CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

9 August 2004

Product News

Autodesk Buzzsaw Delivers Unprecedented Visibility and Control to Keep Projects on Time and On Budget

Autodesk announced significant enhancements to the Autodesk® Buzzsaw® service to provide more visibility and control on building, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects. Autodesk Buzzsaw provides a platform that enables building owners, developers, architects, construction, and facilities managers the ability to manage and share information more effectively throughout planning, design, construction and operations processes.

The latest release of Autodesk Buzzsaw offers even more features for building owners and their consultants to gain improved visibility and control over the multiple firms involved in developing a commercial property. Using workflow and business process modeling tools to create a foundation for efficient communication among project members, managers gain greater insight into project status to identify data discrepancies, ensure work keeps pace with changing requirements, and pre-empt issues so projects stay on schedule. Electronic distribution of drawings and documents helps streamline the review process and cut travel and shipping costs. Efficient management and tracking of numerous construction elements-from building permits and bid packages to multiple design and construction teams-contributes to completion of projects on-time and on-budget.

John Bryant, Wyndham International's Director Capital Assets, said, "With Autodesk's project collaboration and management service, we can more efficiently manage design and construction projects. Any efficiency we can gain in the roll-out of new hotel concepts helps provide Wyndham with a competitive advantage."

One of the chief concerns when managing construction projects is lack of visibility into the project status and the absence of timely information and notification of critical issues. Autodesk Buzzsaw includes enhanced project portfolio management capabilities that provide detailed reports on schedule, budget, and project status. A project dashboard also displays key performance indicators for all projects in process. Additionally, users can more easily monitor project processes and identify discrepancies early enough to keep projects on track and speed time to market.

Maintaining control of project performance is one of the primary problems facing project and construction managers. Autodesk Buzzsaw enables building professionals to drive standard processes with workflow rules, roles and templates. This feature sets specific routing rules by role, group, or individual member and sets standard rules for due dates of specific processes, helping insure the project stays on track and within budget. Additional features accelerate project communication and avoid delays caused by inaccurate information.

Autodesk Buzzsaw is available immediately worldwide in five languages: English, Japanese, simplified Chinese, Korean, and German. For more information, visit http://www.autodesk.com/buzzsaw

 

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