Primavera(R) Customers Highlight Project Management Success at PMI College of Scheduling Conference; Experts from Amtrak and Boeing Present Best Practices in Project Controls.PHILADELPHIA -- Industry-leader Primavera pri·ma·ve·ra 1 or pri·ma ve·ra n. 1. A tree (Cybistax donnellsmithii) of Mexico and Guatemala, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, yellow flowers, and close-grained, light-colored wood. 2. Systems, Inc., today announced that two of its key customers are presenting at the PMI See Private Mortgage Insurance. College of Scheduling Conference, to be held April 23 - 26, 2006 in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . Boeing Commercial Airlines will provide an overview of its effort to increase engineering productivity by improving scheduling maturity. Boeing will examine the costs and benefits of this technique as well as lessons learned. This session takes place on Tuesday, April 25 at 2:45 p.m. Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run will discuss project schedule efficiencies gained from deploying a web-based enterprise scheduling system. Amtrak will explain how real-time communication is leading to greater project efficiency and results. This session takes place on Wednesday, April 26 at 10:15 a.m. In addition to customer presentations, Primavera will provide insight on how the company is using its innovative agile software development Methodologies for designing software that have proven to be more effective in dealing with business realities such as changing requirements during development. It promotes industry best practices that emphasize teamwork, customer involvement and the frequent creation of small, working process to improve project management and collaboration. In an environment where priorities change frequently, often impacting schedules and budgets, software developers and stakeholders need to be able to adapt the process to the project. Primavera will explain how agile combines flexibility, constant feedback, customer involvement and technical excellence to produce a higher quality product faster and more cost effectively. The presentation takes place on Monday, April 24 at 1:00 p.m. "Primavera is looking forward to this year's PMI College of Scheduling Conference," said Dick Faris, Primavera CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "By providing a forum for organizations to share best practices and challenges they've faced, PMI continues to foster an environment where professionals learn from each other. That real-life industry knowledge is crucial to achieving successful results." About Primavera Primavera is a software company whose focus is project, resource and portfolio management. The company helps organizations identify which projects are most important, and makes it easy for people to work collaboratively on those projects and deliver them successfully. As the industry standard in construction and engineering for more than 20 years, Primavera solutions are used by general contractors and subcontractors as well as public and private owners to improve scheduling and planning, negotiate change, and increase collaboration to ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget. Primavera solutions have ensured the success of projects collectively worth more than $5.5 trillion, including the management of the Pentagon reconstruction after 9/11, construction of China's Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam, 607 ft (185 m) high and 7,575 ft (2,309 m) long, on the Chang (Yangtze) River, central Hubei prov., China, 30 mi (48 km) W of Yichang. The largest concrete structure in the world, the dam was constructed from 1994 to 2006. and the infrastructure development of the London Underground The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. It is the world's oldest underground system, and is one of the longest in terms of route length. transit system. For more information, visit www.primavera.com or call +1.800.423.0245. Primavera and the Primavera sundial logo are trademarks of Primavera Systems, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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