JDE & Associates specialize in Contractors Guide for Success - Project Management and Fundamental Electrical Estimating classes, Field Productivity Seminars, as well as Management and Loss Prevention Consulting for Electrical Contractors. We have over thirty years of experience in the electrical industry.

Our electrical estimating course is designed to train the basics techniques regarding electrical estimating. Our course of study is manual - prints, specifications, takeoff sheets, manual quotes, extensions and proposals. Most major electrical estimating software packages are extremely accurate. We know that many times it is the lack of training in how to complete an estimate, this is where we enter the picture. We do not intend for our students to complete these techniques on a manual method, our tecniques will work for either a manual estimate or for most electrical estimating software systems. What we strive for is to explain theses principals so that completing either a manual electrical estimates or an estimate on a computer estimating system our students understand the end result. We do not endorse any electrical estimating software, most full featured systems are great, and our aim is to make them better, this is possible with most of the commercial electrical estimating software systems available. We have had great success with our fundamental electrical estimating class having key field electricians enrolled. These key employees become much more aware of the cost resulting from using the wrong materials and installation practices, one they are exposed to methods required to complete an electrical estimate.

Contractors Guide for Success - Project Management is a course that is suited for practically any owner or employee working for an electrical contractor. It is again basic, the nuts and bolts, we know that if these basics are followed that many of the project management problems that many electrical contractors have will not exist or be greatly reduced. Our aim is for Project Managers to become more proactive and less reactive to problems that do arise in our industry. Many of our techniques require no computer skills at all. Some techniques utilize Microsoft Word and Excel files, we provide a CD with many templates to help reduce your reactive time and increase your proactive time. We are of the belief that every employee has some project management responsibilities. To cross train employees other then our actual project managers can help you realize an overall improvement in spirit. general understanding of your Project Management requirements and increased profit.

Theses courses are designed for Owners, Estimators, Project Managers, Purchasing Agents or any one who has an interest in reducing stress and errors while increasing profit. A very valuable contributor to these classes are often key field electricians, these classes are a quick way to show your field staff what it takes to get a project, then run it. We have had many office personnel attend this class with the intention of understanding and assisting with tasks that can relieve an estimator or project manager's work load.

Some Key Facts About Us

• Project Management course are available as an individual contractors training class, on scheduled days in various cities around the country and as a home study. A simple thought that many in our industry forget is that very few employees complete actual estimates, however every employee is in some manner a project manager, contractors employees are often in our customers view. They may not have the title, but if a customer sees that employee in a positive aspect, it generally reflects well on that employee's contractor. We provide structure for project management techniques that can be implemented in stages. We typically cover twenty five items that may help reduce stress while increasing fun and profits. If you only utilize one of these ideas that result in increased efficiency for your firm, then the value of the course may be realized. Having every employee working utilizing the same procedures on how to complete these management tasks. Items that get lost because no checks or balances are in place can be reduced.
• Fundamental Electrical Estimating courses; understand how to prepare a electrical estimate manually or why electrical estimating software system work as they do. Understand why a estimate includes various parts in it. We cover twelve different aspects as they relate to most electrical estimates. It is available as an individual contractors training course, on scheduled days in various cities across the United States or as a home study class. This course is an excellent start for a new estimator as well as a good refresher course for your experienced estimators. Regain or develop confidence in your estimates, reduce stress while increasing profits.
• We provide consulting services to help start, manage, and close out projects in a profitable manner. This service is also available to contractors to help identify and redirect efforts on current projects that may not be running well. Also available are consulting services to avoid repeated mistakes project after project. Are you tired of having the same problem repeated, let us review your office estimating and project management procedures to help streamline your efforts. Reducing stress and increasing profits are often a result of this type of consulting. An independent view of your estimating and project management procedures may be able to adjust the few procedures that may be creating problems in your office.