"This is almost the worst software I've ever used," said Bennett Rodgers of Image Communications, a firms that installs voice and data infrastructures. "There are simple task (in my opinion) that this software will not do. Mainly, the search function. It will only search by the first word in the description exactly as it was entered. Spelling must be exact. No spaces or multiple words either. However, the searches are quick. Instant rather on the local network. The owner of the company likes the "bird's eye view" reports. That's a really nice feature.

About two years ago, Transnet Capital Projects implemented several Primavera software products, including Primavera P6 v6.1 and Primavera Contract Manager v11. The company is still phasing in the products, but Brett Sandham, TCP’s Primavera specialist, said the company is more effectively controlling costs and managing schedules and resources. Overall, Sandham rated Primavera software a perfect 10 out of 10 and indicated that TCP intends to use Primavera for future enterprise resource planning needs.

The design process has come a long way from 2-D plans on paper -- it is now possible, or even necessary, for 3-D plans to be produced through software like Google SketchUp. Ron Hobbs, owner of Ron Hobbs Architecture, which works on commercial, institutional and urban planning projects, has been using SketchUp since 2001. He is currently using Version 6.4.112.