The quality of your cost estimates depends heavily on your cost data. Having a complete and well-structured dataset makes your life as a cost estimator much easier. CESK data offers you a vast array of…
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Working as a project controller, you will very likely encounter long lists of commitments, actuals, and other cost data that need to be reported on a frequent basis. To ease the job of structuring the…
Recent developments in the field of energy generation and distribution, as well as political trends, have had a noticeable impact on the energy generation market. The focal point for investments is steadily shifting towards the installation…
Engineering is paramount during all phases of the project life cycle: initiation, planning and design, implementation and closure. In this article, we have a closer look at the design phase and explore how data can…
A little effort to maintain your cost data can prevent cost overruns in the long run. Say you are bidding on a big project. You use your cost data to perform an estimate on the…
To advance your cost estimating and analysis techniques, knowledge and experience needs to be captured and shared among users. However, this can prove to be quite an effort and gets messy real fast. Here a…
To maximize the accuracy of your cost estimates, you are heavily dependent on your cost data. Based on where you are located or where you conduct business, you might need to use the imperial or…
To advance your cost analysis and cost estimating techniques, you need knowledge and experience to be captured and shared during and after the projects. Though, it is not always possible to handle this without spending…
In modern time, processes, design, and construction projects have become smarter and more automated. As much as technology has advanced, estimating techniques evolve as well. Despite the fact that many estimators still use simple spreadsheet…