Negotiating with a Cost Model

Negotiating with a Cost Model

Negotiations Utilizing a Cost Model I’m going to start this blog with a request for feedback. What I’m about to write is my opinion and has worked best in my experience. I recognize that there are exceptions to the advice I’m giving, but those are just that,...
Cost of Quality

Cost of Quality

Cost of Quality In my previous blog, “It’s all Rocket Science, at least to someone it is”, I discussed that everything is created equal. By that I meant that if you can build it, a good cost engineer can model it. However, you will continue to run into skeptics that...
It’s all Rocket Science

It’s all Rocket Science

It’s all Rocket Science, at least to someone it is. As I sat down to write this, I was thinking back to my first days on my first job out of college. Time has made me look back with rose-colored glasses, making me see this as a great period. A time I incorrectly...
Membership FEE Waved for 2020!

Membership FEE Waved for 2020!

Personal note from Gerald Collins, Owner and Founder Society of Cost Engineers Unfortunately, some or most of us either know or have been personally impacted by the Coronavirus. This virus will have a lasting impact on how we all work in the future. Today, it is...