Item: e-Builder
Rating: 8
Author: Mitchell Brownlow

Overall Satisfaction with e-Builder

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use E-Builder to submit all architectural documents to the client as well as keep track of billing and invoice submittals. The last part, I am fully responsible for completing, as I am a project accountant and relay what the project managers want to bill to the client. E-Builder provides a platform for communicating, setting deadlines, and approval processes of documents.

Pros and Cons

Pros

The software is very user-friendly and has a lot of options
Invoice submittal is pretty straight-forward and easily accessible
E-builder automatically emails me if a submittal has been rejected by the client.

Cons

There are way too many options and folder structures for what each specific users function is - I suggest the navigation is reduced to ONLY what is relevant to a specific type of user. For example, someone in accounting does not need access or need to receive notifications about design submittals, only invoice, AR-related items.
Too many links and cluttered interface
Email notifications go to the whole team regardless of user type

Return on Investment

It's allowed me to submit invoices electronically with a transparent approval process and upates
I get instant notifications when payment has been approved

Other Software Used

Deltek Vision

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for government agencies to keep track of design professionals' submittals as well as billing and invoice submittal. I've used some other online software to submit invoices and this one is relatively modern and easy to use in comparison - it takes me less than 5 minutes to submit an entire invoice with a fee schedule.

e-Builder Feature Ratings

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Great Function, a bit bloated