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2 March 2010
New Zealand - Christchurch International Airport Limited uses CCM System to Support NEC Contract

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) of Cambridge today announced that their Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, has been selected for the major annual pavement maintenance works project at Christchurch International Airport Limited (CIAL) in New Zealand. BECA New Zealand is the design and project management consultant, and Fulton Hogan of New Zealand and Australia are the contractors. The 12 week project involves the repair and resurfacing of airfield runways and taxiways. The contractors will lay over 15,000 tonnes of asphalt over 2 km of runways and taxiways in the process of resurfacing, patching and repairing them. more...

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24 February 2010
Energy Infrastructure Conference, Wednesday 17th March 2010

Management Process Systems (MPS) follow up the success of the Rail, Floods and Road Summit conferences with sponsorship of Energy Infrastructure 2010.

The event venue is ICO Conference Centre, London, W1T 3DY

NCE/CN’s Energy Infrastructure 2010 is THE industry event that identifies the business opportunities arising from the Government’s focus on power supply.

- Explore the Government’s energy strategies and policies, and what these mean for your organisation
- Understand the place for nuclear in the sustainable energy generation strategy
- Identify the implementation opportunities for CCS
- Hear from energy companies about their project pipelines
- Meet and engage with potential business partners

A 20% discount on the ticket price is now available to guests of MPS. Visit http://www.nceenergy.co.uk for further details or contact the EMAP customer service team on 0845 056 8069 quoting booking code SPN-MPS-C916 when you register to secure your discount.

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23 February 2010
XCES Exhibition, Sandown Park, 2 and 3 March 2010

Management Process Systems will be exhibiting at the XCES Exhibition at Sandown Park in Surrey on 2 and 3 March 2010. The exhibition will cater for all involved with the measurement and monitoring of objects, space, quantities and costs within the built environment. The format will be similar to last year, with exhibitors from industry, academia and professional bodies and workshops running throughout the event. XCES is organised by the The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors information business SURCO and is sponsored by ICES, the ICE, AGI, IHIE, CIAT and RSPSoc. The ICES is an international qualifying body dedicated to the regulation, education and training of surveyors working within civil engineering. Visit http://www.cices.org/ for more information.

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25 January 2010
Nuclear Decommissioning 2010, Manchester 24 February 2010

Management Process Systems (MPS) follow up the success of the Rail Summit, Managing Floods and Road Summit conferences with sponsorship of Nuclear Decommissioning 2010.

Join senior figures from the four main Site Licensing Companies to offer updates on their strategies, funding priorities and future supply chain opportunities. The conference will also explore the future of nuclear decommissioning, latest legislation and approaches to dealing with nuclear waste.

A 20% discount on the ticket price is now available to guests of MPS. Visit http://www.ncenuclear.co.uk or see attached brochure for further details.

Please contact their customer service team on 0845 056 8069 quoting booking code: SPN-MPS C915 when you register to secure your discount. more...

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17 December 2009
Merry Christmas from MPS

Management Process Systems have decided to donate to charity again this year rather than sending out hundreds of greetings cards.

Our charity of choice this year is Bracknell, Wokingham, Ascot and Districts Samaritans. Samaritans provides confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal feelings.

The money will be going towards the current branch refurbishment project to bring the Victorian house, which the charity operates from, into the modern era.

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17 December 2009
The Avenue Remediation Project Uses CCM System to Support NEC Contract

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) of Cambridge today announced that their Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, has been selected for another major construction infrastructure project, managed by VSD Avenue. Turner & Townsend and Jacobs are the main consultant partners for client East Midlands Development Agency. more...

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30 November 2009
Three in a row Award Win for NEC Contract Change Management (CCM) Service - Contribution to construction excellence recognised at Construction Computing Awards 2009

This industry wide recognition by the readership of Construction Computing magazineconfirms CCM’s position as the leading, almost 10 year long established, collaborative,solution for NEC Contract administration. The Construction Computing Awards 2009 saw theMPS Contract Change Management (CCM) system win one of the top prizes again in theProject Planning software category. more...

