Blog posts with tips, training, and features in Sage Estimating software. Searchable knowledgebase-type articles for finding help.
‘BIM’ around the block! Building information modeling (BIM) has been around for about 50 years now (Wikipedia). Yes! You read that right – 50 years. Though in the 1970s when the concept was developed, BIM (as we know it today) wasn’t really implemented until the late 1980s. So I guess we can say, it has …
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Create separate configurations for production and testing by Renee Mullen, Sage Marketing Manager With the newer versions of Sage SQL Estimating there have been new functions within the software — did you know there is a functionality surrounding the Database platform itself? SQL itself brings a great deal of functionality and resources to its users …
by Renee Mullen, Sage Marketing Manager Do you have too many old estimates (SQL) taking up space? Would you like to back them up Give your SQL instance some elbow room and move them out of the SQL instance? How to archive SQL estimates outside of the SQL instance. Furthermore, if you need the estimate …
Three easy steps! by Renee Mullen, Sage Marketing Manager When doing takeoffs, have you ever wished that the location or other WBS values would automatically be assigned to items? Sage SQL Estimating not only makes this easy to do but also allows you to see what default values you’ve assigned as you’re doing a takeoff. …
Thinking of low-balling a bid? Does this sound like you? “We are having a hard time winning bids that result in profitable jobs. We can win short-term business by low-balling it, but we cannot survive this way.” Our advice? Never low-ball a job! You just need some help to improve your process. Here’s a conversation …
Keep your project above water Projects can get underwater quickly if you are not paying attention. Usually, the main reason a project gets off track is that labor costs creep ahead of the current completion level of the project. But, with some monitoring and adjusting, you will be able to proactively manage your project. The …
by Darren Pierce, Estimating Field Manager, CRE Sales With the recent version of Sage Estimating, we have added a quick way to only see items that are important or need your review – highlight it. Simply right-click any cell and select ‘Edit Highlight.’ To take it a step further, add a Tag that shows up …
by ETHOSystems Don’t underestimate spreadsheet errors! Underestimating a project or losing bids by overestimating can seriously erode profits. Too often these problems are caused by errors in spreadsheets. A PricewaterhouseCoopers study once showed that up to 91 percent of sophisticated spreadsheets contain errors. Another study concludes the error rate is 94%. Regardless, errors are prevalent, …
Reprinted with permission from Sage Top 5 essentials of a winning Estimating strategy Contractors often think if they bid enough jobs to the same customers, eventually they’ll get their share, but this won’t get you the positive results you want. As with fishing, you must change your estimating and bidding strategies to get the big …
by Renee Mullen, Sage Marketing Manager Migrate SQL Estimating Data from one SQL Server to another SQL server (or instance) Getting ready to move to a new server? Need assistance moving your Sage Estimating SQL databases to said new server? We have great news then. Did you know that Sage Estimating now has a built-in …
Priced to buy! Sage is now super affordable Estimating subscriptions at a very competitive $149 user/month introductory price point. This new offering comes bundled with the Advanced Reporting module making it the only full feature estimating and reporting package on the market under $200 user/month. Also, Sage is offering eTakeoff Dimension, Bridge, Buyout, and Liberty Reports for a minimal …
