Ryan Companies Selects Construction Project Management Software from Meridian Systems
Proliance® software provides technology foundation to support long-term growth initiatives
FOLSOM, Calif. (January 29, 2007) – Meridian Systems®, a provider of enterprise project management software for optimizing capital projects, programs and facilities, today 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.
Ryan will replace existing custom and paper-based business systems with an integrated enterprise technology system that integrates construction management, real estate management, human capital management and financial reporting. Ryan initially intends to use Proliance to manage 250 active projects. Ryan’s Proliance implementation will also feature integration with Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise One solution and Cognos business intelligence technology.
"Ryan is pursuing technology initiatives that will support its long term growth and overall project efficiency,” said Mike Ernst, ERP Project Director at Ryan Companies. “Proliance meets our key requirements for a construction management system both today, and in the future as we scale our project volume up to meet the expanding needs of our customers."
Proliance was chosen for its ability to enhance project execution by centralizing data and standardizing project management processes. Ryan is already adopting Lean Construction practices companywide in order to maximize value and eliminating waste. Proliance will enable Ryan to expand support for this methodology by streamlining and automating business processes specifically within their construction division.
The Proliance solution will provide the business intelligence needed to monitor profitability of all projects and programs, and other key performance indicators, as they continue this aggressive growth. A key business consideration for Ryan was to select technology with a 10-year investment horizon. Proliance was built on a modern SOA internet technology platform using Web services and XML technology, providing Ryan with enterprise-wide scalability to support its future growth.
For more information on Proliance, call Meridian at (800) 850 2660, or go to: www.meridiansystems.com/pr012907.
About Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Ryan Companies is a privately-held commercial real estate firm providing integrated design-build, development and real estate management services to customers throughout the U.S. The Minneapolis, MN-based company is family-owned and third generation operated with nearly 1,000 employees across eight locations. With $750M in annual revenues, Ryan Companies is ranked #17 on ENR’s 2006 Top 100 Design-Builders list, and #51 on ENR’s 2006 Top 400 Contractors list. Ryan is also ranked as #26 on the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal’s 2006 Top 100 Private Companies list. The firm serves the office, industrial, retail, health care and hospitality markets.
About Meridian Systems
Construction project management software from Meridian Systems, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), allows building owners, construction and engineering firms, and government agencies to efficiently manage their capital projects, programs and facilities. Meridian has pioneered Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM) technology that automates the Plan-Build-Operate project lifecycle, enabling building owners and operators to improve top-line revenue growth, while reducing capital project costs and schedules. Meridian has become the industry standard for successful construction project delivery, and is ranked as the market share leader for project management and collaboration software by Constructech magazine,1 and by the CFMA among general contractors larger than $101 million in revenue.2
1Statistics excerpted from the 2006 National Construction-Technology survey, Constructech Magazine.
2CFMA’s 2006 Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry, sixth edition with the permission of the Construction Financial Management Association, Princeton, NJ, (609) 452 8000.
Media Contact
Sue Watkins, Director of Marketing
(916) 294 2136,
swatkins@meridiansystems.com
