Frequently Asked Questions
About InEight
What is InEight and who is it for?
InEight is a global construction software company focused on improving certainty, visibility, and performance across complex capital projects. The software platform is trusted by more than 850 enterprise contractors and owners, supporting over 575,000 construction professionals across 60+ countries. InEight serves owners, EPCs, and contractors delivering large, high-risk, and highly regulated capital projects. Follow the link to learn more about InEight.
What is the InEight software platform?
InEight is a purpose-built, modular, integrated project controls platform designed for capital construction. It connects estimating, scheduling, cost, contracts, change, progress tracking, document control, and analytics in one unified environment, enabling teams to manage projects with greater accuracy and confidence.
Where can I find customer stories and success examples?
To demonstrate real-world results, InEight shares customer success stories that highlight how organizations use the platform to improve across industries, project sizes, and delivery models.
What industries does InEight software serve?
InEight supports capital-intensive industries including construction and engineering, transportation, infrastructure, mining, water, power and renewables, nuclear, and oil, gas, and chemical. The platform so that it handles the complexity, scale, and regulatory requirements common in these sectors.
How does InEight support owners?
InEight helps owners gain portfolio-level visibility, improve budget and schedule confidence, and standardize project controls across programs. Owners use InEight to reduce risk, improve governance, and make informed decisions based on consistent, real-time data while retaining direct control of project information rather than relying on contractor-produced data summaries.
How does InEight support EPCs?
For EPCs, InEight connects estimating, scheduling, cost control, and execution to improve forecast accuracy, manage change, and align field progress with financial performance across complex delivery models. A stronger delivery track record, along with better reporting, helps EPCs win more work.
How does InEight support contractors?
Contractors use InEight to manage budgets, track progress, control costs, and improve coordination between the field and office. The platform supports consistent workflows that reduce rework, improve productivity, and strengthen project controls.
What industry events does the InEight team attend?
InEight participates in major industry conferences and trade shows focused on capital construction, project controls, digital transformation, and innovation, engaging with industry leaders, customers, and partners.
Platform Architecture & Differentiation
How is the InEight platform structured?
The architecture of the InEight software is modular and configurable. This allows organizations to deploy individual solutions or the full platform while maintaining a connected data foundation. Core modules include Control, Contract, Change, Plan & Progress, Estimate, Schedule, and Document.
What sets InEight apart from other construction management software?
Unlike generic construction management tools, InEight is built specifically for capital construction. It unifies cost, schedule, progress, and risk data into a single system, enabling consistent workflows, reliable forecasting, and defensible project controls across the entire project lifecycle.
What are the different ways to deploy InEight?
To support different organizational models, InEight can be deployed by module or as a full platform, on a per-project or enterprise-wide basis. Organizations can choose an enterprise-level strategy or a per-user approach depending on scale, maturity, and goals.
Is InEight scalable for large programs and portfolios?
Does InEight integrate with other platforms?
Yes. As a connected project controls solution, InEight integrates with leading ERP systems and construction technologies to ensure accurate, connected data flows across diverse ecosystems. Follow the link to see a full list of integrations.
Addressing Common Industry Challenges
What common capital construction challenges does InEight solve?
InEight helps organizations overcome:
- Budget overruns and unreliable forecasts
- Disconnected cost, schedule, and progress data
- Manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows
- Limited visibility into risk and performance
Can InEight replace spreadsheets and legacy systems?
Yes. To reduce manual effort and operational risk, InEight replaces disconnected spreadsheets and legacy tools by centralizing data, automating workflows, and enforcing consistent project controls across teams.
Can InEight help with construction budgeting?
Yes. InEight improves budgeting accuracy by tying budgets to verified scope, progress, and performance, ensuring every dollar is measurable, traceable, and aligned with actual project execution.
Does InEight support construction forecasting?
Yes. InEight enables forward-looking forecasting using real-time cost, schedule, and progress data to help teams identify risks early and adjust proactively.
Does InEight support risk management?
Yes. InEight integrates risk identification, mitigation planning, and performance tracking into project workflows, so risk impacts are reflected directly in schedules, forecasts, and costs.
Does InEight support earned value management (EVM)?
Yes. InEight supports earned value management by linking progress measurement, cost performance, and schedules to produce consistent, auditable EVM metrics aligned with industry standards.
Does InEight provide real-time visibility?
InEight delivers real-time visibility across cost, schedule, progress, and risk, helping teams align field execution with financial and schedule outcomes.
Does InEight support data-driven decision-making?
Yes. By eliminating data silos and providing a single source of truth, InEight enables faster, more confident decisions at the project and portfolio level.
Does InEight support field teams and mobile workflows?
Yes. InEight supports field execution through mobile-friendly workflows for planning, progress tracking, quantity claiming, and collaboration—connecting field activity directly to cost and schedule data.
Does InEight improve the productivity of capital projects?
Yes. InEight reduces manual data entry, standardizes workflows, and improves coordination between field and office teams, helping organizations increase productivity and reduce risk.
Does InEight support portfolio-level reporting?
Yes. InEight provides portfolio-level visibility across projects, enabling leadership to compare performance, assess risk, and make data-driven decisions across programs and regions.
Data Security, AI & Innovation
How secure is my data in InEight?
To meet enterprise and regulatory requirements, InEight meets rigorous security and compliance standards and supports regulated industries and government requirements. InEight is FedRAMP Ready.
Where is InEight customer data stored and hosted?
InEight stores customer data in Microsoft Azure data centers located within the geographic region selected by each customer. This gives organizations full control over where their project information is hosted while supporting data residency, regulatory, and performance requirements.
InEight hosting regions include:
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Asia
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Australia
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Canada
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Europe
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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United Kingdom
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United States
This model ensures customer data is securely stored within approved regions while benefiting from Azure’s enterprise-grade security, availability, and disaster-recovery capabilities.
Is AI built into InEight project controls software?
Yes. AI is embedded through the InEight Intelligence initiative, which applies practical, trustworthy AI directly within project controls workflows. InEight Intelligence learns from normalized project data to automate routine tasks, surface context-rich insights, and provide guided, advisory support—helping teams make better decisions faster while remaining fully in control.
Implementation & Training
What does InEight implementation look like?
To ensure successful adoption, InEight implementations are guided by experienced solution engineers who align the platform to your processes, project types, and organizational maturity.
How does InEight handle user training?
InEight provides role-based training, onboarding resources, and ongoing education through structured documentation and learning tools to support long-term user success.
Is there an InEight user community?
Yes. InEight offers a customer community where users share best practices, ask questions, and collaborate. The goal of the community is to encourage collaboration and peer-to-peer support.
Pricing & Getting Started
How does InEight’s enterprise pricing work?
InEight offers flexible, stable enterprise pricing tailored to your organization’s needs. Pricing is based on selected modules, deployment scope, company size, and contract or project duration, with clear terms and no unexpected pricing changes during the contract period.
Is there a per-user or pilot pricing option available for InEight?
Yes. InEight offers a per-user pricing option for teams or departments that want to pilot the platform or get started quickly. This option provides upfront pricing, fast implementation, and flexibility to scale into broader enterprise deployment over time. Link to pricing.
How can I get started with InEight?
To get started with InEight, you can request a demo and speak directly with an InEight expert. During this conversation, your team can discuss project types, workflows, and business goals to determine which InEight modules and approach best fit your needs.