Opiniones de BQE CORE Suite

Great software for a small firm

Comentarios: We went from no project management system and manual accounting. This has improved our productivity and improved profits.

Puntos a favor:

Setup was very easy, the support was great at each step. It is the most cost effective for a small firm. At any time I can call or email a question and get a quick response. They are constantly updating and improving the system.

Contras:

Updates sometimes cause lags the system, but if you sign up for updates they will let you know when they are doing them.

This product delivers...if you want it, it can be done.

Comentarios: the exec. appreciates the overall business analysis that can be obtained, time keeping is given back to the body of the staff and not the admin. staff, and can be seen and impacted live. project management is a complete task, not just partial tasks here and some in another area. Generally positive...difficult at first because change is hard, but once the benefits are realized, embraced ultimately.

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once full integration is close, one can really see how the product can fully encompass all aspects. full analysis can be achieved if all data is inputted, but only then. if pieces are missing, so is the entire impact. time keeping can be accurate for all the employees...same story, expenses can be fully analyzed, project costing can be fully analyzed...but one must enter all of the data. it replaces most existing processes so it's difficult for some to "move on" so as not to duplicate. there are some glitches, but there usually is.

Contras:

there might be too many features...not all businesses have them and while some recognize it, some will try to fill in all the blanks and this can be time wasteful. while there is a lot of "help", "dumbing it down" is never a bad thing. why not make it easy to understand? not everyone is an engineer...admins use it as well so keep it easy to understand for all. this gets more important the bigger the company gets...will support more administrative positions, so use the "kiss" principle-keep it simple st***d. admins will get these tasks delegated to them ultimately so make it easier to understand no matter the degree/education

Software has issues, but their customer support is pretty good

Comentarios: In theory, I like all of the features that core has to offer, however, when the features don't work the way they're supposed to it becomes a bit of a nightmare to use. It has a lot of bugs, crashes often and in general is just not very user friendly.

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I like the expense management feature for employee reimbursement and client billing purposes. I also liked the accounting feature that allows you to bill expenses straight from the Cloudfeeds. I also really liked their customer support. They have a solid team on standby for customer support. I would often get the same person when I called. They are super friendly and know how to navigate the software.

Contras:

It's time consuming to use - it's so slow and there are a lot of features that bug out and simply don't work the way they're supposed to, so I spend a lot of time navigating all of that, which is a bummer.

Perry's BQE Review

Comentarios: I use this as a resource allocation tool to manage my specific project within the company I work for. I allocate resource by hour and within a specific budget per resource hourly rate.

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So far I have enjoyed the modifiable nature.

Contras:

I am struggling to view or change forecast dollars and hours in the same window without having to refresh the page to switch from one to the other. It would be nice to have them together on the same page and update live.

New product for us - Really like it so far

Comentarios: I would definitely recommend Core to others. You have to learn the product first but once you do, it's very helpful.

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The reports we are able to run are extremely useful to us. You can see how each project is doing super easily.

Contras:

At first it was a little hard to use but only because we were used to another program. Now that we use it every day, it's become very helpful.

Great Tool for Time Tracking!

Comentarios: Overall has been a very positive experience using BQE CORE Suite. It allows for clear communication between myself and my team leadership, so there is no question about where my time is going and how long a task took to complete.

Puntos a favor:

It breaks down each of my projects clearly and I can directly see where all of my time is going! It offers a lot of control.

Contras:

It did not feel very user-friendly initially, but I caught on after some questions asked to my coworkers!

BQE makes time keeping and tracking simple

Comentarios: BQE makes time keeping and tracking relatively easy. Good layout for site navigation. You can add widgets to your "dashboard" for what is important to you.

Puntos a favor:

Good for time-sheet tracking. Both for yourself and tracking time billed to projects. Easy input with a well-working search feature and "Load Recent Activities" button. Also breaks up billable and non-billable time for you.

Contras:

Our company does not use the Project Planning/Tracking App, so not comment on the usability of that.

Effective Time & Expense Mgmt.

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Ability to address different bill rates across account base and properly generate invoices and cost accounting. Very good Customer Service. Simple to understand when onboarding new users.

Contras:

Can experience an occasional performance issue...usually short in duration

Easy & Efficient

Comentarios: Efficient and easy to use for logging and submitting time as well as keeping track of PTO.

