writing one custom report after another and dealing with tight budgets and
staffing. Primavera reduces or eliminates the problems you face, and makes it easier to have the answers everyone is
looking for — at a fraction of the time and cost.

Everyone sees the value of controls. Primavera alerts you long before problems get out of hand. Drill down into project
statistics and analyze trends to see where problems are originating and what’s being done. Easy-to-manage graphics make scheduling a breeze. The
software automatically tracks and displays actual performance for time and cost, allowing you to demonstrate that problems are solved, with accurate
management forecasts available on demand.

Custom reports? No problem. We provide

hundreds of industry-standard templates and a customization wizard
to make report production easier than ever before. Information is
presented in clear, colorful graphics or tables, with all necessary details.
Automated report scheduling allows you to time report production
over the weekend or anytime. While you rest, Primavera organizes,
prints and collates reports for your Monday morning job meeting.
More efficient, more accurate
scheduling. With Primavera, information is centralized,
allowing you to more quickly assess resource availability and
other variables that affect scheduling possibilities. Graphical
representations show how variables will affect timelines and
costs, and allow you to generate schedules that are realistic
and help maximize profitability. Primavera also lets you
accurately track projects in progress and see how events are
impacting the original plan. You can communicate important
performance trends to Project and Senior Managers using
displays that are easily understood by managers without
professional scheduling expertise.

Master multiple schedules. Design

schedules, MEP schedules and multiple prime schedules are
flying around between companies. Your client wants one thing
— a single, consolidated master schedule. Primavera makes it
easy to integrate multiple schedules for one consolidated view.
Whether it comes from Microsoft Project™ , Excel™ , SureTrak™
,
Contractor™or P3™ , obtaining progress and reporting program
status from a master schedule is just a few clicks away.

“We have decreased the time

it takes to create design schedules
by 50 percent, from six to three
weeks. The main benefits are the
ability to optimize our processes,
maintain project consistency and
repeat past project successes.”
— Vern Stultz, Manager of Cost and
Scheduling, Parsons

Get up to speed fast. Finding good people

is harder than ever. Now that they’ve joined the team, your
next challenge is to get them up to speed so you can trust their
results. Primavera offers emerging schedulers and seasoned pros
a simple way to organize and status the activities you’re working
on today. Since it’s accessible from anywhere, you’ll never have
to carry schedule printouts to make changes in the field.
Cost Manager
Tighter, more accurate estimates and forecasts.
In order to monitor and analyze project cost estimates, expenditures and forecasts, complete, up-to-date and accurate
information is vital. Primavera gives you access to all necessary information through your personalized dashboard, shows
the impact of real costs and events on budgets, and provides you with powerful tools for analysis and generating
“what-if” scenarios.

Earned Value compliance made

simple. Government contracts require an effective
Earned Value Management System for project performance
reporting that is ANSI/EIA 748 compliant. Primavera not
only gives you a compliant system, it dramatically reduces
the work necessary to track Earned Value. The software
automatically generates graphic representations using the
latest project information in the centralized database.

“[Our client’s] schedule had to

reflect earned value at various points,
Field Superintendent which is very easy to calculate with
Primavera’s EVM capabilities.
Make decisions based on what’s really happening. The software also keeps our EVM
If anything is happening on the job site, it’s the Field Superintendent’s documentation up-to-date and it can
responsibility to know about it. Primavera provides you with timely be readily accessed…by all the players
information by accurately tracking all daily construction activities, on the design/build team.”
contractor performance, budget and schedule information, and overall
project performance. Your dashboard also allows you to view current — Patti Drewet, Global Technical Leader
site photos for visual confirmation. for Earned Value Management,
CH2M Hill

Consistent, trustworthy data

from the field. No more questionable estimates
and subjective progress judgments. Primavera standardizes
field report processes and centralizes information. Assigned
activities are tracked and the status of each is displayed. Drill
into details quickly with one click. Primavera lets you set the
rules by which progress is judged, and lets you track progress
through documentation and photographic evidence.
Client/Facility Owner
Know the status and details of every project.
Primavera delivers project transparency and visibility into the cost and performance of all work being performed on your
behalf. Our solution gives you ready access to the data you need to make fact-based decisions and better direct, plan and
coordinate the administrative and fiscal aspects of capital improvement and major maintenance programs — while allowing
you to spot and address problems before they spiral out of control.

Clients coordinate between

parties quickly and easily. In
the time it takes to coordinate a response to project
problems, they can be greatly exacerbated in terms of
cost and schedule. Primavera lets you speed up the
process of addressing problems by reducing coordination
time. All parties are kept in the loop through a powerful
workflow engine that streamlines collaboration and
improves accountability.

