Morning all,
I have a simple question: In your opinion, which software package best integrates scheduling, costs forecasting, payroll and purchasing? In effect a "Project Control" package instead of simply a scheduling tool.
I'm currently using Prim Contractor to schedule a construction project (about to upgrade to P6) and don't have a lot of experience. I know Primavera will compare forecast and actual expenses, but it seems like a very time-consuming process to manually enter (or import) all the data from our payroll/purchasing systems.
Is there a package that allows actual expenses (payroll, purchasing, internal plant costs, overheads etc) to be synched with the forecast allocation of resources. By this I mean that the payroll and purchasing systems are PART OF the scheduling software, not a seperate system (to avoid copying data from one to the other).
A second question: Is there a software package that allows progress (planned and actual) to be graphically represented by overlaying a map/drawing? eg: on a pipeline project, by colouring in a section of the line where (eg) excavation crews will be working on a given date. I have created a very crude form of this in excel, but was wondering if something similar is available commercially?
Your thoughts/advice will be appreciated.
Cheers,
Tom