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24 November 2009
ROAD SUMMIT 2010 - INVESTMENT AND STRATEGY FORUM January 20 and 21

Management Process Systems (MPS) follow up the success of the Rail Summit and Managing Floods conferences with further sponsorship for the NCE Road Summit.

Join the leading clients and policy makers in conference on roads investment and delivery strategies.

A 20% discount on the ticket price is now available to guests of MPS. Visit http://www.emapconferences.co.uk/roadsummit for further details. Please contact their customer service team on 0845 056 8069 quoting conference code C914 and priority code SPN.

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15 October 2009
MPS SPONSOR ANNUAL BUILDER & ENGINEER AWARDS IN MANCHESTER

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) of Cambridge, the UKs leading provider of NEC contract management systems, sponsored the Building for Health and Consulting Engineer of the Year Awards at the 6th annual Builder & Engineer awards dinner at the Palace Hotel in Manchester on the 7th October 2009. The Consulting Engineer award was won by TACE, with Arup and JLES also competing. The winner of the Building for Health award was Yorkon and Medicinq Osborne for the new Acute Admissions Unit at Watford General Hospital. more...

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29 September 2009
WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT USES CCM SYSTEM TO SUPPORT NEC CONTRACT

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) of Cambridge today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, is selected for another NHS project for West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Turner & Townsend and Medicinq are the main construction partners of West Hertfordshire Hospitals. more...

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13 August 2009
NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM FOR IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) of Cambridge today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, has been selected for a further programme of projects in London for Imperial College. more...

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28 January 2009
NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM FOR BIRMINGHAM BOX ATM PROJECT

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16 December 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS from MPS

Management Process Systems have decided to donate to charity this year rather than sending out hundreds of greetings cards.

Our charity of choice this year is the St Christopher's Fellowship service in Milton Keynes. St Christopher's is a leading voluntary provider of services for children, young people and vulnerable adults. They are the only children's charity that is also a housing association, providing a unique combination of care, accommodation, housing, education, training and support.

The money will be used for MK Changes – a service user group that work alongside the Milton Keynes team to arrange activities and projects such as gardening projects and fun days. The MPS donation will be used to contribute to the AQA unit award scheme, which allows young people to gain a qualification of independent living skills up to a grade D GCSE

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9 December 2008
Repeat win for CCM - the NEC Contract administration internet system at CONSTRUCTION COMPUTING AWARDS

The Construction Computing Awards 2008 saw the Contract Change Management (CCM) system win the top prize again in the Project Planning software category. This industry wide recognition by the readership of Construction Computing magazine confirms CCM’s position as the leading, long established, collaborative, solution for NEC Contract administration. more...

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24 November 2008
Two-year research study supports the use of Contract Change Management (CCM) in NEC Contracts

Management Process Systems (MPS) Limited, the firm behind the award winning internet based Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports The NEC Engineering & Construction Contract, has received a resounding endorsement for its product with the publication of a research report by the University of the West of England supporting the use of CCM in civil, power and building projects. more..., Download full report

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21 October 2008
BAM NUTTALL WIN BUILDER & ENGINEER AWARD SPONSORED BY MANAGEMENT PROCESS SYSTEMS

Management Process Systems (MPS), the UKs leading provider of NEC contract management systems, presented the Civil Engineering Contractor of the Year Award to BAM Nuttall. The award was sponsored by MPS at the 5th annual Builder & Engineer awards dinner at the Palace Hotel in Manchester on the 9th October 2008. The guest speaker was Michael Ankers, chief executive of The Construction Products Association. The other nominees were Birse Civils and Costain. more...

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14 October 2008
BUILDING MAGAZINE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS TOP RANKINGS FOR CONSULTANTS IN THE UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
MPS RELEASE RESEARCH RESULTS ON THE USE OF THE NEC CONTRACT CHANGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CCM) BY TOP CONSULTANTS

Building Magazine publish survey results on the top 250 consultants in the UK construction industry. The rankings are shown in the issue published 10th October 2008.