“Our standardization extends

to all of our contractors and
Specialty Contractor subcontractors. We have multiple
parties collaborating through
Standardization plus centralization equals better one database and one schedule
collaboration.
Primavera streamlines the management of specialty trades. All contractors rather than a number of
and subcontractors operate on the same technology platform and use fragmented schedules.”
the same schedule. Information is centralized in an easy-to-access — Jerry Irwin, Project Control Director,
database. Changes and developments are visible to all affected parties, CH2M Hill
enhancing collaboration between contractors. Progress reporting is
automated, and you can more easily check that work is adhering to
specifications. Enhanced communication tools also let you communicate
more efficiently with management.

Contractors get the

information they need from
subcontractors. Knowing that the job is
on track, making sure work is done to specifications,
preparing necessary status reports — it all depends on
getting accurate, timely information from subcontractors.
With Primavera, progress reporting is automated and
subcontractors stay well-coordinated. Choose from
simple checklists accessible through a browser or
distribute and receive updated schedules with an
easy-to-use application built for specialty contractors.
Software built
for flexibility Construction Management Solution
and scalability.
Contract
Scheduling
Management
Workflow & Collaboration
Primavera Integration (API)
Cost Accounting
HRMS
Primavera is much more than scheduling. It lets your organization
manage all projects, programs, resources and costs through one
integrated solution that is easier to use than ever before. Our
architecture and technology is built to meet your organization’s
needs, whether you’re a regional commercial contractor or a
large multinational EPC.
Primavera delivers personalized information and functionality to
each individual user, using role-specific interfaces. It works with
your existing estimating and accounting packages and leverages
their information so that you get the complete picture without
going to multiple systems. Primavera is designed specifically for
members of the executive team; project, field and contract
management; project controls; and also offers security-driven
access for specialty contractors, architects, engineers and your clients.
The Primavera architecture uses standard SQL relational
databases for data storage and retrieval. The application clients
are designed to run natively on each platform (Windows® and
web) for speed and convenience. The primary function of the
server is to provide scalable storage and multi-user access to a
common repository of data. The web-based tools are three-tier
applications to provide for greater scalability and performance.
Primavera eases integration with your existing accounting and
estimating systems by offering several integration options to
meet your needs. For fast, simple integration, you can take
Dashboard & Reporting
Cost Contractor Change
Management Integration Management
Mobile
Estimating
HRMS HRMS
Accessibility
advantage of the web-portal capabilities. For more detailed
integration, Primavera has a complete Application Programmers
Interface (API).
Key features of the architecture include:
• Easy-to-use and administer multi-user, multi-project
applications that are scalable and can be deployed throughout
the organization to all project participants;
• Centralized storage of the entire organization’s project data
and information;
• Complete document management system to store all files
including images, Microsoft® Office™ files, AutoCAD®,
Microstation®, and many more;
• Robust project management features for scheduling, resource
leveling and reporting on a group of projects or programs;
• Flexible workflow engine for designing customized processes
the way they are done in your business;
• Automated, e-mail or mobile alerting system to keep you
in touch with the project even when you are away from
the computer;
• Information delivery to every project participant based
on their needs and contribution required for the project
or program;
• Easy-to-use reporting system with hundreds of standard
reports or the ability to send data to third-party reporting
solutions such as Crystal™, Accuate™ and others.
The most effective way to create value,
achieve strategic objectives and manage people
and their work.
Your job is building. Not only structures, but also building better projects and a better, more
profitable company.

Primavera is the only proven construction management solution that will help you do just that. Our
comprehensive project management, control and execution software gives you the tools you need to
eliminate or reduce the obstructions that impact efficiency and performance.

Primavera can provide you with a full range of support and services to make sure you get the most
from your Primavera investment. We offer implementation and integration services, as well as a
variety of training options — on-site training, web-based training and classroom training at one of our
state-of-the-art training facilities. Our professional services teams are skilled in project and program
management, as well as key construction business processes. By turning to Primavera and our
worldwide network of authorized resellers and solution providers, you will become productive as
quickly as possible, no matter how large or small the scope of your implementation.

Primavera takes pride in providing superior customer service through a variety of direct contact
methods: telephone hot line, fax, e-mail and instant web chat. Or you may access our online
product knowledgebase, which is available 24 hours a day. Primavera support operations have
received Support Center Practices certification to ensure we can help you resolve any technical issues
quickly. Our commitment to customer care is unwavering. We invite you to respond to our periodic
customer satisfaction surveys, which we use to continuously improve our services and support.

If you are an existing customer who has been with us since the early days of P3®, we thank you for
your continued trust. Today’s Primavera solutions offer what you are familiar with and so much more.
If you are using P3 or SureTrak®, we invite you to upgrade to our latest platform and enjoy the many
new, easy-to-use features and functions that will help you manage more productively.

Don’t just take our word for it. Visit www.primavera.com to read about real-world customer
successes and to learn more about our integrated construction management solution.

Success does not come easily in any industry. But as nearly every major firm in the construction
industry has discovered, it can come more easily when you trust Primavera to help.
www.primavera.com

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