The ProjectWise Advantage Gary Cochrane - Information Management Sales Executive Steve Sims - Federal Account Manager
…is a system of collaboration servers and services for Owners, Engineers, Architects, and Construction organizations to create and entrust their critical facilities information… …that provides facility configuration management and information re-use, in a scalable, industry-proven, and highly secure environment So I repeat the PW description because it is important. PW is a system…..capabilities. It is important to note that ProjectWise is a family of software products. We group them into 3 distinct areas: work-sharing or content management, content re-use or publishing, and dynamic feedback or review. This theme of share, publish, and review is carried throughout this presentation and in all our marketing material. (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.
Project Team Collaboration Challenges The ProjectWise Advantage 2/17/2019 Project Team Collaboration Challenges Design and engineering content demands are unique Lack of interoperability Large files are difficult to share Different workflows and applications Teams are distributed across offices and organizations Slow and unreliable network connections Different processes and standards Time wasted looking for and validating information Project information is constantly changing Assuring teams have current data Complex, interdependent file relationships Lack of real-time synchronization Slide Purpose: To more explicitly identify typical challenges – and further establish a common understanding of the ‘pain’ with your audience Talking Points: Infrastructure project information needs are different than ‘generic’ information or document management needs The ‘team’ issues are critical, especially given that teams are typically comprised of a collection of distributed and independent discipline or function specific teams/companies. The projects are dealing with ‘work-in-progress’ information that is constantly changing – and managing that change is hard (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.
ProjectWise Secures Information Mobility Facility Configuration Management Content Re-use AECO Information Management Design Team Stakeholders Organizational mobility in a managed environment Continuity in Enterprise lifecycles Dynamic Feedback ProjectWise ensures information mobility because it is a system of collaboration servers and services for AECO information for the design and construction of infrastructure projects while the work is in progress. AECO refers to architectural, engineering, construction and operations. We group ProjectWise software products into 3 categories: work-sharing, content reuse, and dynamic. Work-sharing provides Organizational Agility in a Managed Environment by creating and managing ongoing work-product effectively – where the right people quickly and reliably accelerate work-in-progress using infrastructure tools and workflows of choice. Content re-use maximizes value across the enterprise by informing project stakeholders and enterprise systems in a more consistent, timely and predicable manner using high-impact deliverables. Dynamic feedback ensures Timely and Actionable Participation by synchronizing comments to resolve issues quickly and effectively in a ‘closed-loop’, returning feedback in context to all the relevant designers so as to be actionable. Timely and actionable participation Reviewers (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.
Facility Configuration Management Create and manage ongoing work-product effectively …where the right people quickly and reliably accelerate work-in-progress using infrastructure tools and workflows of choice. AECO Information Management Work-sharing is really the ability for users in a project to work on their engineering and AECO information together. You will hear other terms in the industry like “Drawing content management” or “engineering content management”, “engineering document management system”, etc. (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.
Facility Configuration Management Control Access & distribution Workflows IT & Project Standards Status and approvals Dependencies Organizational Agility Responsiveness Virtualized talent Scalability Reporting KPIs Changes and Audit trails Status Dependencies Filtering, Aggregation Component Information Content type Engineering Models Drawings Specifications Redlines Offices docs Point Clouds PDFs File Formats Assignments and roles Document’s Status Relationships – Reference Files Spatial Location Responsible party AECO Information Management ProjectWise work-sharing offers advantages that are unmatched in the industry that you should definitely highlight in your presentations. Concepts like: Dependencies or reference file management. Any design models in PW can be a composite of different files that may reside in different locations from different authors but PW stiches them together so any changes in one file will get reflected in the overall model and everyone else will see them. Delta file transfer and version control: For big files, delta file transfer can speed-up file access. Version control ensures that files are checked-in and checked-out so you don’t have multiple versions floating in different places. Ability to handle multiple content types – not just word docs, powerpoints, etc. that most other document management systems like Documentum can do but ability to handle CAD drawings, point clouds, specs, etc. Status and audit trails help track the content – who, when and what changed. These are all powerful capabilities that sets us apart from competitors. Pragmatic Work-sharing “Delta File Transfer” Version management (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.
FCM: Servers & Services ProjectWise Integration Server Empower and manage AECO Content and team collaboration ProjectWise Caching Server Solve the geographically distributed ‘big files’ problem ProjectWise Web Server Enable project team member access via a web browser Bentley Transmittals Server Package, register, deliver and track Engineering transmittals It is also important to note the types of software that make up this family of products that we call PW. The main software that users have to always install is the PW integration server. It is the backbone of PW and a necessary piece of PW. If you are using PW explorer on your desktop you would recognize the windows like interface you use to access files in Bentley. That interface is running on PW integration server. ProjectWise explorer type functioanlity is also available on the ipad through other Projectwise Explorer for the iPad app. I refer you to my second VSK for more details on the ipad apps. Other servers, on the other hand, are optional: Caching server enables fast file transfer, Web server enables online access to PW And so on… (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.
