Social Media: A Rising Asset in Project Management

by on September 7th, 2010

What do you think about social media?

Many say that sites like Facebook or Twitter are designated for teenagers or tech savvy people. Well, social media has transitioned from your teenage daughter’s gossiping tool, to a powerful networking necessity.
According to Facebook, it has reached 200 million users. Those users come from all walks of life and tremendously different backgrounds. Whether it is Holly the housewife to Eddie the estimator, everyone has the same goal: to connect, share, and discuss information.

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Hard Dollar Expands Project Cost Management with CBA, Inc., A New Authorized Reseller

by on August 19th, 2010

Scottsdale, Ariz. (August 19, 2010) - Hard Dollar Corporation, the global leader in Project Cost Management, a dynamic solution to improve project cost and productivity; announced today their newest authorized reseller: Critical Business Analysis, Inc. This marks the 20th addition to the HD Authorized Reseller Partner (HARP) program, alliances that have played a crucial role in the rapid Project Cost Management growth both domestically and internationally.

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Top 5 Ways HD is Changing the Estimating World

by on August 13th, 2010

Let’s face it, times are changing. As technology continues to become more advanced, the way in which we conduct business is inevitably going to be different. But all changes are not necessarily bad; in the estimating world, those willing to adapt will have a greater advantage and ultimately dominate their industry.

Below are the top 5 changes that HD has created in the estimating software environment:

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Hard Dollar Reports Record First Half 2010 Results

by on August 3rd, 2010

Project Cost Management Software Offering Cost and Production Visibility

Scottsdale, AZ – August 03, 2010 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the worldwide leader in Project Cost Management, offering complete cost and production visibility for capital projects, today announced record results for the first half of 2010. Continued rapid growth increased new customer acquisition by 20%, license sales by 36%, and new employees by 25% over the same period in 2009.

“We continue to acquire new customers across our vertical markets, while our channel partners are experiencing the financial reward that HD software offers project driven businesses. Our mutual customers are achieving record ROI, in many cases greater than 300% within the first year of integrating HD,” stated Doug Nicholas, Hard Dollar President & CEO. “Strong growth also came from our current customer base who continues to expand and standardize their use of HD.”

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Hard Dollar Releases HD 10.2 to Enhance Scheduling Capability

by on July 29th, 2010

Scottsdale, AZ – July 29, 2010 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the global leader in Project Cost Management, an innovative technology with scheduling integration that reduces project costs by 15% with cost visibility, today unveiled HD version 10.2. This upgrade marks significant enhancements for the collaboration with Oracle’s Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management.

Building on the existing Primavera P6 relationship, new scheduling integration features allow users to choose actual project data from HD software or information from the Primavera Global Resource Pool. This customizable feature set enables increased information accuracy throughout the project control process, ultimately improving project costs and increasing project profitability.

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Hard Dollar Increases Project Cost Management Growth

by PCM Guru on July 15th, 2010

Addition of CDP, Inc. as an Authorized Reseller

Scottsdale, Ariz. July 15, 2010 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the global leader in Project Cost Management, a revolutionary approach to increased cost and productivity visibility, today announced a partnership with CDP, Inc., a key provider of project controls for construction organizations. With nearly three decades of experience, CDP has focused on providing project centric solutions to maximize efficiency and profitability.

Hard Dollar Partners With CDP, Inc.

Hard Dollar Partners With CDP, Inc.

“Our solutions have been focused on accounting and project management.” Brett Kligerman, President of CDP, Mid-Atlantic, said, “In our evaluation process, we identified solutions that would be a fit with Oracle|Primavera and Dexter + Chaney. HD provides integration with P6 and is easily imported into Dexter + Chaney’s Spectrum accounting solution. We needed a vendor that provided excellent customer support, and shared our same values in delivering quality solutions to our customers. Hard Dollar not only met, but exceeded our requirements.”

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Hard Dollar Engages Adam Signaigo as VP of Professional Services

by PCM Guru on May 17th, 2010
Adam Signaigo

Adam Signaigo Joins Hard Dollar as VP of Professional Services

Scottsdale, AZ – May 17, 2010 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the category creator and leader in Project Cost Management today announced that Adam Signaigo, MBA, PMP has joined the Company as Vice President of Professional Services.  Mr. Signaigo brings 15 years of rapidly increasing levels of responsibility and customer success to the HD Professional Services Group.

“The entire team here at Hard Dollar is very happy to have Adam onboard. Our rapidly expanding global customer base along with the increasing demands placed on their project management offices requires that we expand and grow our service capabilities. Adam has a proven track record for helping growing software companies expand beyond training and implementation to include more process mapping and enterprise integration capabilities. His talent and ability to scale a Professional Services Organization in quality, size and additional capabilities is a perfect fit for Hard Dollar,” stated Doug Nicholas, President & CEO.

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Channel Marketing Specialist

by PCM Guru on April 13th, 2010

Hard Dollar is looking for a Channel Marketing Specialist

The Channel Marketing Specialist will be responsible for driving lead generation and creating targeted messages and sales tools in support of Hard Dollar’s vertical marketing and channel sales programs.

Read the entire Channel Marketing Specialist job description here. Click here to learn more about HD estimating software.


HD Round-Up Industry Insights Newsletter

by PCM Guru on February 24th, 2010

Click on the links below to view the HD Newsletter Archive.

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Significant Growth for Wind Power Industry

by PCM Guru on February 10th, 2010

The wind power industry is in a period of significant growth, both globally and in the United States. In the U.S. alone, the wind power market added over 8,300 MW in 2008 of new capacity – 31 percent of the global total. Wind power capacity additions for 2009 in the U.S. totaled 9,900 MW approximately equating to $20 billion in installation investment. Current projections suggest annual wind capacity additions both in the U.S. and internationally will increase significantly over the next 3-5 years by as much as double those magnitudes achieved in 2008 and 2009.

- US Department of Energy

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