how to set up a bid for a construction project

[Ralph]

I am bidding a large project and would like to see if anyone has any tips on
which program would be easy to use, I am changing the focus of my business
from residential to commercial projest thanks!

 

[davegb]

That would depend on a lot of factors. How experienced are you with
Windows software? Do you know anything about scheduling, especially
critical path scheduling? What do you need from the software? Just a
Gantt Chart, or more extensive views? How much time, money and effort
are you willing to invest to accomplish this?
In this forum, you'll find that most of us favor Project, but for some
kinds of work, other software is better.
You really need to do a needs assessment to find out what will serve
you best, or you may find yourself, like many others, with the software
determining how you manage your projects, rather than you managing the
way you need to and using the software to aid in that process.

 

[davegb]

That would depend on a lot of factors. How experienced are you with
Windows software? Do you know anything about scheduling, especially
critical path scheduling? What do you need from the software? Just a
Gantt Chart, or more extensive views? How much time, money and effort
are you willing to invest to accomplish this?
In this forum, you'll find that most of us favor Project, but for some
kinds of work, other software is better.
You really need to do a needs assessment to find out what will serve
you best, or you may find yourself, like many others, with the software
determining how you manage your projects, rather than you managing the
way you need to and using the software to aid in that process.

 

[davegb]

That would depend on a lot of factors. How experienced are you with
Windows software? Do you know anything about scheduling, especially
critical path scheduling? What do you need from the software? Just a
Gantt Chart, or more extensive views? How much time, money and effort
are you willing to invest to accomplish this?
In this forum, you'll find that most of us favor Project, but for some
kinds of work, other software is better.
You really need to do a needs assessment to find out what will serve
you best, or you may find yourself, like many others, with the software
determining how you manage your projects, rather than you managing the
way you need to and using the software to aid in that process.