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 ...

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 ...

Estimators are often racing against the clock when preparing a construction takeoff and estimate. They juggle multiple projects and are frequently faced with the challenge of design plans that are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Estimators have never had it easy in the rough-and-tumble world of construction cost estimating—especially when using traditional 2D files or drawings for quantity takeoffs and cost estimates. More ...