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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?
Below is a structured summary of feature requests for InEight Estimate. These suggestions are intended to facilitate discussion among users of Estimate. If there is broad agreement and demand for these features, it may help generate momentum to encourage InEight to implement them. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)…
Hello, I am currently attempting to open a new job, but the program will not proceed past Step Two in the attached pop-up window. This issue has persisted for over 24 hours. I have tried contacting customer support multiple times but have not received a response or a callback. This problem is preventing me from completing…
Currently, you can't automatically link/view your ITPs or required forms from Completions to the associated Work Packages in Plan. Although I'm hopeful this integration will be deployed by InEight in the near future, I'd like to hear how others are currently handling this workflow during the execution phase?
From my perspective as an estimator, I’ve found that accurate cost tracking at the account code level makes a big difference when it comes to benchmarking and future estimates. When the data is captured consistently and with enough detail, it’s easier to move past high‑level project totals and actually understand where…
I'm interested in how most users enter cost items and quantities into InEight for bottoms-up estimating. Here are the main options: Manual entry Copy from a template Excel import Quantity Items from BlueBeam Embedded workbook (Excel or cloud-based) For direct work, we typically use template copying and Excel import. For…
I'm interested to know what prompted your organization to choose InEight Estimate as its platform. If you weren't part of that selection process, I'd appreciate hearing which feature of InEight Estimate you find most valuable. Personally, I believe the benchmarking function—especially within the Account Code Utilization…
I am interested in learning how others aggregate quantities at the parent level. Are you utilizing quantity roll up codes, or are you manually creating parent level quantities and employing the quantity check feature? In our case, because we import terminal items, we must manually add the quantity roll up code for each…
I'm interested in how others plan to use this new feature. It could potentially replace embedded Excel workbooks for linking to the CBS. We use spreadsheets to schedule staff and equipment and then link that data to push quantities to the CBS. The cloud version of InEight Estimate doesn't support full Excel capabilities…
I'm eager to see what new features will be released and was hoping for a sneak peek at what's ahead. I've heard that the Quantity Items feature will be updated to support Excel quantities, which could really transform how the software is used and might reduce reliance on the embedded workbook. I'm looking forward to this…
How is everyone differentiating Direct hours from Subcontractor hours? In Estimate we dedicate specific CBS line items to roll up the discipline specific subs. This is then linked to the workbook so that specific premiums are not applied to those hours.