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Article Agile, Estimating, Construction April 2012

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Estimates are just that

By Jackson, Michelle Bowles Large swings in global financial markets have become a regular occurrence; some of the strongest economies have turned volatile, and political instability is a growing concern in many countries.…

Conference Paper Estimating, Construction 14 July 2010

The accuracy of hybrid estimating approaches? Case study of an Australian state road & traffic authority

By Liu, Li | Wehbe, George | Sisovic, Jonathan Reference Class Forecasting (RCF) is increasingly being adopted to mitigate two main factors causing persistent cost overruns in infrastructure projects—optimism bias and strategic misrepresentation…

Conference Paper Complexity, Estimating, Construction 13 October 2009

Deconstructing the Big Dig

By Greiman, Virginia | Warburton, Roger David Hand Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project, famously known as the Big Dig, was not only one of the largest, most complex, and most challenging projects ever implemented within the United States, it was…

Conference Paper Scheduling, Estimating, Construction 19 October 2008

BIM

By Lee, Chad Technological innovation continues to change the process of implementing construction projects. First, it was computer-aided design (CAD) replacing hand drawings. Now, building information modeling…

Article Cost Management, Estimating, Construction May 1999

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The price is not always right

By Pepoon, William T. In the construction industry, there is fierce competition, generally on price. In the selection of subcontractors or suppliers, project managers often take the lowest price without making further…