September 18, 2024
Microsoft Excel for Construction Estimating
The ability to produce cost estimates efficiently and accurately is a critical step in many construction career paths and a high-demand skill throughout the construction industry. Computer software has become a popular tool for estimating, and Microsoft Excel is the most widely used option. In this one-day course, learn how to produce your estimates more quickly and accurately by harnessing the power of Microsoft Excel.
Date & Time
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 (7:00 am – 4:00 pm pt)
Location
Online
Details
This one-day workshop covers:
- Use Excel formulas and functions for typical construction estimating tasks
- Create takeoff sheets for use as templates
- Learn handy shortcuts to streamline estimating
- Link information in worksheets and workbooks
- Accurately calculate profit, overhead, markups, and taxes
- Generate graphs to visually display work product
- Use features such as VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
- Create Pivot tables and Pivot charts to quickly analyze and visualize information
- Explore functions such as COUNTIF and SUMIF
Who should attend?
This course is for anyone who uses (or is considering using) Microsoft Excel for construction estimating. Whether you’re a novice or experienced Excel user, you’ll get practice using basic and extended features of Excel for a variety of typical estimating tasks. This course is for contractors and subcontractors in all segments of the construction industry.
Gold Seal Certification
Instructor(s)
Phil Perry
Perry Educational Services Ltd
Phil brings over thirty years of experience in the Construction industry, specializing in managing industrial projects for general contractors. For the past thirteen years, he has taught construction management courses at the post-secondary level and facilitated over five hundred Better SuperVision programs since 2009, impacting over four thousand students. Beyond his professional life, Phil serves as a Master Course Facilitator for the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association, where he chaired their national Coaching/Instructional program for four years. He was honored with the 2018 IG Wealth Management Community National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Coach Developer Award for his outstanding contributions to developing trained and certified NCCP Coaches.
Learn MoreCancellation Policy
If the course needs to be to be postponed or cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, ECABC will refund the registration fee or, if possible, the attendee may choose to move to an identical session in the future.
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