Customers Unify Critical Data and Processes with New Oracle Primavera Unifier Capabilities

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Oracle has released the Primavera Unifier Accelerator base, enhancing its Oracle Smart Construction Platform. This new configuration includes 65 preconfigured business processes and 250 out-of-the-box reports and dashboards, helping customers expedite implementation time by up to 75%. The Unifier Accelerator improves management of cash flow, forecasts, contracts, scope changes, and project administration.

Key features include NEC4 contract management, Earned Value Management, and Facilities Management. The updated Primavera Unifier mobile app now supports location-based services for on-site inspections. Integration with Oracle Primavera P6 and Oracle Primavera Cloud enables AI-driven predictive analytics for better project risk management. The platform also offers improved connectivity with other Oracle and third-party business systems through Oracle Integration Cloud middleware.

Positive

• New Primavera Unifier Accelerator base can reduce implementation time by up to 75%
• Addition of 65 preconfigured business processes and 250 out-of-the-box reports and dashboards
• Enhanced mobile app with location-based services for on-site inspections
• AI-driven predictive analytics for improved project risk management
• Improved integration capabilities with Oracle and third-party business systems

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• None.

Insights

Software Implementation Expert

Oracle's release of the Primavera Unifier Accelerator base marks a significant advancement in project management software implementation. The 75% reduction in implementation time is a game-changer for the industry, addressing a critical pain point for many organizations. This accelerated deployment can lead to faster ROI and improved project efficiency.

The inclusion of 65 preconfigured business processes and 250 out-of-the-box reports and dashboards demonstrates Oracle's deep understanding of industry needs. This comprehensive package can significantly reduce the need for custom development, potentially lowering implementation costs and risks associated with bespoke solutions.

However, organizations should carefully evaluate if the preconfigured processes align with their specific workflows to ensure optimal adoption and utilization of the system.

Construction Project Management Analyst

The Primavera Unifier Accelerator's enhanced capabilities in NEC4 contract management, Earned Value Management and Advanced Work Packaging address important aspects of modern construction project management. These features can improve contract compliance and project outcomes, potentially reducing disputes and cost overruns.

The integration with Oracle Primavera P6 and Oracle Primavera Cloud scheduling solutions creates a unified ecosystem for project data and processes. This interconnectedness can lead to more accurate forecasting and risk management, important for large-scale construction projects.

The Safety Risk Forecast feature is particularly noteworthy, as it leverages AI to proactively identify high-risk projects. In an industry where safety is paramount, this predictive capability could significantly reduce incidents and associated costs, potentially saving lives and improving project performance.

IT Integration Specialist

The introduction of Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) middleware support for Primavera Unifier is a significant development. This can streamline integrations with both Oracle and third-party systems, potentially reducing integration time and associated risks. The availability of RESTful Primavera Unifier APIs and integration templates in the Oracle middleware marketplace further enhances this capability.

However, the success of these integrations will depend on the quality of existing data and the complexity of an organization's IT landscape. While the potential for improved data flow and consistency is high, companies should be prepared for possible challenges in data mapping and process alignment during integration.

The unified approach to data management across ERP, EAM and project management systems can lead to more informed decision-making and improved operational efficiency. This holistic view of project and organizational data is increasingly important in today's data-driven business environment.

Preconfigured business processes, reports, and dashboards speed implementation and time to value by up to 75%

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A core part of the Oracle Smart Construction Platform, customers continue to rely on Primavera Unifier to digitize and automate capital planning, project execution, and facilities management, to help improve predictability and reliability. To speed execution and efficiency, Oracle has released the Primavera Unifier Accelerator base. With 65 new preconfigured business processes, this new configuration helps customers save time and can eliminate costly process design and custom reporting. When used as a starting point, the Unifier Accelerator has helped early-adopted users expedite implementation time by up to 75%¹.

With the new Unifier Accelerator configuration, which includes 250 out-of-the-box reports and dashboards, Primavera Unifier helps organizations better manage cash flow, forecasts, contracts, scope changes, project administration including daily reports, RFI's, and more.

