This one-and-a-half day session is designed for new or less experienced HeavyBid users who want intensive hands-on instruction in HeavyBid concepts and creating a basic estimate. Attendees will walk away with the tools needed to become a proficient HeavyBid user. Limited Seats Available.

Learn what it takes to be an Extraordinary Leader. This interactive class teaches you common sense practical methods and techniques you need to know for getting the best from the people you lead. Topics include attitude, teamwork, communications, listening, methods leaders use to make decisions, and the Keys to Extraordinary Leadership. All Attendees

Leadership: Courage, Humility, and Trust

This workshop, based on the book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins, will examine three qualities that many leaders have in common: courage, humility and trust.

Together, we will explore such questions as: What is courage? Where does it come from? How does one balance courage with humility? How does one prevent courage from becoming foolishness and humility from becoming false modesty?

This workshop isn’t just for CEO’s. If you have others looking to you for leadership or you want to enhance your effectiveness as a leader, this workshop is for you! All Attendees

Review the tools, options, tabs, and screens available to quickly enter costs into an estimate. Learn about functions accessible from the “Estimate” menu in HeavyBid. Understand how and when to use various methods of entering an estimate, including the Estimate Entry - Tree View, Spreadsheet View, Single View, Quick Sub/Material Entry, and Unit Cost Entry. Learn several advanced entry tips and tricks, including use of notes, calculation routines, the activity codebook, activity summary sorts, user-defined activity quantities, factoring controls, filters, addons by percent, and mix design factors. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Discuss the daily entry of data collected in the field, and share some effective usage techniques employed by our customers. Get step-by-step guidance in the entry and usage of crews, Time Cards, Cost Code Notes, and Material-Subcontractor-Expense Transactions. Learn how to get the most out of HeavyJob by using analysis screens and the wide variety of reports available, ranging from total cost to equipment usage to material receipts. This class is good for beginners looking for hands-on practice. Beginner HeavyJob Users

Learn how to enter, compare, and manage quotes from multiple subcontractors and material vendors. Compare inclusions and exclusions, adjust prices, track minority participation, and update the estimate automatically. This class is repeated Friday from 1:30-2:50. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

What’s New Through December 2007?

In this session we’ll look at some of the enhancements found in the 2007 quarterly updates. Improvements to the Bid Pricing view, the Quotes System Estimate Query, the enhanced Minority Analysis, the Quote System What If scenario, the Fuel Consumption Report, the ability to select multiple check boxes, the ability to highlight and make mass changes, and the ability to set up and select custom notes are just some of the new features that will be discussed. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

Uncover the little-known HeavyBid features within the preferences menu. Learn to customize the appearance, and at times, behavior of HeavyBid through these powerful options. Advanced HeavyBid Users

So, You’ve Finished Your Cost Estimate...

Learn best practices for taking a completed cost estimate through the review and close-out procedures. Discover tools that let you check your estimate for errors, walk through necessary steps in summarizing, pricing, and closing your estimate, and KNOW how much money you have in the bid. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Sneak Peek #1: HeavyJob (HeavyJob, Super User, IT, Elective)

Get an early, in-depth look at the latest and greatest that the HeavyJob development team is unveiling in 2008. This class will focus on the optional SQL database for HeavyJob/Manager, as well as the web time card and advanced reporting. All Attendees

Explore the type of information The Dispatcher needs to be an effective operations instrument for your company. Learn how to transfer data from the existing accounting, estimating, and job control areas of your company into The Dispatcher to improve the implementation process and get the software up and running as quickly as possible. Beginner Dispatcher Users

The Dispatcher Advanced Features (The Dispatcher)

This class is designed to go beyond the basic functions in The Dispatcher to help users pick up advanced tips and tricks. Learn about small tool tracking, user access rights, system preferences, and more. Intermediate/Advanced Dispatcher Users

