Global PM Tool
Global PM Tool
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My project team is researching PM tools we can use to manage our project documentation and document approvals for a globally supported project. The collaboration system, eRoom, offered by Documentum, has caught our attention. Has anyone out there had experience in applying eRoom to their project? Am very interested to know more about your success and lessons learned - also if there are other systems that you've had good success with.





RE: Global PM Tool
RE: Global PM Tool
Have you tried looking at Synergis Adept? http://synergis-adept.com.
Devon Diaz, P.E.
devon.diaz@gripengroup.com
http://www.gripengroup.com
RE: Global PM Tool
I've only seen the demo but it may be worth considering.
Rick Kitson MBA P.Eng
Construction Project Management
From conception to completion
www.kitsonengineering.com
RE: Global PM Tool
RE: Global PM Tool
One global company I've worked for used a home-grown system, another used Lotus Notes with QSI's QMS package. Our documentation included (but was not limited to) files created in Pro/E (managed until formal release within Pro/PDM), AutoCAD, Word, Excel, Access, Adobe, email tools. Both companies had FT staffing (and, by staffing I mean more than one person, but these were large multi-national companies with multiple projects to manage) to support the documentation database requirements.
Currently the system I work under is primarily local access. Some documentation is controlled by the originator via write protection & stored on shared drives or the intranet. Other documentation is controlled by CM/DM and can be accessed via the Intranet. Still other documentation is managed manually with hand-written records.
Documentation control only works as well as those creating the documentation. It won't matter how great your system is if you have people who will go around the system for any reason. Uncontrolled documentation is a very frequent write-up by auditors. Make sure whatever system(s) used are documented in procedurally in your QMS if you are subject to audits such as those by ISO registrars.