Pre-Conference Training
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Basic Proposal Preparation - 06/24/08 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Learn the basics of proposal preparation in this one day class. This class is designed for the end user who would like to know the minimal amount of information required to produce a proposal. Topics to be covered include:

• Basic Direct rate and Burden rate setup

• General Proposal Data

• Data Input

• Basic Report Output

• Selected What If capabilities

Custom Report Writer- 06/24/08 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm)
Learn to use and master ProPricer's industry proven custom reporting feature! Whether you are creating Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, including formulas during your export, customizing the level of detail on your output, learn from technical leaders how this feature can bring your cost proposal reports to the next level, simply and easily.

Pre-conference Training Cost: $495
 

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Power User - Workshops
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Custom Report Writer is invaluable when attempting to create outputs that are not availalbe in our standard reports layouts, are organization specific or are non report type layouts to be used in other ways .  This workshop will cover advanced topics on how to create non standard reports and layouts as well as tips/tricks you can employ when creating layouts.  There may also be time to cover user submitted layouts.  Topics to be discussed are:

• Formulas

• Tips / Tricks

• User Submitted Layouts

The materials module has incorporated several new enhancements over the past year.  In this workshop you will learn:

• XML Spreadsheet Preparation

• Material Importing via XML

• Importing to Libraries vs. Proposals

• Enhancements

• PO/Quote Escalations

Over the last year we have had several requests to teach existing and new users on ProPricer's Scheduled Rate capabilities.  In this workshop you will learn:

• Scheduled Rate Tables

• Scheduled Rates in the Proposal

• Scheduled Rate Reports

User / Group rights as well as several other System Options are critical in controlling how your users interact with ProPricer.  In this workshop you will learn:

• Detailed User/Group Rights

• Misc. System Options

The Basics - Workshops
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Exporting the data from ProPricer can be extremely valuable when the data needs to be incorporated into another application or manipulated by a user outside of ProPricer.  In this workshop you will learn:

• Export to Excel

• ASCII Export

• MS Project

• XML

Importing is an easy way to populate several different areas of ProPricer.  It is a great way of adding new data to without having to hand input your information.  In this workshop you will learn the following:

• Import Spreadsheet Setup

• Importing Burden Rates

• Importing Direct Rates

• Importing Proposal Data (Tasks, Resources, Travel)

• Drill Down Pricing (Verification of data)

There are several tools within Propricer that can be used to increase your productivity.  In this workshop you will learn the following:

• Find and Replace

• Drill Down Pricing

• Resource Summaries

With the 8.8 version of ProPricer, several new ways of inputting data have been incorporated into the software.  In this workshop, you will learn the following:

• Resource Fields

• Summary Fields

• Task Filters

• Formula Input

Reporting is the best way to output your data in a consistent format to be reviewed internally or externally.  In this workshop you will learn:

• Fundamentals

• Common Options

• Masking / Step Size

• Cost Level / Disclosure Format

The What If capabilities within ProPricer are one of the most useful features that exist in the application.  This workshop will cover basic What If operations at a proposal level, a task level and several tips/tricks you can employ.  In this workshop you will learn:

• Flex/Shift Proposal Data

• Resource Changes

• Resource Distribution

• Resource Switching

• Travel Switching

• Element Target Pricing

• Field Editing