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Lesson plan for the estimation model builder

Duration: 2 to 4 hours

Learning Objectives

General objectives

To ensure the understanding of the software and to train users Chief Estimators/Administrators in order to make them able to use, administer, modify and maintain the software and the database (Knowledge) of the ESTIMATION software. To enable them to have the necessary knowledge to train users (Estimator).

Specific objectives

By the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Create the right type of item according to your estimation needs

  2. Choose the right management unit

  3. Choose the right unit for the three possible units for the material type item

  4. Create the right bid structure for your estimating needs

  5. Create a bid template with default values and reports

  6. Create assemblies

  7. Make formulas in the assemblies to calculate the quantities

  8. Configure the necessary options for the assemblies (add and equivalent options)

  9. Configure dimension blocks if necessary

  10. Make a bid

  11. Close a bid

Basic concepts

Links to documentation

Demonstration

Links to documentation

Exercises

  1. In the catalogue, create an item of type :

  • Material

  • Tasks

  • Competences

  • Template

  • Total

  • Unconstrained

  • Information

  1. Choose the right type of parameters: Constant or not

  2. Duplicate an item

  3. Create an assembly with the different item types with fixed quantities

  4. Create an assembly with the different item types with dynamic quantities

  • Choose the right system parameter (TE, C, DF, FC, hours, cost price, sell price)

  1. Create an assembly with a quantity option

  2. Create an assembly with an add-on option

  3. Create an assembly with an equivalent option

  4. Create an assembly with an equivalent option

  5. Create an assembly with a C/C option

  6. Create Assembly with Identification Option

  7. Create an assembly with a specification option

  8. Create a bid template with totals

  9. In the template, create a customer report and an internal report

  10. In the template, specify administration and profit percentages

  11. Create a bid and modify assemblies

  12. Save parameter patterns

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