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| Dekker TRAKKER CAMS | $2,950 | |
| Dekker TRAKKER EMS | $6,750 | |
| Dekker TRAKKER Plus C/SCSC | $9,500 | |
| Dekker TRAKKER Tech Perf Meas | $12,000 |
Trakker is an integrated system for schedule, resource, cost and performance management. It facilitates baseline development, updation, analysis and reporting, and performance measurement. It features Activity Based Costing(ABC) techniques. This summary describes Trakker CAMS, EMS, and Plus C/SCSC.
Trakker Executive Management System (EMS) is designed for business professionals who want to use ABC techniques to track project costs and revenue. Trakker CAMS is designed for project managers who want to implement techniques to monitor project progress in terms of cost, schedule, resource, and earned value. Data from all three systems are compatible.
Trakker CAMS, EMS, and Plus, all feature tools for scheduling (unlimited activities and projects), resource, and cost management (unlimited resources and flexible coding), earned value (summarized at any level), reports and graphics, and burdening. They are all menu driven and look the same across different platforms. Trakker Plus has additional features for C/SCSC and government reporting. Both EMS and Plus have direct and generic interface with various accounting systems. CAMS does not have this capability but features additional functions for scheduling, and resource and cost management.
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The system is not designed to consider beyond one life-cycle stage, typically the manufacturing stage.
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The system is designed to include information on conventional costs alone. The activity based costing systems encourage significant breakdown of work activities and the proper allocation of costs, automatically making a number of potentially hidden costs more visible. External or contingent costs could be included/identified through the flexibility of the systems' resource library, direct and indirect rates. If the program is used solely for schedule control, these costs may not bear as much importance.
The systems are not designed for cost estimation.
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The systems can be fully integrated and are menu-driven with similar features across platforms. Trakker can interface directly with company accounting systems. It facilitates government reporting (C/SCSC requirements).
Dekker organizes workshops on project management and Trakker applications(basic and advanced) and offers telephone and on-line support. No demonstration disks are available. However, Dekker does live on-site software demonstrations upon request.
Although the system could potentially include information on all four cost categories, the default formats, sample projects and examples do not specifically explain, include, or refer to all these cost types and categories.
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