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We all know that a more collaborative approach can lead to better outcomes, but it’s not always easy to put into practice. So we want to hear from you: What are your biggest roadblocks when trying to implement a more collaborative planning approach to your capital projects? Is it: • Siloed teams or communication gaps? •…
Share your choice in the comments: A) Late inputs or updates from stakeholders B) Scope changes during execution C) Aligning schedule changes with cost impacts D) Managing reviews, approvals and feedback E) Something else? Share away!
As projects begin to move through 2026 planning and execution, what patterns are you seeing or anticipating in your estimates? Are there cost drivers, risk factors, or owner expectations that are influencing how you’re building (or will be) building budgets? Curious what’s standing out for you and what you’re adjusting for…
When you’re kicking off a new project, who are the stakeholders you always make sure are in the room from day one? Which roles or perspectives are non-negotiable to set the project up for success?
If you weren't able to join us live, you can now catch the full recording of Five Decades of Estimating and the Strategies to Outlast Every Era with estimating expert Paul Hewitt. In this session, Paul draws on 50 years in the field to share how estimating has evolved, the strategies that have stood the test of time, and…
This came up in a recent conversation, about sending reviews and I was hoping to hear from the Community. Before sending an estimate for review, what are the key things you are checking to make sure you have confidence its ready for the next phase? And are there places you find you catch gaps more than others?
I noticed that InEight has partnered with The Cravern Group, with an emphasis on execution discipline, Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), and better integration across the project lifecycle. From my perspective, this highlights an opportunity, both internally and with InEight to continue progressing AWP as a connective…
We are filling out work packages in Plan in the Workspace section. The Budget and Components are loaded through an upload, and then we are filling in the forms manually. A lot of these quality forms and work sequences are the same. Is there a way to quickly populate these after the workpackages have already been created?…
I wanted to pose a question and see if there’s interest (or an existing roadmap item) around a potential enhancement to CBS / WBS creation. Would InEight consider a feature that allows users to create a CBS or WBS structure driven entirely by tag or metadata fields? More specifically, the idea would be: Use one or more…
What’s one assumption in estimating that you think the industry gets wrong? Even small assumptions can have a big impact on cost, timelines, and overall project performance. Any best approaches in how to overcome them? @AaronCohen @Aishwarya @AlexMacInnes @AndysGT350 @Ashish.Dhamal @Ben.Fochs @Bing Ma @Eddie.Fortier @Eric…