"Northwell Health strives to lead and innovate, not only in the care we provide, but also how we build and maintain our healthcare facilities," said Ian Jablonski, Director of Strategy for Systems, Data, and Services for Facilities Services, Northwell Health. "Oracle Primavera Unifier has been a key component, supporting the unification of our processes and data on our journey toward maximizing efficiency across more than 900 Northwell facilities through optimized processes, system standardization, data integration, and predictive analytics."

Extensions of Unifier Accelerator process-specific capabilities to help improve compliance and outcomes include NEC4 contract management with preconfigured contract templates and reports. Additionally, Earned Value Management, Progress Measurement, Advanced Work Packaging, and Facilities Management are other capabilities supported by Primavera Unifier and the Unifier Accelerator. The connected architecture can help unify cost, contract, change, schedule milestone, workflow, and document management processes within a single solution. Many of these processes are now supported by the newly updated Primavera Unifier mobile app, including location-based services that can instantly tag on-site inspections to groups and manage issues based on geography more easily.

Connected AI
With integrations to Oracle Primavera P6 and Oracle Primavera Cloud scheduling solutions, organizations using the Unifier Accelerator base configuration can unite all their processes and data in applications across their Oracle Engineering and Construction portfolio, including Oracle Construction Intelligence Cloud. This enables them to leverage built-in predictive analytics and AI insights to better detect and reduce project risk. For example, customers can leverage the Safety Risk Forecast, a custom predictive model that enables users to reduce safety risk by proactively identifying high-risk projects through an incident-warning system. This information enables organizations to take actions that can prevent incidents and losses before they occur.

"The Primavera Unifier Accelerator is a natural new addition from Oracle Construction and Engineering," Vernon Harley, project & portfolio management solutions lead, Accenture. "Given the many cross-industry relevant business processes that are required to drive core project controls and given their learnings from many past implementations of Primavera Unifier, it makes perfect sense for Oracle to offer this configuration package. It will greatly reduce implementation time for clients who need core project controls business processes to be available in production for the end users more quickly."

Integrating systems to unify data
Leveraging Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) middleware, organizations can also connect Primavera Unifier to its other Oracle and third-party business systems, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) and enterprise asset management (EAM) systems, more consistently, reducing integration time and risk. Users can additionally streamline integrations with mature RESTful Primavera Unifier APIs that support Oracle and third-party middleware solutions with Unifier integration templates now available from the Oracle middleware marketplace.

"It's more important than ever for our customers to quickly recognize the benefits from digitizing processes and unifying data," says Mark Webster, senior vice president and general manager, Oracle Construction and Engineering. "With our increased strategic investment in Primavera Unifier and other components of the Oracle Smart Construction Platform, we are transforming the delivery of capital and construction projects by addressing key customer requirements, enhancing interoperability, and bringing the expanded capabilities to market faster."

About Oracle Construction and Engineering
Asset owners and project leaders rely on Oracle Construction and Engineering solutions for the visibility and control, connected supply chain, and data security needed to drive performance and mitigate risk across their processes, projects, and organization. Our scalable cloud construction management software solutions enable digital transformation for teams that plan, build, and operate critical assets, improving efficiency, collaboration, and change control across the project lifecycle. www.oracle.com/construction-and-engineering.

1.   Oracle consulting, CS4i. collected this data in June 2024.

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FAQ

What is the new feature Oracle released for Primavera Unifier (ORCL)?

Oracle released the Primavera Unifier Accelerator base, which includes 65 new preconfigured business processes and 250 out-of-the-box reports and dashboards.

How much can the Primavera Unifier Accelerator (ORCL) reduce implementation time?

The Primavera Unifier Accelerator can help expedite implementation time by up to 75% for early-adopted users.

What new capabilities does the Primavera Unifier mobile app (ORCL) offer?

The updated Primavera Unifier mobile app now supports location-based services that can instantly tag on-site inspections to groups and manage issues based on geography more easily.

How does Oracle's Primavera Unifier (ORCL) integrate with AI technology?

Primavera Unifier integrates with Oracle Construction Intelligence Cloud, enabling built-in predictive analytics and AI insights to better detect and reduce project risk.