Function
As an owner, an owner's representative, or a construction management firm, you face tremendous challenges and risks with every phase of your program. Your entire team needs to keep track of thousands of details that may have dramatic impact on schedule and budget. The PARAGON Program Management System™ by ViaNovus® provides valuable solutions to effectively complete construction projects on time and within budget.

PARAGON integrates all facets of program management into a single, unified system that can be accessed via the Internet. The software, hosted on the highly reliable ViaNovus network, links all costs, schedules and communications to provide owners and their representatives with immediate access to the information needed to effectively manage cost and minimize risk.

Market Applicability
PARAGON gives you instant, online screens showing every issue, trend, and communication that affects cost and schedule. The Web-based system gives every member of your team the ability to forecast, react or rethink project strategies based on up-to-the-minute, fresh data. Because you'll have instant Internet access to the information, you can make more informed decisions earlier in order to prevent delays and overruns.

Use
PARAGON was developed to provide users a familiar, practical work environment. A binder interface is used throughout the application to help make PARAGON more user friendly. The interface makes it easy to enter data, retrieve information, and prepare data for reporting purposes. Cost binders store contracts, change orders, change requests, invoices, payments, and trends. Correspondence binders are used for all records including reports, statements, submittals, proposals, memos, and meeting minutes.

PARAGON gives users instant display of every issue, trend, and communication that affects cost and schedule. Every member of the team has the ability to forecast, react, or rethink project strategies based on up-to-the-minute data.

Benefits/Market Niche
PARAGON puts a completely integrated view of costs, schedules, and documents in front of everyone who needs access. You get a total view that enables you to see how each part of your project affects the program at large. Additionally, you can drill down to the record level of any cost or corresponding program document. You can even attach documents to project views to establish information trails of requests and approvals for budget changes, scope modifications, or fund transfers.

Technical Requirements
Web-based use of PARAGON requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.0.8 or higher.

Human Resource Requirements
Training for implementation of PARAGON helps your team retain the knowledge required to operate PARAGON and to participate in management decision making at all levels. ViaNovus training programs are carefully designed to educate, empower and motivate your project team members. PARAGON training is done on-site at the client location.

PARAGON Basic Training familiarizes prospective users with the system's features and benefits. Attendees learn how to integrate, track, and manage construction projects and programs. Depending upon the involvement of individual team members, they may also advance through an in-depth, hands-on administrator course.