The Scheduling module integrates the full power of Microsoft Project with Hard Dollar BID*BUILD so you can make changes and simultaneously see the impact on the job's cost and schedule. (Click to enlarge)

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Hard Dollar BID*BUILD Scheduling Module is time-saving intergration for Microsoft Project users. It drastically reduces the time required to schedule a project and keep the schedule in sync with changes to the project plan.

With its seamless integration and two-way synchronization with Microsoft Project, this Hard Dollar BID*BUILD module provides the scheduling functionality you need to:

• Create project schedules quickly and easily
• Keep BID*BUILD and Microsoft Project in sync
• Test real-world scenarios and see impacts instantly
• Share information with your team in real-time

Create schedules quickly and easily

• Create Microsoft Project schedules in record time using data already stored in the BID*BUILD job folder
• Automate the creation of simple bar chart schedules
• Create detailed CPM network schedules
• Select which cost items (activities) from the BID*BUILD job to include in the Microsoft Project schedule
• Create schedules that reflect the durations calculated from the production rates in the BID*BUILD job folder, or use “plug” durations in the schedule that are completely independent

Keep BID*BUILD and Microsoft Project in sync

• Automatically update the Microsoft Project schedule, in real time, as changes are made to the BID*BUILD job folder
• Automatically update the BID*BUILD job folder, in real time, as changes are made to the Microsoft Project schedule
• When changes are made to the Microsoft Project schedule, control whether those changes affect the BID*BUILD job folder or not
• See schedule information inside the BID*BUILD job folder, including start/finish dates, early start/finish dates, and late start/finish dates
• Perform “what if” analysis to simultaneously see the cost and schedule impact of changes to resources, production rates, shift arrangements, and more

Test real-world scenarios and see impacts instantly

• Change production rates or crew configurations in the estimate and instantly see the resulting impact on the job schedule
• Change shift arrangements in the estimate and instantly see the resulting impact on the job schedule
• Change quantities in the estimate and instantly see the resulting impact on the job schedule
• Make changes to durations in the schedule (e.g., drag bars to make them longer or shorter) and instantly see the resulting impact on production rates in the estimate in order to hit the new scheduled duration
• Unlink the schedule from the estimate, on a cost item by cost item basis, so that the schedule can reflect any durations desired, regardless of the durations calculated from the production rates in the estimate

Share information with your team in real-time

• Access the project schedule from inside of BID*BUILD, or save the schedule in Microsoft Project format to share with other Microsoft Project users
• Allow multiple users to work in the schedule simultaneously, even across remote locations

Module Prerequisites
Microsoft Project 2002 (or greater)

Your company must have at least one license of the following module(s):
Work Planning & Estimating

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