In Nov-2015, I published a Platform view, discussing some key issues in estimating, in the Project Control Professional which is the journal of The Association of Cost Engineers (now called Controls and Skills Authority).
The title was Estimating – better value for money
The article discusses the following topics in relation to estimating:
- Scope management
- Change management
- Spread-sheet management
- Time management
- Client management
I have employed some very common industry wide project management concepts and showed how they can be used in the process of preparing the estimates to help increase the accuracy, quality and reliability of the estimates. The idea is to help estimators everywhere to give better value for money in at least the work they do.
I have attached here a reproduction by permission of the ACostE (click on the title above)
The association could be contacted directly for a copy of the journal.
The below blogs were also published by the same journal as Platform views:
- Owner versus contractor estimate – Jul-2017
- 80/20 rule applied to estimating effort – Sep-2017
- Labour Productivity factor calculation Tool – May 2018
- Open Source Benchmarking – July 2018
- Design Optimisation for a Successful Business Case – May 2019
- Economic Challenges in Expanding Renewable Power Deployment – Mar 2024 [This article was awarded the “CaSA Article of the Year 2024” award by Controls & Skills Authority UK (previously known as ACostE UK)]
