Application and Implementation of SMS Platform in Project Management Information System Approval Workflow

With the wider application of project management information system (hereinafter referred to as PMIS) in power plants, large number of project documents in power plants infrastructure construction phase can be approved at all levels in the PMIS, such as the start sheets, completion sheets, project change request sheets and so on. However, for a variety of reasons such as relevant approval person`s failure to timely log in PMIS, some project documents can´t be timely approved, resulting in the standstill of approval process, greatly affecting the work efficiency and processes. This paper introduces a project documents approval SMS alerts function developed by using Short Message Gateway and the interface program provided by mobile corporation, which has positive significance to shorter approval process and improve work efficiency. The uses of this function in power plant infrastructure construction MIS have got consistant recognition and praise of the customers, adding highlights for the power plants infrastructure construction project management.