Have you ever had to quote a package of items to other prime contractors? Learn how to use the proposal preparation tool to gather the items from your estimate, price them accordingly, and send the package(s) out to the various contractors. Add inclusions, exclusions, and track changes as you go. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Utilize HeavyBid’s advanced features to streamline your entire quote taking process from soliciting quotes to final selection of vendors, and take the headache out of bid day. See how a little advanced preparation can save you hours during your busiest time by creating automated Quote Folder Relationships. Compare the cost of your own forces performing a work item vs. using a subcontractor. Organize your vendors by products offered as well as regions where they work. Quote System I is required for this class if you are not using the Quote System in your everyday estimating. This class is repeated Friday from 3:00-4:20. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

Learn how to unlock the power of the Biditem Codebook. Understand how you can use that power to maximize your use of HeavyBid. Link library estimates, activity codes and resources to standard biditems so you can virtually eliminate estimate setup time. If you aren’t doing this yet, you are missing out! This class is repeated Friday from 3:00-4:20. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Sneak Peek #2: HeavyBid (HeavyBid, Super User, Elective)

Get an early, in-depth look at the latest and greatest that the HeavyBid development team is unveiling in 2008. All Attendees

Over the last several years, we have expanded the scope of job site information that can be recorded. This class will review entry of equipment, non-use and employee attendance hours, time and material designation, and flexible material costing to see how they might benefit your company. This class will highlight and review these techniques, so you can help your foremen become more efficient. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

What’s New in HeavyJob? (HeavyJob)

Get a summary of new features and enhancements added in 2007. See how the latest integration features facilitate the work flow in your company by seamlessly moving information from HeavyBid through HeavyJob to The Dispatcher. Review report enhancements that will help you identify critical issues with your jobs more quickly. See the new Automatic Update feature. All HeavyJob Users

Learn how to use our electronic version of one of the most powerful tools in construction operations: the magnet board. Schedule day-to-day activities for equipment and labor to provide operations personnel an “at a glance” overview of each job site’s resources and utilization. See how this tool quickly manipulates resources to improve accuracy and efficiency, and save time and money. Beginner Dispatcher Users

Handling Equipment Maintenance (The Dispatcher)

Learn how to use The Dispatcher to track preventative maintenance for your fleet of equipment. Set up the types of maintenance that your equipment must undergo, view upcoming and overdue maintenance, and assign maintenance tasks to mechanics. Intermediate/Advanced Dispatcher Users

Find out what FTP is and how it is used to pass data between HeavyJob and The Dispatcher. Get step-by-step instructions on how to set up and maintain your own FTP server, including structure, troubleshooting, and best security practices. This is a technical class so some technical knowledge is recommended. IT/Computer Support Personnel

This workshop is based on the assumption that organizations must sometimes introduce changes (in technology, policies, structure, strategy, etc.) that were not decided in a participative manner. The purpose of the workshop is to examine a model for how to introduce change in a way that generates support for the change. All Attendees

Engage Your Employees to Think Like Owners (Executive)

As a business owner or leader, you probably have wondered “why can’t my employees see what I see about the simple business issues that come up every day in their job?” This class will talk about how to get your employees to look at the business more like you do rather than someone who simply works for a paycheck. All Attendees

Learn to use the solicitation feature within the Quotes system. This includes setting quantities, creating the solicitation letter(s), and the various distribution options. On the flip side of the operation, you will learn how to import the quotes––if you receive them in an electronic format. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

Learn how working up cost under equipment biditems gives you unparalleled flexibility in calculating and adjusting rental rates. This method allows you to account for multiple variables (such as the cost of equipment mobilization and demobilization) when building equipment hourly rates for the estimate. Advanced HeavyBid/Comprehensive Users

Learn the techniques of quickly extracting initial budget information from HeavyBid to be imported into your accounting system. See how to link accounting codes to your HeavyBid codes, the options to extract your budgets at the biditem, activity, or resources level, and the extent of data available to export, including billing and purchase order information. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Understand the value of a well-structured system codebook for your company. Setting up a logical and consistent code structure for activities, resource detail, vendors, products, and historical data greatly reduces estimate preparation time. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Maintaining HeavyBid Codes (HeavyBid)

