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Digital Time Capture

“Construction software built by the industry, for the industry.”

www.digitaltimecapture.com

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Who We Are

Digital Time Capture Inc. specializes in complex, high

volume projects in the industrial industry.

Our flagship product, Digital Time Capture (DTC), on-site

timesheet (LEM) management software.

We are passionate about bringing innovative and practical

cost management standards to the industrial industry.

We are industry people that have built an industry solution.



Winston Churchill

Estimate, Schedule to Budget

Plan or Planning:

• Estimates prepared

estimating software

• Schedule is built - Primavera

• Budget – Financial System

• Actual Hours - DTC

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Why Integrate

Single Version of the TRUTH:

1. Ability to make decisions based

upon complete information

2. Ability to make quicker decisions

3. Increase operational efficiency

4. Reduce administrative costs

5. Increase collaboration between departments


Why Integrate

It is import to track and report on actuals during project execution.

Why?


Allows us to evaluate

actual project performance

vs. planned performance

• Compare actual vs planned

Schedule: Activity start

and end dates

Resource Utilization

Costs

Allows us to reforecast

project based on what

actually occurred.

• Reforecast

Schedule: Activity start

and end dates

Resource Utilization

Costs

Why Integrate


1) Execute Project Activities

2) Capture Actuals from Resources

3) Update Project Plan

4) Evaluate the Project’s

Performance

5) Adjust Project Plan (if required)

Why Not

Continuous Planning:

• Too cumbersome

• Too complicated

• Don’t know how to

translate/map between

systems


Easy Integration


WBS

Hours by Classification

Single Point of Entry


Plan/Schedule Financial/Payroll

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Financial Chart Field (G/L)

WBS & WFP

mapped to Schedule

& GL

On-site Data

Collection

“DTC provides daily cost reporting so that every team member understands progress relative to cost andtarget across all projects.”

Primavera


Primavera Integration Options

1) API for Primavera P6 Enterprise

2) Primavera Webservices

3) Software Development Kit

4) Flat File


Integration API for Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio

Management

Description Leverages a business rules engine to extend

data and functionality from Primavera P6

Enterprise Project Portfolio Management to other

enterprise applications.

Features • Provide scalability, security, and performance

• Supports simple standalone applications

through complex remote integrations

• Integrates with large, complex data sets

• Provides high performance and real-time

application integrations

• Offers proven integrations with work, order,

financial, and ERP systems.


Primavera Web Services

Description Extends data and functionality from Primavera

P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management to

other enterprise applications.

Features • Integrates Java – and .NET-based

applications

with platform-agnostic Web services

• Integrates with composite applications, SOA

environments, BPEL

• Offers ease of use by working with many

middleware integration tools.


Software Development Kit

Description Provides straightforward integrations, including

loading global data for conversions.

Features • Facilitates reports with project, activity, or

assignment spread data

• Connects to the project management

database via ODBC-compliant interfaces such

as OLE DB and JDBC

• Offers a utility tool perfect for small data sets


Flat File Integration

Description Provides straightforward integrations, including

loading basic data.

Features • Inexpensive easy to use and build integration

• Very little technical expertise required to build

or support

• Difficult to synchronize and “own” data using

flat file integration


Primavera Architecture


Digital Time

Capture

Building the Foundation

Primavera Integration 90%– Import/Export engine

– API/Web Services

DTC Integration 90%– Import/Export engine

– API/Web Services

We work with you to complete the

right integration process for

your company


Recommended Integration


API\Web Services

DTC

Regions

Primavera Screenshot


DTC Import Engine

DTC Job Schedule

DTC WBS

Actual Hours by WBS

DTC Export Engine

How to Import

P6 with hours


Why Integrate

Single Version of the TRUTH:

• Cost & Schedule

• Measure and manage progress

• Real time feedback

• Re-estimate the job

• Report the truth


• Microsoft

• ADP

• Oracle/ Primavera

• Blackberry


DTC Partners

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Next Steps


• P6 Integration Evaluation

• DTC Demo

• Efficiency Assessment

Scott Cuthbert

Chief Executive Officer

[email protected]

780.454.3301 Ext 223


mailto:[email protected]

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