OPERATE is a project information management and reporting tool specifically developed with local government in mind.

A sophisticated, workflow driven solution that allows your project managers access to up to the minute, accurate project information right across Council's portfolio of capital and operational projects. The solution allows project managers to create projects in line with Council's strategic plan themes and objectives. These projects can be single year or span many years - the software caters for all project types. 

Unlike annual based finance systems, the project is now managed for its entire life against the strategic plan and can be easily measured and reported upon. Managing your project payment process is now simple with OPERATE. Integrated with your existing finance system such as FinanceOne or Oracle Financials your project team can now get a view of your project commitments, expenditure and budgets real time. 

Finance reports include:

• Project Transaction Reports
• Cash flow forecasting
• Job Costing
• Capex Reports
• Vendor Expenditure
• and Exception Reports.

OPERATE's project close out processes ensure that component reports are captured at each project's completion giving your asset management team a complete view of the creation and hand over of assets including asset value and life expectancy.

“Before acquiring the ICON OPERATE Project Management Information System we were managing all council projects manually” said Duncan Clarke, Senior Leader Asset Planning, Greater Taree City Council.

“This meant that there was no integration with our key business systems. It was difficult to link projects with our strategic plans and there was no electronic workflow management available to us” he said.

“We were already using other ICON products when they came to demonstrate the OPERATE Product to us. We immediately saw its benefits and because of their excellent reputation in the local government market place we set about implementing OPERATE” said Duncan.



OPERATE provides a wealth of management reports allowing managers to provide accurate project information to all aspects of the business. The comprehensive reporting ensures that any issues can be identified early in the project life cycle. 

OPERATE guides users through a best practice project management workflow from project conception to completion. The system prompts users to update activities, giving a clear picture of where each project is regard to milestones,  cash flows, payments, actuals, vendors and project completion. Your project managers take now take complete control over cash projections, while progress comments keep everyone informed of key progress details.

The software is available on mobile devices and links to email, SMS and Twitter to provide updates across all projects.Streamline your projects, take control of your cash flow to save both time and money - with OPERATE you can.

For a demonstration or for more information, give ICON a call today on 07 5580 9095