WHAT IS PIMS?
It's
an Intranet based information service designed to keep customers,
their Project Teams and (where 3rd parties are
involved) the end client informed of daily progress
on projects.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Customers are given
a user name and password to enter PIMS from our website. They
are then able to view the different tasks to be undertaken
along with the progress completed,
per task to date, any notes attached and any documents.
A
Bulletin Board is available on the project to pass notes to
and from our Project
Manager.
Depending
on access rights, customers can also view Microsoft Office
files that have been uploaded to the project, which can be
project letters, original quotations, etc., along with photographs,
where necessary.
A
time saving feature is that customers can 'tick' a box to enable
e-mail alerts for project changes . Once this is chosen, the
customer would automatically get an e-mail every night
where a task on the project has changed status, (ie cabling
1st floor has increased from 10% to 20% complete
for example).
If
needed an email can be received up to 4 times a day !
WHY DO I NEED IT?
By
using the e-mail facility the user/client is continually kept
informed of project progress, without any manual intervention,
and is never faced with having to say "I don't know" when asked
about the current status of a project. As a result, a clients
Project Team is able to manage projects in a more prompt, effective
and time saving manner. Furthermore decision makers and salespersons
(for example)who would not necessarily want to monitor the
project all the way through can at all times see
how a particular project is developing.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
For
projects with a value of £10,000 or above PIM's is used by
our Project Team FREE OF CHARGE.
Example
of a PIM's project display.
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Project
No.
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Project
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Messages
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Updated
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ABC001-120434
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University
of Bigtown Student Accomodation
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View
(1)
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24/04/2003
17:24:24
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Click
here to receive progress reports by email.
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University of Bigtown Student Accomodation
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Step
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Status
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Date
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By
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Handover
from Sales
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Done
On
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06/01/2003
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Eric
Hall
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Commercially
and Technically vetted.Job File created.Copy of original
quote attached.
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Pre-Installation
Meeting on Site
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Done
On
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07/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Meeting
with ABC's Project Manager and Electron's site supervisor.
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Method
of Works and Risk assessments sent
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Done
On
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08/01/2003
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Pete
Saxton
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Site
Induction
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Done
On
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09/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Chris
plus all 6 engineers attended a site induction.
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1st
Fix 'Horizontal Cabling' 1st Floor
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Done
On
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16/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix 'Horizontal Cabling' Ground Floor
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Done
On
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14/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix 'Horizontal Cabling' 2nd Floor
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Done
On
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20/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix 'Horizontal Cabling' 3rd Floor
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Done
On
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22/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix 'Horizontal Cabling' 4th Floor
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Done
On
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24/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix 'Horizontal Cabling' 5th Floor
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Done
On
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31/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Outlet
Terminations Ground Floor
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Done
On
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05/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Outlet
Terminations 1st Floor
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Done
On
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06/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Outlet
Terminations 2nd Floor
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Done
On
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07/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Outlet
Terminations 3rd Floor
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Done
On
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10/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Outlet
Terminations 4th Floor
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Done
On
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11/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Outlet
Terminations 5th Floor
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Done
On
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12/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Terminating
Patch Panels
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Done
On
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14/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Siting
and Installation of Cabinets/Racks
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Done
On
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10/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix Copper Backbone
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Done
On
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28/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Terminating
Copper Backbone
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Done
On
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17/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Testing
Copper Backbone
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Done
On
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18/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix Fibre Backbone
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Done
On
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29/01/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Terminating
and Testing Fibre Backbone
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Done
On
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18/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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1st
Fix 'Inter-Cabinet' UTP Links
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Done
On
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03/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Terminating
and Testing UTP CABINET Links
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Done
On
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20/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Horizontal
Cabling Testing
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Done
On
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20/02/2003
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Chris
Hickling
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Documentation
Pack
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Done
On
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24/02/2003
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Pete
Saxton
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Invoicing
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100%
Complete
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28/02/2003
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Georgina
Vesty
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Example of a PIM's email alert.
In summary therefore
the system offers :-
A 3rd Party
can (if you request) also have limited access so that
they can view the progress of all the tasks but without access
to 'sensitive or commercial' information
Not only can this
be offered free, but it would also save your project team time
and money by keeping them always informed of your site progress.(National
Rollouts are particularly good)
Should you require
further details then please contact :-
Chris Hickling
RCDD
Tel :+44 (0)
870 011 6503
Mail:sales@electron.co.uk |
