NASHVILLE -- This year's Meridian Systems User Conference offered Meridian Prolog end users and consultants a chance to present their own quick tips for getting the most out of the software. Here we recount the seven tips that were on the agenda and the three tips presented, impromptu, during the session's Q&A session./p...

SEATTLE -- Risk management in construction projects often focuses on Monte Carlo simulations, safety plans and other such processes. At this year's AACE International Annual Meeting, two employees of McDonough Bolyard Peck suggested a more qualitative approach to risk management.

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Microsoft Excel is a popular construction estimating tool, but its ability to hold data in massive charts can also be its undoing. This is where a Microsoft Excel PivotChart tutorial could come in handy, for users old and new alike.

In this case study, we examine how Singletouch's data management and field management software helped a Canadian electrical contractor reduce the time-consuming paperwork associated with creating timesheets and invoices and then printing them for customers. (Additional information on deploying Singletouch is available in the vendor's case study, a href="http://www.singletouch.com/...