A general question for anyone who has experience with LiveLink and its
Construction Management module: Is the Construction Management module a
significant improvement beyond the basic functionality of LiveLink's
content management capabilities? My company recently purchased several
LiveLink modules but not the Construction Management. We are an
architecture design and construction firm currently using Primavera's P5
and Expedition, neither of which is compatible with LiveLink. As it
stands we will have all our records managed within LiveLink, except for
P5 and Expedition. Reports and schedules generated from Primavera will
then need to be converted to PDF and then saved into LiveLink as static
documents. It will also require those of us who use the Primavera
applications to maintain two file systems. One in LiveLink, and one for
Primavera with its own set of externally referenced files (Probably
copies made from LiveLink managed files).

With LiveLink getting rolled out over the next few months, it only seems
to make sense to switch from Primavera to LiveLink. Unless of course
LiveLink's module falls short in some critical way. Open Text's website
leaves much to the imagination with only high level information on what
it can do which mostly sounds like what the basic modules do already.
The only major difference I can tell is that the CM module has project
calendaring, which in itself would be a major benefit.

If anyone can provide me with their impressions of LiveLink's CM module,
and they're positive (or negative), I could then use your insights to
push for its acquisition (or not).

Thanks,


Stephen Cohen, MLIS
Document Controls Manager
MARNELL CONSULTING
222 Via Marnell Way
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 739-5765 Phone
(702) 739-2045 Fax
(203) 376-5535 Mobile
 

www.marnellcorrao.com

 

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