Data Flow Diagram Process Task Data Flow Data

Data Flow Diagram • • • Process (Task) Data Flow Data Store External Entity Input/Output 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Data Flow Diagram Edit Materials Suppliers CPM Schedule Interface Schedule Data Edit Subcontractors 1/27/2000 Specifications Contract Award Status Updates Edit CPM Schedule Submittals Project Reports CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering Fab & Deliv.

Entity Relation Diagram (Schema) Relationships between Data Stores – – One to Many to One Many to Many 1/27/2000 Suppliers CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering Materials

ERD (Access) 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Information System based on the Critical Path Method (CPM) 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Integrated Project Information System based on CPM 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Cost & Benefits of an Integrated Information System • Benefits – Improved Quality in Communications – Enriched Decision-Making Environment – Improved Efficiency (Productivity) – Improved Efficacy (“Smarter” • Cost – Investment in Equipment, Software, Training and Network – Learning Curve, Employee High Turnover – On-line Support (short and long term) – Updates 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Integrated Information Systems • Two different worlds – The job-site & the computer • Two common worlds – Automation – CCommunication 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Data Flow Diagram for and Integrated Project Management Information System 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Commercial Typically Software used in Project Management • Cost Estiumating (Timberline, Precision) • Cost Accounting (Timberline Gold) • Scheduling (PRIMAVERA, MSProject) • Document Control (Expedition, Prolog) • Other Applications (Lynx, Excel, Access, Word, ……) 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Data Flow Diagram for and Integrated Project Management Information System Using Commercial Software 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering

Firm’s EXTRANET 1/27/2000 CE 585 Information Technology in the Integration of Civil Engineering