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Results are more pronounced for medium and large companies, where construction estimating software shows greater opportunity to improve efficiency; smaller companies often find spreadsheets satisfactory.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},254011,1791736384,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,93,97,102,107,112,117,122],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},11,90,"presentations",{"id":89,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":90,"show_sort_weight":91,"slug":92},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":55,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":94,"show_sort_weight":95,"slug":96},"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":98,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":103,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":108,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":113,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":118,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":123,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":125},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":127},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":128,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":22,"category_id":85,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":89,"language":135,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":139,"read_time":33},962075006959,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/e0002397efbe92a78e?_k=1776741047341049297","Over the past two months, we surveyed the construction industry to better understand the use and effectiveness of construction estimating software. Our key findings include the following:  \n1. Users of construction estimating software produce faster and more accurate bids. Companies that use construction estimating software under-and overestimate projects less often than spreadsheet users. They also have shorter bid turnaround times.  \n2. Construction estimating software users report fewer challenges with their system. Specifically, 72 percent of construction estimating software users say their system rarely makes bidding on projects difficult. Meanwhile, 46 percent of spreadsheet users report their system often makes bidding on projects difficult.  \n3. These results were more pronounced among medium-and large-sized companies. We found that there is greater opportunity for construction estimating software to improve efficiency at larger companies. Meanwhile, for smaller companies, simple tools such as spreadsheets prove satisfactory for cost estimating.  \nRoughly Half of Software Users Rely on Spreadsheets  \nWe asked our survey participants to tell us what type of software they use to estimate projects. Their responses fit into three categories:  \n􀁸 Specialized: Estimating software designed specifically for the construction industry.  \n􀁸 Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel or another comparable spreadsheet tool.  \n􀁸 Homegrown: Custom software tools developed by the company or a third-party.  \nOut of the companies in our survey that use software, here’s the percentage that use each.  \nWhat Type of Software Do You Use to Estimate Projects?  \nGiven the relatively small sample size of homegrown software, we decided to focus our analysis on the effectiveness of spreadsheets and specialized software ([i.e. construction](i.e. construction) estimating software) for construction cost estimating.  \nWe also segmented our sample to get a sense of the effectiveness of these technologies for three different company sizes:  \n􀁸 Less than $1 million in revenue;  \n􀁸 $1 million to $5 million in revenue; and,  \n􀁸 Greater than $5 million in revenue.  \nWe selected these size groups because very small (less than $1 million in revenue) and small ($1 million to $5 million in revenue) companies were overrepresented in our sample. As a result, aggregating the data made it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of construction estimating software where it was most likely have to an impact–companies above $5 million in revenue. Segmenting this way made it easier assess the value of construction estimating software.  \nWe then sorted our data by company size to see how well spreadsheets and construction estimating software met user’s requirements.  \nHow Well Does Your Software Meet Your Needs?  \nConstruction estimating software users reported higher ratings than spreadsheet users, regardless of company size. However, medium and large companies (i.e. companies with annual revenue greater than $5 million) reported the highest ratings for how well construction estimating software meets their requirements.  \nWe believe that companies below $1 million in revenue are less satisfied with construction estimating software because they aren’t bidding on the same volume, or complexity, of jobs that larger companies bid on. In some cases, the functionality in construction estimating software more than a small company needs, possibly making them less efficient and therefore less satisfied with the fit of their system.  \nEstimating Software Users Create Faster, More Accurate Bids  \nWe then asked survey participants to report how long it takes them to turn around a bid, how often they under-and overestimate projects, and what percentage of bids they win.  \nOn average, how many days does it take you to turn around a bid?  \nConstruction estimating software users reported the shortest bid turnaround times. 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