In this issue of Connections
- Final Reminder: 2007 Meridian UC Early Bird Registration Deadline
- Ryan Companies Selects Software from Meridian
- Implementing Project Management Technology
- Prolog Case Study:
Winter Park Construction - Prolog Training
- The Basics of Troubleshooting - Part II
- Submit Your Company for a 2007 Constructech Vision Award
- Centralizing Business Data
- Forecasting Your Way to Efficiency
Corporate News
Customer News Product News
Product Tip
Industry News
Prolog® Customer Case Study: Winter Park Construction
Winter Park Construction (WPC) is a general contracting and construction management firm specializing in the resort, condominium, timeshare, hotel and multifamily industry. Headquartered in Maitland, FL, WPC completes 20-25 projects each year and reports annual revenues in the $160M-$200M range. The company offers its clients a full range of services, from pre-construction and site development to in-house estimating and aggressive scheduling. WPC is #263 on ENR’s 2006 Top 400 Contractors list and has been locally recognized for safety, growth and community involvement.
Check out this month's Customer News to read about how Winter Park Construction uses Prolog software to improve employee performance, boost sales and protect profit.
Corporate News
FINAL REMINDER: 2007 Meridian Systems User Conference Early Bird Registration
Receive $200 off your full registration fee. Early registration ends, February 7, 2007
This year’s user conference is taking place in beautiful San Diego, California, April 24-26, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. The conference is expected to draw more than 350 Meridian customers, business partners, and staff for information exchange and professional networking. Register to attend and view our conference curriculum at the above link.
Ryan Companies Selects Construction Project Management Software from Meridian Systems®
Proliance® software provides technology foundation to support long-term growth initiatives
Meridian announced that Ryan Companies US, Inc. has selected Proliance software for construction project management. Proliance combines project and portfolio management, facilities management, business process management and business analytics to create one comprehensive software system of record for tracking the performance of real estate, construction and facilities projects and portfolios. Read more at the above link.
Implementing Project Management Technology
An interview with Kristine Fallon, owner of Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc (KFA)
Since 1993, Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc. (KFA) has been helping construction companies and design firms select and implement project management technology. KFA has helped several Meridian clients implement Prolog Manager and also worked with the Illinois Tollway on its Proliance implementation. The company’s founder, Kristine Fallon, recently talked with Meridian about the elements of successful project management technology implementations. Read her valuable insight at the above link.
Customer News
Prolog Case Study: Winter Park Construction
Winter Park Construction uses Prolog software to improve employee performance, boost sales and protect profit
For Winter Park Construction (WPC), a reputation for performance and excellence is everything. Part of the prevailing culture of quality is brand conformity for all documents that leave the office. The use of Microsoft products for project management made it difficult to produce documentation that met the WPC standard for quality and consistency. In addition, the company’s proprietary document control system utilized multiple databases that required many levels of file saving. To make matters worse, spreadsheet-based financial reporting scattered estimates, budget reports and buyout logs. Click here to download the complete case study.
Product News
Prolog Training
Interested in Prolog training classes? Be sure to check out the complete schedule of upcoming sessions taking place in a city near you. The following Prolog classes are being offered by Meridian Authorized Resellers:
- Introduction to Prolog Manager
- Advanced Prolog Manager
- Document Control & Field Management - Prolog Manager
- Crystal Reports - Prolog Manager
- Advanced Crystal Reports - Prolog Manager
- Cost Management - Prolog Manager
- Prolog Administrator - Prolog
- Purchasing - Prolog Manager
- Customization - Prolog Manager
- Introduction to Prolog WebSite
- Introduction to ProjectTalk
Click here to see the complete Prolog training schedule!
Product Tip of the Month - Prolog
The Basics of Troubleshooting – Part II
By Steve Van Dyke, Meridian’s Prolog Product Lead
The Basics of Troubleshooting is covered in two segments. Last month’s newsletter covered defining the problem, gathering necessary information, and narrowing the scope. This segment will cover some tips and tricks on troubleshooting and compiling a hypothesis to presenting steps of resolution. The information provided is not intended as a solution, but instead can be used as guidance to identify the cause and determine a resolution.
Industry News
Submit Your Company for a 2007 Constructech Vision Award
All entries must be received by Feb. 16, 2007
Constructech magazine is now accepting entries for the 2007 Constructech Vision Awards. Constructech is looking for the most innovative uses of technology and automated home technology by construction-related organizations in the United States. The winners will be honored during an awards ceremony and dinner to be held in August 2007. Follow the link for entry.
Centralizing Business Data
By Constructech Magazine, January 30, 2007
Custom business solutions can be a good fit for a while, but may not have the capabilities to scale to match a company’s growth over time. Ryan Cos. US Inc., www.ryancompanies.com, Phoenix, Ariz., is transitioning from some of its current construction management systems to Proliance software from Meridian Systems, www.meridiansystems.com, Folsom, Calif., according to the technology provider. Read more at the above link.
Forecasting Your Way to Efficiency
By Constructech Magazine, January 15, 2007
Heading into 2007 contractors are focusing their efforts on becoming even more efficient in the office and on the jobsite. If the past 10 years in construction have proven anything it is that it takes time for technology to be embraced on the jobsite. Call it reluctance to adopt on the side of users, or call it a lack of functionality on the side of the solutions, no matter how you look at it, technology needs to continue to earn its way into the tool belt of today’s contractor. Read more at the above link.
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