QS anywhere
                   
MY COMPANY INFORMATION    
   
The first step is to enter your company information so that when you create estimates or reports, your company name is shown at the top as the one preparing or submitting an estimate or a report.
     
GLOBAL LIST OF CLIENTS    
   

An estimate is always made for a purpose. It could be for home renovation, or a multibillion dollar development project or design of a software. Sometimes an estimate is made to calculate the quantities and costs of services and products and the estimate or just the final costs are sent to someone (a client or a customer) who agrees, before a job is started, to pay for the products and services.

QSanywhere allows you to create a database of your customers or clients who regularly request estimates for your services and products.

This liat of names of clients can be used later while creating estimates to remind you at a later date, who the estimate was for.

In the Client's table the user can add all important information about the client or the customer that is necessary and save to be viewed or used later. Editing a previously entered clent name entry can be done (but only in the registered version of QSanywhere.)
     
GLOBAL LIST OF PROJECTS    
   

You can use QSanywhere by registering online and by creating a username and a password. Information you provide is saved and not published or sold for marketing.

The online software is free to use for a trial period of 15 days. The trail period has some limitations, but provides a complete view of all the possibilities.

Once you are connected to QSanywhere, no other person can use the software using your username.

If you want to keep using QSanywhere, after 15 days you have to purchase the license with a minimal fee to be able to use the online software with its full prossibilites and report creation systems.
     
3. GLOBAL LIST OF UNITS    
   
This table allows the user to tell QSanywhere about the units that will be used in the estimates. This is done so that the user does not have to type the units again and again while making estimates, and there are lesser chances of making spelling mistakes.
     
4. GLOBAL LIST OF CURRENCIES    
   
This table allows the user to tell QSanywhere about the currencies that will be used in the estimates. This is done so that the user does not have to type the currencies again and again while making estimates, and there are lesser chances of making spelling mistakes or using different abbreviations.
     
5. GLOBAL LIST OF ADDONS    
   
This table allows the user to specify the add-ons that will apply to the direct costs in the estimate. Some addons may also be aopplied to the indirect costs. This is done so that the user does not have to type the add-ons again and again while making estimates, and there are lesser chances of making spelling mistakes or using different abbreviations or percentages.
     
6. GLOBAL LIST OF RESOURCE TYPES    
   
This table allows the user to specify the types of resources that can be used in the estimate. A resource can be owned or temporary or to be rented. This declaration allows to create reports at a later stage.
     
7. GLOBAL LIST OF SECTORS    
   
This table allows the user to specify the types of industry sectors that can be sued in differentiating different elements of the work breakdown structure. resources that can be used in the estimate. e.d Buildings, Industrial, Energy sectors etc. This allows to create reports at a later stage.
     
8. GLOBAL LIST OF MANPOWER RESOURCES    
   
This table allows the user to create a list of available or proposed manpower resources with their costs/ unit. The table also allows to enter notes for the productivity rates of manpower. e.g. a mason can lay 120 blocks in a day.
     
9. GLOBAL LIST OF MATERIAL RESOURCES    
   
This table allows the user to create a list of available or proposed material resources with their costs/ unit and sources from which material prices were acquired.
     
10. GLOBAL LIST OF EQUIPMENT RESOURCES    
   
This table allows the user to create a list of available or proposed equipment resources with their costs/ unit. The table also allows to enter notes for the productivity rates of equipment. e.g. a bulldozer can level 10,000 sqm in a day.
     
11. GLOBAL LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS    
   
This table allows the user to create a list of proposed subcontractors, consultants or suppliers with their costs/ unit.
     
12. WORK BREAK DOWN STRUCTURE    
   
A work breakdown structure (WBS) in project management, is a tool used to define and group a project's discrete work elements in a way that helps organize and define the total work scope of the project. A user can create a global work breakdown structure and use the table while making estimates to define the scope of the project. Mostly the elements of the WBS are a service, data or a product or a combination. A radio button is provided to select the elements which shall show in the drop down lists while creating estimates.
     
13. ITEMS / ACTIVITIES    
   
Items or sub-items can be inserted under the elements of the WBS, so that while creating estimates, the user does not have to type the specification of an item or an activity agaion and again. Units of the items can also be included. A radio button is provided to select the items which shall show in the drop down lists while creating estimates.
     
14. QUANTITY ESTIMATES (QEST)    
   
"Quantity Estimates" are created by choosing the name of the project. A blank form with the project and client information is loaded. WBS elements and Items can be selected for the estimate. Quantities are estimated and entered. The Quantity Estimate (QEST) is given a unique number and can be saved in the users designated space for future reference and for viewing, editing or printing.
     
15. DETAILED COST ESTIMATES (DCEST)    
   

A "Quantity Estimate" is required to preapre a "Detailed Cost Estimate". A detailed cost estimate can be started by loading an already saved quantity estimate or by starting a totally new estimate or by loading an already saved (or worked on) cost estimate. Durations, Materials, Equipments, Suppliers and Manpower are estimated and entered. Costs are picked automatically from the already created tables for Materials, Equipments, Suppliers and Manpower etc.

An amount for all the direct costs is shown at the bottom of the Table 1.

Related add-ons are added to the "Direct costs" to get a total for the "Direct + indirect costs" in Table 2.

More add-ons are added to the "Direct + indirect costs" to get the Total Price in Table 3.