Xactimate Help from The DYOJO
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Developing the right mindset and habits for success estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate.
Are you an intentional Xactimate estimator and you want to shorten your DANG learning curve for the next steps in estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate?
The DYOJO Way teaches us that to be Intentional Restorers, we need to develop the Three R's of estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate:
If we rate our insurance claims relationships on a scale of niceness, perhaps we can compare this feature to the familiar story of Goldilocks the Adjuster and the Three Estimator Bears:
Five Common Xactimate Estimating Issues, Responses, and Resources from The DYOJO
The DYOJO's Guide to Simple Restoration Repairs Budget Using Xactimate
The Xactimate Sessions, a multi-part series from The DYOJO Podcast sharing the mindset and habits for success from a broad range of Xactimate practitioners.
We go into greater detail on developing the mindset and habits to succeed with insurance claim estimating and project management in my book, Be Intentional: Estimating which is available in Kindle and paperback. Pay attention to those small things that either enhance or undermine your effort to intentionally develop a thriving culture.
Developing the right mindset and habits for success estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate.
- The DYOJO is The Do Your Own Job Dojo. In The DYOJO we train our mindset and habits for success in the fight for estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate.
- The DYOJO specializes in helping property restoration owners to shorten their DANG learning curve for estimating mindset and developing project management habits.
Are you an intentional Xactimate estimator and you want to shorten your DANG learning curve for the next steps in estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate?
The DYOJO Way teaches us that to be Intentional Restorers, we need to develop the Three R's of estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate:
- Learn from Rejection
- Learn from Repetition
- Learn from Relationships
If we rate our insurance claims relationships on a scale of niceness, perhaps we can compare this feature to the familiar story of Goldilocks the Adjuster and the Three Estimator Bears:
- Pushover Bear
- Pragmatist Bear
- Pertinacious Bear
Five Common Xactimate Estimating Issues, Responses, and Resources from The DYOJO
The DYOJO's Guide to Simple Restoration Repairs Budget Using Xactimate
The Xactimate Sessions, a multi-part series from The DYOJO Podcast sharing the mindset and habits for success from a broad range of Xactimate practitioners.
We go into greater detail on developing the mindset and habits to succeed with insurance claim estimating and project management in my book, Be Intentional: Estimating which is available in Kindle and paperback. Pay attention to those small things that either enhance or undermine your effort to intentionally develop a thriving culture.
The Xactimate Sessions from The DYOJO Podcast
We are kicking the third season of The DYOJO Podcast off with a multi-part series, The Xactimate Sessions, designed to help remove some of the fears and misconceptions around this prevalent software system. Read more HERE or watch the kick off video HERE.
The Xactimate Sessions will include discussions on the mindset and habits for success with estimating property insurance claims with top notch guests including:
- Greg Power - a project manager/estimator who learned Xactimate rapidly with no prior industry experience. Greg will share some insights on how he approached learning Xacitmate which will be helpful to aspiring estimators and training managers alike.
- Chris Tilkov - a former project manager/estimator who used his experience to create Ask Aime, an industry-leading resource for expediting internal estimate reviews.
- Brian Austin - director of instructional design as Verisk, Xactware Division (the parent company for Xactimate). Brian discusses the broad menu of resources available directly from the creators of the program.
- Mathew Allen - an independent adjuster and creator of Adjuster TV, who has a passion for elevating the claims experience through helping adjusters and contractors to educate and empower themselves to thrive.
- Nick Sharp - a former project manager/estimator who is now an instructor at Reets Drying Academy. Nick will dive deeper into some of the elements of estimating specific to mitigation.
- Ben Justesen - is both an active full-service restoration company owner, Just Right Cleaning & Construction (JRCC), as well as an Xactimate trainer through his company Enlightened Restoration Solutions (ERS). Ben shares from his vast experience with mastering the program to write an estimate with "no fluff" that you can defend and be profitable with.
- Joyce Gabriel - a senior project manager with training responsibilities shares her tips and tricks for helping others to grow as estimators.
The DYOJO Podcast.
Weekly podcast for intentional property restoration professionals
New episodes drop every Thursday at 9am PST via YouTube, Spotify, Apple, etc. For 2021 the majority of our podcast will be recorded LIVE so that our audience can interact with the show, watch via YouTube, LinkedIn, and/or Facebook. The DYOJO Podcast helps Intentional Restorers to connect, collaborate, and conquer to shorten their DANG learning curve.
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Weekly podcast for intentional property restoration professionals
New episodes drop every Thursday at 9am PST via YouTube, Spotify, Apple, etc. For 2021 the majority of our podcast will be recorded LIVE so that our audience can interact with the show, watch via YouTube, LinkedIn, and/or Facebook. The DYOJO Podcast helps Intentional Restorers to connect, collaborate, and conquer to shorten their DANG learning curve.
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If you want to develop your mindset and habits to excel with estimating insurance claims with resources such as Xactimate, The DYOJO Way will help you achieve your goals:
- Whatever you do, do it intentionally.
- Structure your estimates so that you don't miss key details.
- Write your scope of work in a manner that can be readily transferred and communicated into an actionable production plan.
- Before you can expect anyone else to be accountable to the vision and values, you must lead by example.
- Documentation is key. In property restoration we don't get paid for what we do but for what we document. We discuss ways to help your team to develop the mindset and skills to excel in my book, Be Intentional: Estimating.
Resources from The DYOJO for insurance claims estimators using resources such as Xactimate:
- Read books like Be Intentional: Estimating to help you develop the right mindset and habits for estimating in property restoration and using tools like Xactimate
- Dealing with estimate reviews and scope rejections
- Read the excellent personal development book by Rachel Stewart, Unqualified Success
- Listen to industry podcasts such as The DYOJO Podcast to connect with property restoration professionals who have BTDT (been there, done that)
- Baby steps and Estimating in 2021
- Learn to operate innovative resources like Docusketch
- Nothing is scarier than scope creep
The DYOJO Publications.
- NOW AVAILABLE in Kindle and paperback (2021) Be Intentional: Culture by various talented authors
- We published our first book in 2020, Be Intentional: Estimating by Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer
- Check out The DYOJO BLOG for articles written to help you shorten your DANG learning curve as an Intentional Restorer.
The DYOJO Way: developing Intentional Restorers at every level:
- Career development for property restoration technicians
- Leadership skills development for property restoration managers
- Estimating and project management best practices for estimators
- Process improvement for property restoration owners
The DYOJO Business Services for Property Restoration and Construction:
- Enhancing your efforts to build a thriving culture
- Mindset and Habits for Insurance Claims Estimating
- Xactimate Remote Estimating for Mitigation and Reconstruction
- Business Coaching for New and Growing Restoration Contractors
- Water and Fire Damage Repairs Presentations