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) commented that their own research confirms that the majority of top consultants in project management, quantity surveying and engineering are also using their leading NEC contract change management system CCM. more...

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18 September 2008
SOLUTION LAUNCH - DATA ACCESS AND STORAGE (DAS)

The UK Lotus User Group software conference and exhibition in London was the occasion for the announcement of the innovative Data Access and Storage (DAS) software solution. David H Williams Chairman and Brian Rossiter Technical Director, both of Management Process Systems Limited (MPS), attended the solution launch. more...

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8 September 2008
NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM FOR SCOTLAND

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, has been selected for an important project in Scotland. The White Cart Water flood prevention scheme is being carried out by Carillion for Glasgow City Council. The works for phase one of the project will cost almost £15.9 million and are expected to be complete in summer 2010. The designers and project managers are from Halcrow Group based in Glasgow. more...

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18 June 2008
NEC AND CCM BOOST BOTTOM LINE FOR APM MEMBER

Hands on practical use of the NEC contract discussed at a recent Association for Project Management (APM) East of England branch by Robin Wilkin of MPS has led to real bottom line benefits for the business of another local member. more...

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22 May 2008
NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM FOR WALES

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system, which supports the NEC form of contract, has been selected for yet more projects in Wales. This follows the successful implementation of CCM on the Ebbw Valley Railway for Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and the Greater Bargoed Community Regeneration Scheme for Caerphilly County Borough Council, both with Capita Symonds as Project Manager. Gwynedd Council on the £13m A499 Aberdesach to Llanaelhaearn Improvement, and Transport Wales with Parsons Brinckerhoff on the £74m M4 widening project near Cardiff will now use CCM. Carillion (formerly Alfred McAlpine Project Services) is the Contractor on both schemes. more...

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17 April 2008
SCARBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM ON SCARBOROUGH BUSINESS PARK

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system is selected to manage the NEC contract processes on an important regeneration project for Scarborough Borough Council in North Yorkshire. The £7.5m Scarborough Business Park infrastructure project on the A64 south of Scarborough is being constructed by Birse Civils of Tadcaster and is expected to be completed by summer 2008. The project will be completed under the NEC form of contract. Project Management is by White Young Green of Leeds. more...

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15 January 2008
AMEY AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM ON HIGHWAY PROJECTS NEAR BEDFORD

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system has been selected to manage the NEC contract processes on two major projects for Bedfordshire County Council. As part of the Bedfordshire Highways Managing Agent Contract, Amey are leading design and project management services on the highway schemes. The £17m Ridgmont bypass project on the A507 near Junction 13 of the M1 is being constructed by Birse Civils and is expected to be completed during spring 2008. Carillion Regional Civil Engineering will carry out the £18m Bedford Western project which is due for completion during early 2010. Both projects will be completed under the NEC form of contract. more...

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10 December 2007
NEC Contract Administration - CCM wins CONSTRUCTION COMPUTING AWARD

The Construction Computing Awards 2007 saw the innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system win the top prize in the Project Planning software category. This industry wide recognition by the readership of Construction Computing Magazine confirms CCM’s position as the leading, long established, collaborative, solution for NEC Contract Administration. more...

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31 October 2007
METRONET RAIL IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CCM ON CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system has been selected to manage the NEC contract processes on civil engineering projects and maintenance for Metronet. All projects and maintenance works will be completed under the NEC3 suite of contracts – Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC), and Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC). Four contractors have been selected under the NEC framework contract, and some of their work will be carried out under the Professional Services Contract. The Contractors are Enterprise plc, Clancy Docwra Limited, J. Murphy & Sons Limited, and Cementation Foundations Skanska Limited. more...

