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OnTrack™ Engineering Ltd., founded in 1984, specializes in project controls software
and services for complex engineering and construction projects.
The founder and owner, Mike Milinusic was profoundly aware that historically, most
of these projects have been beset with cost overruns. As he began to investigate
the reasons for these outcomes, he and his team learned that early, effective cost
control was not being implemented. Projects were learning of potential overruns
too late to alter their outcome. The efforts by OnTrack have put the project
team back in the driver’s seat by providing the means for informed decision-making
that helps lead a project to a successful conclusion.
Today’s project environment has additional stresses caused by an increased number
of projects, decreasing human resources and a lack of standard processes and tools.
As the capital project environment continues to evolve, OnTrack Engineering has
changed along with it, seeking leverage points where small changes can produce maximum
benefits for our clients.
The Internet
Most of us today understand why running software over the internet makes sense for
engineering and construction projects. Today’s project teams often have members
spread out over widely separated geographies and time zones, and the actual construction
site may have very little IT infrastructure. OnTrack Engineering makes the software
available via internet browser to the entire project team, regardless of location.
In addition to putting the same information in the hands of all team members at
the same time, this approach reduces duplication of effort and drives the use of
consistent processes across the entire team. Also, IT costs are reduced via the
use of one common system. Our clients are seeing average savings of up to 10% on
their project cost, and a reduction in claims, when OnTrack’s solutions are utilized.
Best Practices and Standardization
Using industry-recognized best practices together with a standardized solution,
like OnTrack Project Manager, can shave an additional 10% off a project, according
to Independent Project Analysis (IPA) research. Whether your company is large or
small, those kinds of savings are significant. And because owner and contractors
both use OnTrack, the benefits of standardization are extended from a single company
to the whole project team.
IPA also suggests that owners should maintain their own cost database internally.
Furthermore, CII research indicates that engineers today spend about 45% of
their time looking for information. With OnTrack, owners can ask all contractors
to provide information in one uniform format. The contractors retain data at the
level that they need to execute their scope of work, and the owners’ team can focus
on analysis, not data gathering.
Now owners and their representatives can have all the project data where they want
it, in the coding structure and format that they choose to support their requirements.
Value Added Services
Our ongoing R&D efforts not only focus on improvements to the product and the
value it can add, but also on the delivery of new and improved services. In 2007,
OnTrack began offering online training. New users can be trained instantly, and
experienced users can have a refresher at virtually any time rather than waiting
for scheduled training classes. Our clients are reporting reduced training costs.
OnTrack Engineering client feedback cites the efficiency, robustness and thoroughness
of our software as well as the reliable, professional, timely services and support
provided by our team. The OnTrack team actively participates in project forums and action groups and regularly contributes to trade journals
and conferences. These activities ensure that we stay at the forefront of innovation
and continue to deliver value to our clients’ projects.
At OnTrack Engineering we are committed to our clients’ success.
Our Value Proposition:
Clients agree that using OnTrack shaves project costs in a variety of ways including:
- Better buying intelligence saves 2% of project budget through improved vendor selection
- Proper material management saves 6% of construction budget
- Online review and approvals
reduced engineering cycle times by 20
- Improved construction resource utilization saves 2%
- Reduce IT infrastructure costs, Increase data security
- Reduce costs on printing, scanning, and distribution
- Promote and encourage best practices
Contact us today to see how we can help you improve processes, cut costs and get
your projects running OnTrack.
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