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    Primavera Unifier

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AFacilities Asset Management Software Oracle Primavera Unifier aims to drive best practices that increase visibility and efficiency, allowing users to leverage extensive configurability along with prebuilt processes to automate any business process with custom forms and workflows. Key Benefits: - Configurability and governance—automate any process, from simple to complex, with total control and data ownership - Cloud or on-premise deployment - A comprehensive…N/A

    ServiceChannel

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AServiceChannel provides facilities managers with a single platform to source, procure, manage, and pay for repair and maintenance services from commercial contractors across their enterprise. The company aims to deliver transparency and data-driven analytics of service quality, across all trades, locations, and contractors, allowing facilities managers drive significant brand equity and ROI for their organizations without outsourcing or investing in new infrastructure. …N/A
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    Primavera UnifierServiceChannel
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Primavera UnifierServiceChannel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Primavera UnifierServiceChannel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Well suited: Used for construction domain for management of multiple vendors and sites. Used in cost management in energy domain company Not suited for: Partner users- once the company is inactive, all users will be inactive.
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    ServiceChannel
    ServiceChannel is well suited for companies that have multiple locations or a few very large buildings. In my experience the system allows one person to manage 150 to 200 small retail locations but when you add restaurants and buildings with lots of equipment then it gets more complex and the number of locations that one person can effectively manage is greatly reduced. You can effectively manager 50 or 30,000+ locations with this system if you have the personal. There are several free or cost-effective programs available if you are only looking to manage a dozen or so locations.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Submittals
    • RFI's
    • Change Management
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    ServiceChannel
    • ServiceChannel listens to me the user more than any other product I have ever been involved with. It seems like every few months there are some upgrades and improvements to an already great system.
    • They have some great folks employed who are very accessible and very knowledgeable in this system, they are eager to help out and jump in, and they are never trying to up-sell me during these times.
    • I believe they have some of the best practices around for helping out new vendors, who have never been exposed to any CMMS system, they help to ease the fear that contractors/vendors have from the onboarding process thru system training.
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Allowing to hyperlink within Unifier.
    • Ability to paste from Excel into Unifier.
    • The need for a modern design look and feel.
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    ServiceChannel
    • Sometimes the functionality of the software is slow.
    • Example...I insert a WO# into the home search box and it comes up with "nothing found". I return to the home screen and repeat the exact same process and it takes me to my WO. This happens at least 50% of the time.
    • They just finished up with a system upgrade (I think), and during the 3 week period I could not pull mass approved invoices for my AP department. That was a real hindrance.
    • I am not particularly fond of the new dashboard format. It's not as easy to move around in. However it's new and I'm sure I will get used to it quick enough.
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    Usability
    Oracle
    Primavera Unifier is right fit for construction-based or engineering based companies where there is a need to manage project costs, resources and deliverables to meet customer requirements. It is well suited for companies that run on Oracle ERP and companies that use Primavera P6 for scheduling. Primavera Unifier also has Accelerators which are pre-configured components that can be enhanced as per the business requirement. Overall, a good tool for managing complex customer projects
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    ServiceChannel
    I gave it a high rating because it's an easy to use platform.
    • It walks you step by step to goal accomplishment
    • It doesn't drown you in tech speak or unnecessary steps
    • It appears to be created by the busy facilities manager that just needs the good stuff with no fluff.
    • Not to be rude but if a facilities manager can't function in SC easily they may not be in the right field.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
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    ServiceChannel
    Sue Thomas is the reason...
    • If a vendor has a template to upload I can ask for her support and it's done.
    • If I need immediate data for a meeting and I'm away from my computer she can grab it for me on the fly.
    • I've walked out of meetings looking like a stud based on the foreground work Sue did to prepare me.
    • If there is a technical issues she will find a work around for me so I can focus on my job not my admin work.
    • Clear and timely communication on every and all open issues.
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    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
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    ServiceChannel
    It is very easy to set up ServiceChannel but the one thing I believe they could make easier is the vendor portion of ServiceChannel. We get a lot of complaints on how difficult it is for them when trying to get set up.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    It is more user friendly , easy in cost management, good for integrating with multiple tools as data sources
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    ServiceChannel
    Service Channel bridged the gap for us to issue work orders directly to vendors. Maximo Asset Management did not have a user-friendly way for us to do what Service Channel does on the vendor side. Also, at the time of our selection, Maximo was missing the site portal but has since developed a solution of their own.
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • In my organization, multiple companies like Metrolinx are using, and business is increasing day by day.
    • Energy domain company like GE wind is using it now to manage their new project in sea wind installation.
    • Used BI reports user defined reports, and custom reports to get data from multiple sources.
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    ServiceChannel
    • It increased visibility on how much we were spending on HVAC repairs/replacements and allowed us to make changes to reduce costs
    • Before we were using paper invoices from the vendors, which creates a scenario of losing/missing invoices into AP. Then we start using the Service Channel invoicing and reduce errors to below 1%.
    • Gives you the capability to add trades and adjust to your needs, so you can get better tracking of specific items.
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