This class focuses on making your HeavyBid estimating more streamlined and efficient. Discuss data structure ideas and points that teach you how to develop a coding structure in a few minutes in order to save you a few hours every time you estimate. Get familiar with the powerful codebook editor and learn how to keep your codes updated as your codebook evolves. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Discuss how to import setup data, migrate budgets from HeavyBid, transfer data from the field to the office, and export hours to your accounting system. Combine data from multiple field systems at different sites to one central system where it can be consolidated into a company-wide overview. Use customized screens and reports to get the cost, hours, and usage information you would like to see across all your jobs. Check production vs. budgeted rates on a daily basis. Beginner HeavyJob Users

Learn about some of the different views and features in The Dispatcher, including the Map and Planner views. Search for resources on a map, track equipment moves by driver, and view and plan resource schedules into the future. This class will teach you how to utilize The Dispatcher to take your operations to the next level. Beginner Dispatcher Users

Managing Trucking & Material Orders (The Dispatcher)

Discover one of the newest additions to The Dispatcher: Material/Trucking. Learn how to create material and trucking orders with pre-setup vendor and material lists. See how you manage trucking request regardless of whether they are filled by your company or a broker. Intermediate/Advanced Dispatcher Users

Become a HeavyJob Guru (HeavyJob, Super User)

Do you want to be a HeavyJob guru? Learn the tips and tricks that can help you understand the system inside and out. Note that this class is intended for day-to-day users of HeavyJob. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

Construction IT Discussion (IT)

This class is specifically designed for those who manage the unique IT needs of a construction business. Roundtable discussions will cover emerging technologies, what they mean for you, and their impact on the business. We recommended that all attendees be actively involved in planning for their companies, and willingly share ideas, issues, and information. IT/Computer Support Personnel

Implementation Case Study (Elective)

Learn how actual HCSS customers implemented their new HeavyJob software for use in the field. Learn from their lessons to make your own implementation smooth and efficient. All Attendees

Now that you have the estimating stuff and the summary process down cold, learn how to make bid adjustments, price items, and close the bid using HeavyBid. Everything happens last minute in our business! Discuss various closing schemes and procedures, as well as the best way to maintain control of an estimate during the closing. Intermediate HeavyBid Users

Learn to use the Classic Calculation routines that come built into HeavyBid, and learn how to create your own. Add activities and materials to those routines, and you have created assemblies that set everything up for you! If that’s not enough, we’ll show you how to link the answers from your own spreadsheets to cells in HeavyBid. Advanced HeavyBid Users

See how to track income vs. expenses as the estimate progresses. Assign time lags to revenue and costs, designate on-site materials, and advance payment adjustments. Allow for withholding and payback of retention money. See how to generate a cost and revenue curve, and then print a Gantt (bar) chart schedule. Understand how to schedule your activities and biditems. Learn how adjusting starting weeks and durations will affect the job schedule. Use HeavyBid’s internal graphing program to produce visually effective Gantt chart schedules. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Become a HeavyBid Guru (HeavyBid, Super User)

Do you want to be a HeavyBid guru? Learn the tips and tricks that will help you understand the estimating system inside and out. This class is intended for day-to-day users of HeavyBid. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Cross-Estimate Analysis (HeavyBid)

Want to know how your estimating stacks up within your company? Learn how to monitor the number of jobs bid, evaluate estimator success ratios, and compare success rates by owner, job type, job size, and much more. Discover how to set up cross-estimate statistical data across the entire HeavyBid system as well as the ability to track work on hand. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Go through all possible reports in HeavyJob, breaking down who each report is for, what kind of information is given, and what options are available. Also learn which reports are common and which are more specialized. This class is geared towards new users. Beginner HeavyJob Users

