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    Deltek Project Information Management

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AEmpower teams to be more efficient so they can spend more time on billable work. Specifically designed for the AEC industry, Deltek Project Information Management (PIM) is presented by the vendor as the one source of truth for corporate and project information, to provide easy access to the latest versions of emails, documents and drawings.N/A

    FastPIPE

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AFastPIPE is a construction and estimation software offering from FastEST, Inc.N/A
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    Deltek Project Information ManagementFastPIPE
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    Deltek Project Information ManagementFastPIPE
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Deltek Project Information ManagementFastPIPE
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of Deltek Project Information Management and FastPIPE
    Feature
    Deltek Project Information Management
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    FastPIPE
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Plan distribution & viewing8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Photo documentation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    RFI tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Estimating
    Comparison of Estimating features of Deltek Project Information Management and FastPIPE
    Feature
    Deltek Project Information Management
    -
    Ratings
    FastPIPE
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Takeoff tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job costing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cost databases00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Deltek Project Information ManagementFastPIPE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Deltek Project Information ManagementFastPIPE
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Deltek Inc.
    We liked the automation associated with filing e-mails. The ability to search within the body of documents within the platform was also a great feature and very powerful. Unfortunately, the program often hung up and didn't work and we were not aware that it was not functioning until several days went by. As far as the document management piece of the program, our staff found it very clumsy and burdensome. That resulted in them not using the system the way it was intended.
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    FastEST, Inc.
    It's absolutely well suited to anyone needing accurate piping takeoff and laboring estimates, with great reporting and up to date pricing. I love that I didn't need to spend time trying to update the price logs. It's easy to learn, and works well in a large or small environment, and lends itself to more than just estimating, but becomes a good project management tool as well. Fantastic software.
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    Pros
    Deltek Inc.
    • It was great for e-mail management
    • It was useful for the transfer of large documents
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    FastEST, Inc.
    • FastPIPE was very fast to learn, very straight forward and user-friendly. It's easy to use and teach new interns and project engineers how to quickly takeoff sections to backup change orders or assist in heavy bid load.
    • It's fantastic at keeping up to date on price changes. I'd get updates often, and they were usually within 2-3% of our discount prices with local vendors. In the few instances it wasn't, FastPIPE was very easy to adjust or factor for project costs.
    • Is great at being able to pull up reports and graphs and track different materials and labor costs for factoring. We bid on a lot of high rise residential buildings, so we do takeoff by floor. It would give detailed reports per page as opposed to just a lump sum. Very detailed so it was easy to adjust per our project approach.
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    Cons
    Deltek Inc.
    • It is not user friendly
    • Cloud version is very unstable
    • It is very expensive
    • It does not integrate with Deltek Vision the way we were told it would
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    FastEST, Inc.
    • It was a trick or two learning how to upload prints correctly, I think that interface could be a bit easier, but it's already better than most of the competition.
    • Might be nice to have easier labor factoring, in case we want to pre-load our own instead of MCA time factors for piping labor
    • It would auto update upon opening occasionally. It's fairly fast, but I prefer to OK that in case I just need to come up with something quickly and don't want to wait.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Deltek Inc.
    When we purchased Deltek PIM we were told that it integrated well with Deltek Vision; however; once we implemented the program we found out that it was only a one-way flow of information. Also Deltek kept turning off various functionality within the program that would have allowed for better integration between the programs
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    FastEST, Inc.
    I've used the quote soft piping takeoff as well, and it's just not as easy to use or update. Basic methodology and interaface is similar, but it's more 'clunky' to use, is harder to keep updated and to upload PDF's for takeoff, and it's just not as streamlined or user friendly. Akin to comparing driving a truck to a sports car. The Fast Pipe is really smooth and easy to function in.
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    Return on Investment
    Deltek Inc.
    • Cost prohibitive to small firms
    • No flexibility for payment terms
    • We were tied to a 3 year term on a program that we hated
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    FastEST, Inc.
    • Best impact is time saved. It's so much faster to do bid takeoff and hit the ground running
    • Being able to 'draw in' on design-build and being able to print my takeoff has been helpful when turning the job over so the field install understands the approach taken to get the job.
    • Ease of use and learning has made it much more cost effective to bring new people up to speed.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Find drawings, correspondence and submittals from one location in a matter of seconds through Deltek PIM’s capability of applying automatic, smart logic to indexing when saving a file.Screenshot of Eliminate hours wasted every day managing and organizing project emails through smart email publishingScreenshot of Apply version control so everyone is working from the latest files, ensuring accuracy on every projectScreenshot of Equip teams to access and capture project site data from mobile devices, reducing office administrative tasksScreenshot of Monitor status of defect items with an insightful dashboard to keep projects and teams on track