RSMeansOnline.com Self-Paced Training Course
This self-paced online training course is designed to offer guidance, tips and skills to RSMeans Data Online users of all levels. From the basics, like searching through the RSMeans database, to advanced features, like generating reports and customizing your own line items, this course will guide you through everything RSMeans Data Online has to offer.
If you're new to RSMeans Data Online, you'll come away with the proficiencies you need to start creating project estimates faster and better than before. Seasoned RSMeans Data Online users will hone their skills, master techniques that can save time and boost accuracy and get up-to-speed with advanced functionalities.
Enroll in this course to take a deep dive into RSMeans Data Online functions and features and learn how – with just a few clicks – you can access current RSMeans data costs, automatically adjust for your project locale, create repeatably accurate estimates, customize your line items, generate reports and export to spreadsheet applications.
Objectives
You will be introduced to:
- The basics of logging in to RSMeans Data Online
- Efficiently searching the cost database
- Building accurate line item estimates
- Using Work Breakdown Structures
- Creating shared organization folders
- Setting group access permissions
- Adding your own custom data to the application
- Editing cost data information and creating user defined cost lines
Approach
The course contains over two-and-a-half hours of content delivered across eight lessons that can be viewed or listened to in separate increments, thereby reducing the demand for an extensive commitment of time.
This course is available for 45 days from the date of purchase.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: The Basics - Logging in, Searching, Creating an Estimate
Lesson 2: Work Breakdown Structures, Organizational Folders and Permissions
Lesson 3: Custom Data
Lesson 4: Reporting
Lesson 5: Square Foot Models
Lesson 6: Assemblies
Lesson 7: Alerts and Trends
Lesson 8: Lifecycle Costing
Conclusion: Review
Who Should Attend
RSMeans Data Online users of all levels.
Continuing Education Credit Eligibility
Approved for Continuing Education Units by both the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Services (AIA/CES) and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International Certification Board Continuing Education Units:
AIA: 7 Learning Units
AACE: 7 hours, .7 CEU’s