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QDV 7

QDV 7. ADVANCED ESTIMATING TOOLS. Overview. A powerful estimating tool designed to match up with your own specific methodologies. MAIN MENU. The QDV 7 Architecture. Interactions between documents. Consolidation mechanism. The Data Model. ADVANCED ESTIMATING TOOLS. What is QDV 7?.

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QDV 7

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  1. QDV 7 ADVANCED ESTIMATING TOOLS Overview A powerful estimating tool designed to match up with your own specific methodologies

  2. MAIN MENU The QDV 7 Architecture Interactions between documents Consolidation mechanism The Data Model ADVANCED ESTIMATING TOOLS What is QDV 7? Management Databases Bridge to CRMs and ERPs Replication of Databases Licensing System

  3. What is QDV 7? Works either in stand-alone or connected environments Can implement any logic using Microsoft Excel-like formulas ADVANCED ESTIMATING TOOLS Adaptable to almost any trade or methodology A flexible estimating tool covering costing and pricing processes User Interface matches the Microsoft Office 2010 guidelines Enables sharing of estimates among a team Requires only basic Microsoft Excel knowledge Robust-and-fast calculation engine relying on transactional databases Easily bridgeable to foreign systems such as CRMs or ERPs Relies on latest Microsoft .NET Technologies

  4. What is QDV 7? Handles efficiently estimates having tens of thousands of rows Already available as a Windows Forms Application. We are bringing it to Microsoft Silverlight (Full Web) as well ADVANCED ESTIMATING TOOLS QDV is used by over 10,000 people in 10 countries Customers in Electrical, HVAC, Industry, Security, Building… Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Chinese The turnover in 2010 was €1,800,000 Referenced by Major Companies 20 years of experience in estimating (First Ms-Dos version issued in 1991) Go to main menu

  5. The QDV 7Architecture Windows Forms Web: SilverLight HTML5 … Platform dependent API Microsoft Office 2010 compliant User Interface Disk I/O Relies on Microsoft .Net Technology with 100% managed code 3 Modules Estimation Conversion 20% of code Windows Linux … Cross Platform API Calculation engine Common routines Format converters Management 32 bits (x86) - 64 bits (x64) 4 Versions Free Edition Small Business Edition Enterprise Edition Ultimate Edition Stand Alone SQLite DB layer DB Selector Client Server SQL Server MySQL Oracle… Exchange layer Full Unicode Localization Allowing far east languages and right to left languages 80% of code Go to main menu

  6. Designed for projects of any size Interactions between documents Go to main menu

  7. BOB’S MAIN OVERHEAD OVERHEAD The QDV 7 Consolidation Mechanism WBS level consolidation with adjustable transparency Detail level consolidation with full transparency Added details To Peter’s To John’s To Helen’s Go to main menu

  8. The QDV 7 Data Model Enables robust PBSs where basic data is never duplicated Estimate Sets Databases Virtual Databases Articles Databases Go to main menu

  9. Management Databases A 3D management databases which consolidates data from a team, enabling efficient Return of Experience (REX) Layers are versions Management databases are Pivot-Tables that let you display any column versus any other column Go to main menu

  10. Easily bridgeable to almost any system A component enables reading and writing from/to any variable or Excel workbook within the working copy. C.R.M Customer Relationship Management E.R.P. Enterprise Resources Planner Templates (Basic Estimates) OUTPUT Company Address Project Name Technical Information … INPUT Breakdown of Budget Items Breakdown of Overhead Costs Planner Data Expected Cash Flow Requests to Purchasing Department Technical Information ... Communication Component (DLL) INPUT Cost to Customer Custom Duties Shipping & Handling Project Duration Technical Information ... OUTPUT Validation Process (Signatures…) Responses from other teams … Working Copy (Complete Estimate) Go to main menu

  11. Replication of Databases Keep users synchronized with corporate or public databases wherever they are Public Databases TARIFF PUBLISHER WEB SITE Corporate Databases XML HTTP PAGES Articles Direct Connection Internet or Intranet Set Of Articles Replica + Customization + Rebates SQL Server MySQL Oracle … User Disconnected User Replica + Customization Private Rebates + Rebates User Replica + Customization + Rebates Go to main menu

  12. The QDV7 Licensing System Windows Server Windows Server Hardware based Monitoring Client Monitoring Client Client LAN Tokens (can borrow) Web Tokens (can borrow) Go to main menu

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