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July/August 2007
CONTRACT CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE ICES

Contract Change Management featured in the July/August edition of the Civil Engineering Surveyor - the journal of the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. The ICES is a popular professional institute for quantity surveyors and commercial managers acting for clients in the civil engineering sector of the construction industry. The NEC contract is very widely used in this sector. more...

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19 July 2007
CCM SYSTEM FOR BROADCASTERS PROJECTS

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their Contract Change Management (CCM) system has been selected to help manage critical technical projects at BBC Workplace which will support the migration to digital TV. The project managers are Dearle & Henderson, the quantity surveyors are Cyril Sweett, the contractor is Interserve, the engineers are Jacobs, and the architects are BDP. The projects will use the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract, and will complete in December 2007. more...

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12 July 2007
DEFRA IMPROVES NEC CONTRACT MANAGEMENT BY INSTALLING THE CONTRACT CHANGE MANAGEMENT (CCM) SYSTEM

The Estate Division of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has implemented the CCM system to enable improved contract management of their major building projects in York and Alnwick. The CCM system is an internet based service, provided by Management Process Systems (MPS) Ltd., which supports the contract change processes defined in the NEC form of contract. It is currently being used by a wide range of clients on civil, power and building projects. Key benefits include timely agreement of change, quality assured contract administration, the early completion of final account, improved contract management discipline, instant visibility of risk and change issues, improved change management, quality assured processes, consistency, instant access to risk spend data, rigorous audit trail, and instant availability of Excel reports over the web—all leading to reduced risk and reduced costs. more...

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31 May 2007
MPS AND CCM FEATURE IN PUBLIC SERVICE REVIEW 10: TRANSPORT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS

Management Process Systems (MPS) and Contract Change Management (CCM) feature in Public Service Review issue 10: Transport, Local Government and The Regions . This publication is issued every 6 months to all Government Ministers, senior public servants and Local Authority Executives by PSCA International. The MPS profile is on page 269, and an article 'Catalyst for change' by Professor Ming Sun of the University of the West of England features on page 278. This article discusses how ICT is improving collaboration in construction. more... profile

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5 March 2007
IMPERIAL COLLEGE ESTATES EXTEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTRACT CHANGE MANAGEMENT (CCM) SYSTEM

Imperial College Estates are extending the implementation of the Contract Change Management (CCM) System to major schemes in the SRIF 3 funding programme. Following successful trials of CCM on a number of projects such as Princes Gardens South Side, the Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Bessemer, the CCM system will be used again on the upcoming Sherfield, Wolfson, RSM Bessemer, Commonwealth and Burlington Danes Projects. more...

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12 February 2007
CAPITA SYMONDS IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE CCM SYSTEM ON REGENERATION PROJECT IN WALES

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system has been selected to manage the contract processes on the Greater Bargoed Community Regeneration Scheme (GBCRS) project in Wales. This follows the successful implementation of CCM on the EVR project during 2006. The GBCRS is located in the centre of the Rhymney Valley in South Wales and follows the valley floor linking the communities of Bargoed and Gilfach to the west and Aberbargoed to the east. Ian Smith, Project Manager, Capita Symonds said, “I look forward to the challenges presented by this scheme. I believe CCM will help Capita, in partnership with Hochtief Griffiths JV , to administer this relatively new form of contract in a transparent and auditable fashion.” more...

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8 January 2007
MPS AND CCM FEATURED AS NEEDLEMANS WIN BEST INNOVATION AT QS AWARDS

Needlemans, a commercial management consultant with specific expertise with the NEC form of contract, has won the Best Innovation category at the QS Awards 2006. The award was presented to Director Julian Price at Vinopolis London in December. more...

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22 November 2006
INTERIM RESEARCH REPORT PUBLISHED BY UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND

COLLABORATION SUPPORT REALISES BUSINESS PROCESS BENEFITS FOR NEC/ECC PROJECTS.
This report presents the interim results of a research project on the benefits of an Internet Contract Change Management (CCM) System for NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) projects. more...