Facility Configuration Management Example Let’s start with an As-Built set of Drawings Drawings are available to operations in PDF format Drawings are not under change Drawings are Revision A Operational Personnel only sees Construction Release drawings As-built drawings Work in Progress drawings are hidden by security
Typical Environment Facility 1 Private Engineering Folders Public Folders Structural Preliminary Review Construction Release Mechanical Design Review As-Built Complete Electrical Construction Review Etc. Etc.
Facility Configuration Management Example Current User Drawings currently at Rev:A Drawings indexed with metadata Book icon indicates read-only access to As-built’s
Easy Access Using Familiar tools
Titleblock Synchronized with Index
Document Properties: Built-in Fields
Document Properties: Site-Specific Fields
Document Properties: Site-Specific Fields
Document Properties: Audit Trail
Engineering User Perspective Current User Pencil icon indicates edit permissions
Document Placed Under Change Engineer creates New Rev:B New Rev:B automatically moves to start of workflow Changes are made on source CAD files
Old CAD Revision still available Old Rev:A is now read-only
Configurable Workflow States are configured to model the organizational workflow Document State changes trigger events such as Automated Messages, Rendition Generation, and Security changes
State Change moves Document to next state Document Workflow State Change moves Document to next state
Document Workflow
State Change triggers PDF generation Milestone Renditions State Change triggers PDF generation PDF placed in Preliminary Review Folder
PDF watermarked to represent Drawing State Drawing Watermarks PDF watermarked to represent Drawing State
Incorporating Feedback After Review, drawing moves forward to the Design state Additional design changes incorporated on CAD files
Design Review State
State Change again triggers PDF generation Milestone Renditions State Change again triggers PDF generation PDF placed in Design Review Folder
Rev:B PDF replaces Rev:A from prevous design iteration Milestone Renditions Rev:B PDF replaces Rev:A from prevous design iteration
Final Design / Construction Review States
State Change again triggers PDF generation Milestone Rendition State Change again triggers PDF generation
Construction Review PDF placed in Construction Review Folder, and watermarked appropriately
Drawing is made read-only upon reaching Construction Release
Construction Release – Sub-workflow PDF state automatically set to ‘Awaiting Signature’ PDF placed in Construction Release Folder,
Engineer then places Digital Signature on Construction Release PDF Digital Signatures Engineer then places Digital Signature on Construction Release PDF
Signing Process
Signed Document Checked In
Finalizing Construction Documents Engineer then changes state on Construction Release PDF to ‘Final-Signed’
Operations Perspective Current User New Rev:B Construction Release now supersedes Rev:A to Operations personnel
As-built Changes CAD Drawing now moves to ‘As-Built Changes’ state for Engineering to incorporate changes made during construction
As-built Complete When As-built changes are complete, CAD Drawing now moves to ‘As-Built Complete’ state, which triggers final PDF generation
Workflow Ends, and files are Read-Only Check-Out command becomes inactive for drawings in ‘As-Built Complete’ state
As-built Complete As-built Complete PDF (Rev:B) now supersedes (Rev:A) for Operations personnel
Operations Perspective - Final
Security Verification Confirm Groups and their respective access for any given document
Placing Documents under Change As-built Complete document may not be edited. Engineering must create a new version to start the cycle again
Indexing and Searching Documents may be located using the quick search field
Indexing and Searching This form provides the capability to search on any individual field Documents may also be located using the advanced search form
Full Text Searching Additionally, ProjectWise provides Full Text Search for industry standard formats including CAD formats
Spatial Searching Lastly, ProjectWise provides spatial searching that allows the user to specify an area on a map to locate documents
Trusted Shared Source of Truth The ProjectWise Advantage 2/17/2019 Trusted Shared Source of Truth Each participant uses their own applications and file formats in their own locations. Word CAD Model PowerPoint Excel Project BIM Database CAD Drawing PDF Slide Purpose: To reinforce the ‘single source of truth’ and introduce ‘Federated’ project data Talking Points: Infrastructure project data is federated – reflecting the federated way in which interdisciplinary project teams work Each participant uses applications that are specific for their tasks and role, for example in the design and analysis of… Structural systems Roadways Site and civil work Water distribution P&IDs HVAC and MEP Design and so on (Feel free to use examples matching your audience) ProjectWise integrates with these applications, and their formats and provides a shared “Single Source of Truth” for interacting with project information A “federated” approach, unlike a “centralized” approach provides the speed and flexibility needed when working with sets of large and interrelated files and data that is federated across multiple sources and locations (C) 2011 Bentley Systems, Inc.