Puntos a favor:

It's intuitive, easy to navigate, and easy to use.

Contras:

In my organization, the program is set up with autosave as time is entered so it if a mistake is made you only have a few seconds to correct it yourself without needing an admin to go in and adjust it for you.

Core is the Core in our workplace

Comentarios: It has been easy to use and the chat and FAQ is always available

Puntos a favor:

It is an easy to use interface that is web based so no need to download on any device

Contras:

getting used to the change between the original BillQuick and the newer core interface

Great for profitability

Comentarios: a necessary tool for business growth, happy we did it!

Puntos a favor:

Great to assist in project profitability

Contras:

Very hard to learn, a lot of updates which is great but challenging

Core review

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use and compatibility with our work.

Contras:

Not sure I have used all the functionality yet, there may be something but haven't found it yet

BQE Makes Project Management Easy

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Assigning tasks and projects to team members is easy and quick.

Contras:

Some fields are redundant and repetitive but it's not a huge issue.

Great BQE CORE Suite !

Comentarios: I like this software, it is satisfying and my experience with it is wonderful! It is a true ALL-IN-ONE and very easy to use. Managing time, tasks, expenses, satisfying customers, with a single software, it's magic. I highly recommend it!

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Excellent software! It's very intuitive and easy to use, with a dynamic team offering very satisfactory customer support. The expense management functionality for reimbursing employees and billing customers is just amazing. I also track my time and expenses, with a simple interface, while keeping a history.

Contras:

Nothing to complain about this software! It is just incredible, and perfectly meets my needs and expectations.

Easy & Efficient!

Puntos a favor:

The functions on BWQ CORE Suite are very user-friendly & easy to navigate. I am able to track my time that I spend on each project very easily, which in turn helps me prioritize my tasks for the upcoming weeks.

Contras:

Sometimes the program will run a bit slower than others that I use on my computer, but that could very well be related to the amount of information under one's profile rather than being a quality issue.

Review from an intern at Top Site Civil Group

Comentarios: My experience has been well, except for what I shared in the cons.

Puntos a favor:

It is easy to navigate through the program and look for help if needed.

Contras:

One thing that has grabbed my attention is that you are not able to take off hours that you have put down. Instead it is forced to have a minimum of 1 hour. I know I should have not done this, but I logged in a couple of hours before hand and was not able to go into the office that day. So when I tried to take them off it would not work, I instead took off a couple of hours from the days I did work.

BQE review

Puntos a favor:

it is an easy to use software , with great graphics.

Contras:

it is not so simple to customize the exporting of hours / project

Great Program

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I like how straightforward the software is. It's very easy to navigate.

Contras:

I wish it was better at keeping things the way I left them. For example, I'll compress all drop downs on the timecard so that it is easier to read but when I log back in the next time, they are all expanded again.

Great Functionality for A/E firms

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use for time tracking and for monitoring budget

Contras:

Learning curve for other more more complex functions

BQE Features and advantages

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Customer service team is very responsive and quick to assist on any requests.

Contras:

Some times the interface gets confusing with so many options to explore

Thoughts from a New User

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I use it mostly for tracking my hours! I've had coworkers say they use it to help track their NCARB hours also since you can use categories to keep track.

Contras:

I'm not sure how to fix this but my boss isn't getting my PTO requests; I'm sure it's a very solvable issue but we just haven't gotten around to fixing it yet!

User friendly and informative

Comentarios: Easy to use. Informative. And customer service has been helpful when I have had to call.

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I like that it is easy to use and that it clearly portrays time and work summaries in various ways. The graphs and visuals are helpful to visualize how I have spent my time on different projects. I also enjoy the timer feature so that I can easily start and stop to track my time throughout the day.

Contras:

I haven't encountered anything about CORE yet that has been frustrating or unhelpful.

Review BQE

Puntos a favor:

Ease of use and decent site organization

Contras:

Honestly, I can't think of anything I dislike

BQE review

Puntos a favor:

Easy user interface. As someone who is using this for the first time, I did not need instructions for my needs.

Contras:

So far I do not have a con that I can identify.

Prefect website for employee.

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Easy to use. I used other options at other firms but this is useful for beginners.

Contras:

I could not find any cons. I am really satisfied of this website.