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21 October 2006
CASE STUDY: IMPROVING CONTRACT MANAGEMENT USING THE INTERNET

Case Study by The IT Construction Forum (Constructing Excellence). A global business providing management and consultancy services to the built and natural environment, WSP Group plc, used a web-based contract change management system (CCM) to assist with the contract management, supervision and administration of the construction of the Highways Agency’s Eastern Regional Control Centre (ERCC) at South Mimms. The CCM system greatly improved contract administration efficiency and provided the project team with remote access to the overall financial state of the contract linked to changes and compensation events on a real time basis. This was particularly beneficial for the client’s project sponsor, design team and other stakeholders who were remote from the construction site. more...

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21 August 2006
CAPITA SYMONDS AND AMEY USE CCM ON EBBW VALLEY RAILWAY

Chris Harris, Project Director, Capita Symonds said, ‘I look forward to delivering this exciting project, which will be a key element in regenerating the Ebbw Valley communities. I believe CCM will help Capita, in partnership with Amey, to maintain excellent NEC contract management, to the benefit of all concerned.’
Robin Wilkin, Operations Director of MPS said, “We are very pleased to have won this Order on a project for Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, which builds on our increasing experience with Local Authorities such as Kent, Surrey and West Sussex County Councils. We believe best practice IT systems operated by their key service providers can help them achieve their objectives on behalf of their Members and residents.”
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July 2006
CCM SERVICE MOVES TO NEW TIER 3 DATA CENTRE

During July the CCM Service moves to a new data centre, close to London, just outside the M25. This facility is to Tier 3 standard for government data. The move reflects a strategy of MPS and our hosting partners CSF Group to take advantage of technology change to deliver enhanced levels of service and security. See attached pdf for more information about the new data centre. more...

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May 2006
Thomas Telford publish new book NEC Managing Reality written by Barry Trebes CEO of MPS

NEC Managing Reality is a series of books written by NEC experts Barry Trebes and Bronwyn Mitchell. The books aim to explain how the NEC can be used to optimum benefit in everyday environments. The books are published by Thomas Telford who also manage the NEC User's Group. more...

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16 May 2006
MANAGEMENT PROCESS SYSTEMS SPEAK ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT AT RICS

Project Management Threesixty took place on 16 and 23 May at the RICS headquarters in London. Over the two days, more than 200 members attended to hear presentations on a variety of project management topics delivered by experts in the field.
Seminars included interesting insights into the areas of project insurance, IT systems, benchmarking, scheduling, and more. Speakers had been selected from a variety of sectors and industries, sharing with the delegates their experiences in construction, social housing, commercial property, public health and pharmaceuticals.
Chairman of the Project Management Faculty, Richard Schofield, who Chaired all six sessions commented, "The event was a resounding success. Feedback received from delegates was excellent to say the least. My thanks goes to the speakers and organisers."
See attached pdf for presentation by Robin Wilkin MSc, BSc (Hons), FRICS, FAPM (CPM)more...

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April 2006
MPS BECOME THE FIRST IT PARTNER OF THE IT CONSTRUCTION FORUM

Article in insITe issue 6 - the newsletter of The IT Construction Forum - part of Constructing Excellence - visit www.itconstructionforum.org.uk.
MPS has become the first IT Partner of The IT Construction Forum. Robin Wilkin, Operations Director, says "The construction industry needs to improve its business processes significantly and we hope that, by working closely with The IT Construction Forum, we can both help construction firms move to the next level and use feedback from them in our development of innovative business solutions for the industry." more...

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24 January 2006
MANAGEMENT PROCESS SYSTEMS LAUNCH CCM TRACKER

Management Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced the launch of the latest enhancement to their innovative Contract Change Management (CCM) system. CCM Tracker automatically records all contract notifications issued within the CCM audit trail over the internet. The presentation of the records in the widely available and friendly format of a spreadsheet enables all users to readily see which incidents require action. more...

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