Learn the ins and outs of setting up and maintaining your HeavyJob data to maximize the Manager system’s usefulness for your company. Discuss the issues and view the methods behind preparing, consolidating, quantifying, and transferring estimate data properly from HeavyBid to HeavyJob. View effective procedures for handling change orders and tracking various cost types. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

Safety Reporting (HeavyJob)

Do you wish your company had the ability to record and report safety meetings from the field? If you have HeavyJob, you already can. Let us show you how HeavyJob can track employee training attendance as well as required meeting attendance. We’ll also show you how to set required attendance quotas and ensure yearly safety goals are met. This class is repeated Friday from 11:00-12:20.
All HeavyJob Users

Examine how successful contractors maximize the power of both systems. Learn how to complete the initial setup of resources, view equipment utilization based on Time Card hours, and import meter readings from HeavyJob to feed preventative maintenance schedules. Also learn how to export crew information to set up HeavyJob Time Cards, and run Exception Reports to compare reported locations in HeavyJob against scheduled locations in The Dispatcher. All HeavyJob and Dispatcher Users

Participate in this brainstorming session to discuss new features, as well as the future direction of this product. Intermediate/Advanced Dispatcher Users

Explore the various ways to remotely connect to your HCSS products, and the pros and cons of each method. Discuss terminal services, Citrix, virtual private networking, and more. IT/Computer Support Personnel

Changing an entire company’s methodology from paper time cards and double entry to electronic entry and centralized databases is not trivial, and the challenges experienced by a large company are different than those encountered by the smaller contractor. After several years, we’ve learned a lot from our customers about what it takes to successfully introduce HeavyJob into a company. We’ll demonstrate to you the benefits HeavyJob brings to each department in your company, making it easier for you to go back and present what HeavyJob can do for them. All Attendees

Corporate Wellness (Executive)

You are increasing productivity and revenues by using HCSS software, but is your rising workers’ compensation premium hurting your bottom line because you have too many workers’ compensation claims? Learn how to control or reduce your work-related injuries through implementing wellness and injury prevention programs. Topics include corporate fitness and wellness programs, comprehensive work injury management and injury prevention. This workshop is for owners, managers, safety directors, or anyone responsible for employees’ health and well-being. All Attendees

Not feeling completely confident that you know all there is to know about the summary process? Learn all about summarizing costs, overriding spreads, and working with addons and bond tables. Run through several examples of how to handle specific job markup and overhead situations. Intermediate HeavyBid Users

The Power of the Edit Menu (HeavyBid)

The ability to copy data from job to job and from biditem to biditem within the job is one of the most powerful tools of HeavyBid. Learn when, why, and how to use each of the tools on the Edit/Copy menu, as well as how to copy complete jobs, partial jobs, individual activities, resource codebooks, and system codebooks. Advanced HeavyBid Users

With fuel costs constantly fluctuating, it is now more important than ever to have a good handle on your equipment costs. Learn how to create more accurate rates by breaking down your operating costs and calculating them from consumption rates. Learn how to adjust your equipment costs to compensate for several different utilization situations. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Learn how to export your estimates to external scheduling systems such as Primavera® and Microsoft Project. Use Excel to create bid forms, reports, and import data. Find out how to create solicitation letters, purchase orders, and subcontract agreements with Word directly in HeavyBid.This class is repeated Friday from 1:30-2:50. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Double-Checking Your Bids (HeavyBid)

Learn how to check your bids and avoid mistakes. Use the Flashlight tool to shine light on any inconsistencies in your bid setup or entry. Use HeavyBid’s tools to pinpoint any problems during estimate creation, entry, or bid closing. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Safety Reporting (HeavyJob)

Do you wish your company had the ability to record and report safety meetings from the field? If you have HeavyJob, you already can.We’ll show you how HeavyJob can track employee training attendance, as well as required meeting attendance. We’ll also show you how to set required attendance quotas and ensure yearly safety goals are met. This class is repeated Friday from 9:30-10:50. All HeavyJob Users

