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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    e-Builder

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/Ae-Builder is a cloud-based construction program management solution that manages capital program cost, schedule, and documents. It allows owners to measure and manage the capital project delivery process from planning, design, procurement, construction and operations.N/A

    Forecast

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AForecast.it is a project portfolio management solution built around features such as resource planning and time tracking, budget estimating, and analytics and reporting, with key third-party integrations.

    $29

    per seat (billed annually)

    Pricing
    e-BuilderForecast
    Editions & Modules
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    Lite (Annual subscription)
    $29
    per seat (billed annually)
    Pro (Annual subscription)
    $49
    per seat (billed anually)
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    Pricing Offerings
    e-BuilderForecast
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
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    Features
    e-BuilderForecast
    Construction Project & Field Management
    Comparison of Construction Project & Field Management features of e-Builder and Forecast
    Feature
    e-Builder
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Forecast
    -
    Ratings
    Plan distribution & viewing7.710 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan markups & sharing8.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue tracking & punchlists8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Photo documentation5.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Jobsite reports8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document sharing8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    RFI tools7.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration & approvals7.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    As-built drawings7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app5.97 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    e-BuilderForecast
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    e-BuilderForecast
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Trimble
    Well suited for the owner's side of managing multiple projects as it allows for all aspects of a project from development to closeout to be managed on one platform. Not as appropriate for a general contractor as there is better software out there. e-Builder's app is not as effective as others.
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    Forecast
    Forecast is well suited for tracking schedules, especially if it is only being controlled by a single department. When it comes to using Forecast in a larger ecosystem with more "cooks in the kitchen" it would be helpful to have the software more easily integrated with other software.
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    Pros
    Trimble
    • Provide a document structure that is easy to navigate. All documents, even within a process, are stored in the document structure and easily accessed by those with the correct permissions.
    • Scheduling, especially with the new module is easy. It is helpful with a large organization where many hands touch projects to be able to forecast workloads (we have an in house engineering team who reviews all projects during their design phase)
    • Allows for easy interface with contractors and makes the submittal process more straightforward.
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    Forecast
    • Assign and allocate resources.
    • Identify lean departments and identify areas to increase headcount.
    • Manage agile teams.
    • Identify bottlenecks in departments or resourcing.
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    Cons
    Trimble
    • The restrictions in formatting, and sorting of information rendered, in a way, affects the reporting output.
    • At certain times of day, e-Builder traffic causes the loading of filtered searches to take a while. This is probably common regardless of the site or software used.
    • More complicated reporting has some limitation, though the program is highly efficient in assisting with simple format reports.
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    Forecast
    • Not as intuitive as its companion software, Harvest. This software takes longer to learn when on-boarding new staff. It is also difficult to view time notes without needing to physically open them up. This could be improved by expanding the "on hover" functionality. Personally, having spent as little time in workflow software is really important, as it gives me more time to code.
    • Because we use this software to plan schedules, items often fall through the cracks. I would like to see some more sophisticated syncing with not only Harvest but also with Asana.
    • Lack of integration with Asana. It would be nice to pull data from forecast and display it in Asana. This would be helpful for understanding how much time I have to spend on a project rather than bounce back and forth between web apps.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Trimble
    Because again, one of our biggest clients entrusts E-builder to work with their systems. And its functions work for us as well.
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    Forecast
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    Usability
    Trimble
    Simple, because have a used it for the past two years, so i'm very familiar with the particular aspects of its program that I need to accomplish my tasks.
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    Forecast
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    Support Rating
    Trimble
    Again, because our technical support is great. He doesn't always answer the phone but he definitely responds to emails fairly quickly. In addition, I like that he actually resolves an issue and I have yet to encounter the same issue twice. Actually, I haven't encountered many issues at all in the two years I have used the software.
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    Forecast
    I have not needed support for Forecast.
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    Implementation Rating
    Trimble
    1. Set up the time to get training on the sytem before you go all in.
    2. Listen, ask questions and actually practice using the tools and features while in class. It helps tremendously with becoming comfortable and remembering how things work.
    3. Don't be afraid to mess up. They are helpful and will help resolve your issue in a timely manner
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    Forecast
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    Alternatives Considered
    Trimble
    We have not compared other plans since the boss prefers this program from personal experience. But from using this program for 2 years I can see why we don't need to compare. Why fix something that isn't broken? It gets the job done, yes we might run into some issues but I feel like with all companies that can happen
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    Forecast
    I have not used any other scheduling software other than Forecast. The company selected Forecast because it is used in conjunction with Harvest. The pair of web apps can be used to pull detailed data. This is very important to our agency, and making data-driven decisions is exceptionally important to our agency mission.
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    Return on Investment
    Trimble
    • Has added extra steps to processes that were previously easier. And I work for a university that complicates everything
    • Has more than cut in half the time it takes to generate reports about project status
    • Has made project management more efficient
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    Forecast
    • Allow departments to run efficiently.
    • Quickly identify whether departments need to hire.
    • Easily visualize project gaps in resources.
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    Screenshot of Understand and know how to best utilize your capacityScreenshot of Easily plan and adjust workloads across the entire resource pool to prevent bottlenecks.Screenshot of Have everything in one place to groom the backlog, plan the sprint, and track the progress and velocity.Screenshot of Share real time reports with stakeholders to help them make important decisionsScreenshot of Understand the true cost of each projectProduct screenshot