Clean up Spreadsheet Calculations
If you are a regular reader of my blogs you know I like the internal spreadsheet (SpreadSheet Gear) in HeavyBid. But honestly there are a lot of spreadsheets in the list that you will never use such as all the Metric ones (unless you are…
FMI Corporation – Management Training
FMI has been around a long time and they are known for their training courses in leadership development. They have resources for training from maximizing labor productivity (they claim 5-10% of annual field costs in savings), business development and risk management. I see a lot of owners…
Spreadsheet Gear – HeavyBid Internal Spreadsheet
The internal spreadsheet is probably the most under utilized feature in HeavyBid. It is actually a third party software called SpreadsheetGear. It is very “Excel” like and in HeavyBid Version 2015 the version of SpreadsheetGear has been updated to the latest version (2012). Here is…
Trapping Errors – Detect Changes to Activities
In Version 2015 the activity “Unreviewed” box preference is estimate specific (See my previous blog detailing this revision LINK). This is a very significant change since previously it could be changed only for all estimates (system preference). So this is how it can work for…
Tool Preferences V2015-Unreviewed Activity Check Box
Tools>Preferences is an area that many HeavyBid users don’t customize or at least review regularly. If your company has updated Version 2015 now is the time to review all the preferences and at the same time customize options to take advantage of HeavyBid extensive feature…
Why You Need a Test Estimate
What is a Test estimate? It is an estimate that you setup as one of your master estimates to create estimates in order to test HCSS routines and see how they work. I always admonish users not to treat HeavyBid as a Black Box where they…
Library Estimate Limitations with Spreadsheets
I really encourage estimators to use the internal spreadsheet in HeavyBid. This feature has improved over the last four years and can increase an estimator’s productivity and accuracy. A Library estimate is one option where the estimator just copies over to their current estimate particular bid…
HeavyBid Youtube Help Videos
The staff and I have been working on help videos for HeavyBid. These are quick videos that should help develop new skills in HeavyBid. Eventually this will be linked to directly to the videos when you press Help (F1). Maybe late 2015 but for now…
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