Learn which reports to use, how they work, how to verify numbers, and how to track all your jobs on a daily basis using HeavyJob. This class is designed for those in management who may not use the system every day but still rely on HeavyJob to manage projects. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

Payroll Discussion (HeavyJob)

Ever wonder about practices used at other construction companies? This open discussion format is the perfect place to meet your peers in payroll and accounting. Discussion topics may include HCSS products, other software products, and even non-software procedures used by companies across the nation. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

Learn how to use the powerful Custom Report Writer to create detailed reports with the exact information you need. Beginner Dispatcher Users

HCSS Integration Discussion (HeavyBid, HeavyJob, The Dispatcher, Super User, IT, Elective)

Discover how successful companies make the most of the integration between HeavyBid, HeavyJob, The Dispatcher, and their accounting systems to enable knowledge workers in their organizations. See how this can make you more efficient and more knowledgeable. All HCSS Users

Explore strategies to keep your business up and running in the event of an IT disaster. Create a plan to get your HCSS products back online as fast as possible and get your people back to work. Learn the importance of simulations and practice before disaster strikes. This course is specifically tailored for smaller companies that may not have a full-time or an on-site IT staff, or for anyone who does not have a current disaster recovery plan. IT/Computer Support Personnel

How to Design Effective Incentive Plans for Your Employees (Executive)

This class will help you create incentive plans that are (a) self funded, (b) tied to the appropriate key performance indicators, (c) simple and easy to communicate and administer, and (d) guaranteed to drive financial performance and value. All Attendees

Discuss the HeavyJob Billing module in detail. The first portion of the class will cover initial setup of pay items, entry of change orders, creation of the actual invoice, and auxiliary reports. The second portion of the class will cover payments to subcontractors and time & material billing. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

Hiring & Retaining Employees (Executive)

Hiring and retaining employees is the number one problem for most businesses around the nation. Having both a clear and understandable recruiting strategy and well thought out employee incentives is key to tackling this issue. Hear how HCSS, one of the 75 Best Places to Work for in Texas, addresses this problem and how you can use these strategies in your company. All Attendees

You’ll learn the different ways to prepare professional looking bid proposals. We’ll also cover the use of subtotals, note and header lines, standard and customized bid proposals, as well as sending proposals to Microsoft Excel. Intermediate HeavyBid Users

Learn how to export your estimates to external scheduling systems such as Primavera® and Microsoft Project. Use Excel to create bid forms, reports, and import data. Find out how to create solicitation letters, purchase orders, and subcontract agreements with Word directly in HeavyBid. This class is repeated Friday from 11:00-12:20. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Learn how to enter, compare and manage quotes from multiple subcontractors and material vendors. Compare inclusions and exclusions, adjust prices, track minority participation, and update the estimate automatically. This class is repeated Thursday from 2:00-3:20. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

Ever wonder about practices used at other construction companies? This open discussion format is the perfect place to meet your peers in estimating. Discussion topics may include HCSS products and even non-software procedures used by companies across the nation. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

Conforming the Estimate (HeavyBid)

So, HeavyBid helped you win the bid. Now what? Learn how to “conform” the winning bid before exporting the budgets to HeavyJob or your accounting system. Discuss how to prepare the bid for purchase orders and how to use unallocated cost items. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Go through importing starting budgets and change orders from HeavyBid to HeavyJob and then sending cost history back into HeavyBid. You’ll also work through importing job setups from Excel or basic ASCII files, and you’ll see how to export information to accounting. Beginner HeavyJob Users

Project Manager/Project Engineer/Construction Manager Discussion (HeavyJob)

This open discussion format is intended for project managers, project engineers, and construction managers. Meet your peers from other construction companies across the nation to discuss how you use HCSS products, other software products and more. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users

