DEMONSTRATED COST SAVINGS

Earlier versions of the product developed and used by the founders of WebPE on dozens of projects have demonstrated the ability to reduce the data management costs from 15% to 3% of total project cost which equates to 19% of data management cost. The individual expertise of the staff on those contracts was applied to this 4th-generation product.

Project History
	Projects	44
	Project size	$20K to $5.6M each
	Average Cost Savings	12%
	Average Data Management Saving	19%
The historic data is from the $180 million CLEAN program performed for EPA Northwest from 1990 to 1996. Actual contracts referenced above were accomplished within this program.

AREAS OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

WebPE can help your organization lower its data management costs when you use WebPE's data solutions and the power of the Internet.

Whether you address the data management problem in-house or outsource to third-party vendors, many factors will determine whether you obtain your desired return on investment in a data management solution.

By centralizing data across many projects and facilities, you will immediately begin to save on data management and processing costs.

Savings will come in the form of a reduction of time spent editing data tables, word processing, developing and maintaining independent systems, reconciling data sets, quality assurance audits, corrective actions, and transferring data between organizations.

Once your organizatioin begins using WebPE on-line software solutions, these savings translate into a solid return on your investment in a short period of time. Total savings for a small consulting office over the course of one year can exceed $40,000. For medium to large size offices, the savings can accumulate into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Significant reduction in labor costs for Engineers and Scientists resulting from adoption of WebPE solutions are realized in the following typical project tasks:

• Technical Content Management
• Data Loading/Verification
• Tabular Report Generation
• Tabular Report Editing
• Data Transfers
• Data Archival/Storage
• Database Administration