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		<title>Make Life Easy, Use HD</title>
		<link>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2011/03/make-life-easy-use-hd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, it’s time to put on your thinking cap! What goes around the world but stays in a corner? Give up yet?  We’ll discuss the answer in a bit, but first, let’s talk about how managing projects doesn’t have to be as difficult as the above riddle. You shouldn’t invest in a system that will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project Management and Spreadsheets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avoiding a 50% Error Rate Project management involves planning, estimating and executing tasks. In many industries, the process has forever been managed by a combination of spreadsheets packed with complicated formulas and buried data. However, the future of project management has recently begun to turn over a new leaf with technology in Project Cost Management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Ways HD is Changing the Estimating World</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instant Visibility Into Project Progress and Performance With HD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottsdale, AZ – December 4, 2009 – Hard Dollar Corporation, the leader in Project Cost Management today announced the release of Advanced Progress Tracking, adding instant visibility into progress and performance on planned activities, with side-by-side comparisons of the most critical factors that affect project success. Advanced Progress Tracking measures progress while increasing visibility to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HD Featured on Microsoft Showcase</title>
		<link>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/hd-featured-on-microsoft-showcase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the world’s leading engineering and construction companies use Hard Dollar software to estimate and control project costs. Discover how the software’s live, 2-way integration with Microsoft Project and leading design tools can bring together all the critical aspects of a capital project, including 3-D design, cost, and schedule. See the video of HD [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Bid Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/pre-bid-schedule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many times the effort involved in creating a pre-bid schedule seems not to be worth it. We are so busy just getting the quantity take-off done and the direct and overhead costs determined, any time to do a schedule just doesn’t seem to be available. We would like to know: Is the construction time less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simplifying Earned Value</title>
		<link>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/simplifying-earned-value/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/05/simplifying-earned-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges to implementing earned value as a project management system is creating cost-loaded schedules. Time and time again we hear that creating the initial cost-loaded schedule is not too painful, but most engineering and construction projects are continually barraged with changes, making it extremely cumbersome to keep estimates and schedules in-sync [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5D-BIM and Reduced Construction Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/reduce-construction-costs-with-5d-bim/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/reduce-construction-costs-with-5d-bim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Hard Dollar&#8217;s 5D-BIM Server integrates the project lifecycle including Design, Estimating Software, Scheduling, Project Controls, and Accounting. Industry Solutions: Infrastructure Environmental Oil &#38; Gas Utilities Industrial]]></description>
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		<title>Smart A+B Bid Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/a-plus-b-bid-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.harddollar.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/a-plus-b-bid-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hard Dollar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equal Higher Profits And A Competitive Advantage A+B bids, which continue to gain popularity for public works projects, are forcing contractors to re-think their estimating and bidding methodologies. In A+B bids, the contractor submits both a price (the “A” portion) and a duration (the “B” portion) as part of the bid package. The state or [...]]]></description>
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