Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Regional Project Engineering Project Web Site
Client Background
Novartis Pharmaceuticals serves medical professionals and patients worldwide
by providing a broad range of prescription medicines and pursuing the
discovery and development of new and future innovative medicines. Novartis
Pharmaceuticals is a global leader in the Healthcare Industry with worldwide
offices, research centers and major research partnerships and alliances.
*** Source: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Web Site: pharma.novartis.com
The Problem
The Regional Project Engineering (RPE) division of Novartis Pharmaceuticals
manages the construction of all U.S. Novartis facilities. There are many
contractors and vendors such as Architectural firms and construction companies
who are a part of the design and build projects. As result, many teams
of people need to gain access to project information during all phases:
Design, Bid & Construction. The various vendor/contractor companies
and RPE team found it difficult and time consuming to send files back
and forth via email and overnight delivery. There was redundancy in the
files that were being sent and project information was not collected in
a central location. Overall, collaboration during the design process needed
to be improved and there needed to be a way it could be implemented for
all parties involved.
The Solution
AMS was already working with the Novartis RPE corporate office supporting
their CADD Network, AutoCAD Workstations, CADD Users and Engineering Document
Management (EDM) System. Based on our experience with web-based project
collaboration sites, AMS offered consulting services to help solve the
problem. AMS helped implement ProjectPoint, an Internet-based high security
project web site software from Buzzsaw.com. ProjectPoint lets RPE store
and share all of their project drawings and documents in a central, secure
location. The extended project team can access vital project files anywhere,
anytime. RPE can host multiple projects and add project members and permission
levels to each one with easy administration. Also, file activity can automatically
notify team members of new updates and uploads. A site camera can even
provide live video of construction over the Internet. ProjectPoint is
a great solution since it provides easy integration into the web browser
environment and is easy to use and learn.
The Benefit
RPE was able to quickly put together over a dozen ongoing projects on
the Internet with over a hundred users and set permissions accordingly.
Now ongoing project activity is uploaded by RPE vendors and contractors
to a central location securely over the Internet for RPE project managers
to gain access to. The RPE CADD Manager administers the site and a user’s
manual was uploaded to the site for easy access. The 128-bit encryption
transfer and password-protected login also met the legal requirements
for confidential information. The collaboration of the ongoing development
of files created during the design process was significantly improved.
Here are some additional features of Buzzsaw.com’s ProjectPoint
Project Web Site:
- Reprographers - Manage documents locally for clients to view and order
online.
- AEC Professionals - View documents and order plan sets from reprographers
online.
- Contractors and Suppliers - Send, track, manage, and archive job quotes
in one central location.
Where to go from here:
For more detailed information about Buzzsaw.com and ProjectPoint, visit
www.buzzsaw.com where you can create
a limited test site for your company FREE! To get started with a ProjectPoint
web site, call us today at (973) 882-8008!
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