If you have ever shopped around for development help, you probably received a wide range of estimates. Why is that? How would it cost one team $500,000 and another team $100,000 to complete the same ...

A few years back, a colleague shared an interesting exercise with me. He took a deck of cards, split it in half, turned one half face up, then mixed all the cards up on a table and asked me how many ...

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There are dozens of estimating software programs available for the construction industry. This makes sense because increasing volume of estimating is a key step in growing a construction business. And ...

1build, a real-time data platform for construction estimating, today announced new features for its all-in-one construction and cost estimation platform — now with real-time pricing data for labor and ...

PRO-EST HVAC version 2.2, Duct-Pro, Pipe-Pro, Duct-lite, and Pipe-lite are part of the HVAC Estimating Software release. The PRO-EST HVAC version 2.2 is a complete sheet metal and pipe estimating ...

Don’t gamble when prioritizing enterprise software projects. See why you should prioritize by ROI, and how to do it using the risk-adjusted value method. Erik Nelson, an accomplished IT professional, ...

In construction, accuracy is everything. One missed measurement or miscounted material can result in cost overruns, project delays, or lost bids. Traditionally, estimators relied on manual takeoffs to ...

Keeping your customers happy and managing operations is what keeps an auto shop running. But there’s one problem: most shop owners depend on handwritten estimates. It leads to misquotes and frustrated ...