Sneak Peek #3: New Products (The Dispatcher, Super User, Elective)

Get an early look at the latest and greatest new products set to be unveiled in 2008. This class will focus on the upcoming fuel tracking application, a new maintenance system, and the Desktop Timeclock. All Attendees

Learn the ins and outs of how HeavyBid interacts with the operating system and your network. This class is specifically tailored for those who install and maintain HeavyBid. Discuss the importance of security, passwords, backups, and who is responsible. Some technical knowledge is recommended. IT/Computer Support Personnel

Learn the basics of troubleshooting hardware and software problems. This class is recommended for the non-IT person who is burdened with everyday IT responsibilities. We will cover examples of troubleshooting techniques, good tools to use, and where to obtain troubleshooting information. All Attendees

Designed specifically for owners, senior managers, or others who did not prepare the bid but must still review it, this class covers the specific items they must check and explains exactly what those review points mean. You’ll learn how to determine the risk in the way the bid was prepared rather than the risk in the work itself. All executives

Go beyond the everyday reports you are used to running in HeavyBid, and uncover information you may not even know exists. We will explain what each report does and its value to you. Learn to customize query reports for the bid review and how reports can vary according to the estimate. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Come join us in an adventure through the infrastructure of a bid. Learn the different usages of the various biditem types and numbering conversions. Unlock the power of summary sorts, as well as various subtotaling methods. If you’ve ever wondered about the various methods of setting up alternatives, then this is the class for you! Advanced HeavyBid Users

Utilize HeavyBid’s advanced features to streamline your entire quote taking process from soliciting quotes to final selection of vendors, and take the headache out of bid day. See how a little advanced preparation can save you hours during your busiest time by creating automated Quote Folder Relationships. Compare the cost of your own forces performing a work item vs. using a subcontractor. Organize your vendors by products offered as well as regions where they work. Quote System I is required for this class if you are not using the Quote System in your everyday estimating. This class is repeated Thursday from 3:30-4:50. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyBid Users

Learn how to unlock the power of the Biditem Codebook. Understand how you can use that power to maximize your use of HeavyBid. Link library estimates, activity codes, and resources to standard biditems so you can virtually eliminate estimate setup time. If you aren’t doing this yet, you are missing out! This class is repeated Thursday from 3:30-4:50. Advanced HeavyBid Users

See how labor is calculated in HeavyBid, and get an in-depth look at the detailed labor calculations, which will handle any situation that arises due to union requirements, multi-shift projects, or other company requirements. Advanced HeavyBid Users

Do you have foremen who are intimidated by computers or worried about reporting detailed transactions? Learn about proven implementation methods to train your foremen on HeavyJob, and show them how the data will help manage their jobs. An informed foreman will be eager to enter his daily transactions. All HeavyJob Users

Importing From Accounting (HeavyJob, IT)

See how HCSS’ Data Integration Studio can electronically import your employee and equipment lists to HeavyJob from your accounting system. Learn how to configure the import process so HeavyJob can use the data in the most productive way and have the process run automatically on a timer or occur with another event. Intermediate/Advanced HeavyJob Users and IT/Computer Support Personnel

How does GPS integrate with The Dispatcher to provide ultimate control over your fleet? Learn how to locate your resources in near real-time, view GPS location history, and evaluate cycle times. All Dispatcher Users

GPS Case Study (The Dispatcher, Super User)

Learn how HCSS customers use GPS technology to stay on top of their equipment fleet. Understand how it helps them work much more efficiently, and ultimately bring a return on investment. All Attendees

Learn how you can improve the integration of Microsoft Excel with HCSS products. You’ll leave this class an expert at importing and exporting Excel data in all three products. Additionally, you’ll master manipulating your data in Excel before you transfer it to HCSS products. Manipulation techniques include converting text to columns, combining two sets of data into one (concatenate), pulling out specific characters from a column (mid, left, right), hiding columns, and many more! All Attendees

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