As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Accurate estimates are essential to a construction firm’s success. Overprice a bid and you’ll likely lose the project. Underprice it and you risk losing money and damaging relationships with partners ...

Modern construction estimating tools are revolutionizing the industry by combining cloud computing, mobility, and automation. These technologies allow for instantaneous collaboration, ensuring that ...

The purpose of the estimate is two-fold. First, it allows the contractor to enter into a contractual agreement with confidence. Second, it provides an organized, detailed plan to execute the project ...

Profits in construction can be lean, even with the best of technology available to help. That’s partly why project management software is increasingly popular with contractors. It makes sense, since ...

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 ...

Most people in the construction industry view 3-D modeling and building information modeling (BIM) as the future of building design and construction. The benefits of BIM extend far beyond simply ...

With nearly two decades of retail management and project management experience, Brett Day can simplify complex traditional and Agile project management philosophies and methodologies and can explain ...

While cloud computing and the abundant project data it provides have transformed everything from construction management to conceptual design, preconstruction estimating remains stubbornly unchanged, ...

Technology is finally catching up with the highly mobile construction workforce, offering wireless solutions that go beyond the "hot spot" and into the field. EVDO, offered by Verizon gives fast ...