Welcome to the cost of everything podcast and this bonus episode! Today I talk about the things that are coming up this year on the podcast and the Cost of Everything generally. Lots of announcements and some bonus stuff for you loyal listeners! Subscribe to the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CostofPodcast Join the Patreon Group: patreon.com/CostViz Join the Linkedin Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cost-of-everything ICEAA linkedin Page:...

Welcome to the cost of everything podcast and the last episode of the season! Today we continue our series on society, people and cost with an episode about coaching for cost professionals. Our guest is Matthew Easton, a professional executive coach and an established commercial leader in his own right, with an international career spanning Europe, the Middle East, and North America in a variety of sectors including IT, aviation, construction and professional services. As an Executive...

On today's episode I talk about the social value of firefighters, why they are indispensable to our way of life and how climate change is causing concerns for how we tackle wildfires around the world. Thanks to our sponsors ICEAA and more about them here: iceaaonline.com ICEAA YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCJP3E_n0-4_nwtPOvwzha3A Subscribe to the Linkedin Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cost-of-everything Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from...

Welcome to the, slightly delayed, cost of everything podcast. Today we continue season 8 with Chirag Shah, founder of PACE recruitment. We talk about what companies are looking for from estimators, how to be successful in the role and how the landscape is evolving, requiring us estimators to evolve too.  Connect with Chirag on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chirag-projectcontrolsexpert/ Check out the Controls Hub: Controls hub - Project Controls Community - Home - The Controls Hub Don't...

On today's episode I talk about social value, and why estimators need to measure it and treat it as seriously as direct costs. A bee in my bonnet on this one! ICEAA Professional Workshop Abstract Submission: https://www.iceaaonline.com/min2024/ CEBoK-S Training Workshop in the Netherlands, link to registration page: Link Value of a Green Bridge episode: Link Social Value of the Waterways episode: Link Value to Society episode: Link More information about ICEAA: iceaaonline.com ICEAA...

Our guest today is Gareth Dennis, Railway Engineer, Writer and Podcaster in his own right. We talk about why the social value of a project gets so watered down as you get towards the investment decision,  the expenditure on rail infrastructure and how it does provide an indicator of the inequality across the UK and how opportunity is created by increasing the ability to travel sustainably! ICEAA Professional Workshop Abstract Submission: https://www.iceaaonline.com/min2024/ Link to Route2...

Welcome to this episode of the cost of everything podcast. In this 3rd episode of the season, I talk to the Dr of Happiness Andy Cope, founder of the Art of Brilliance, and we discuss the value of happiness. Link to the Art of Brilliance: www.artofbrilliance.co.uk ICEAA's Software Special Interest Group future of IT Cost Estimation event. Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpd-uhpzkvHtNQp0upGczON-xrj4mzEJFR#/registration Find out more by going to the NESMA page on...

Welcome to this episode of the cost of everything podcast. This is the second of 8 episodes this season (themed Society and Cost). On this episode we have Colin Hammond of ScopeMaster. Colin is an experience Project Manager and Cost Estimator in the software industry. We talk all about the problem of estimating software when requirements are not well understood, and the (sometimes nefarious) approach to estimating with the well known problem of bias. Link to the Scopemaster Website:...

Welcome to this new series of the cost of everything podcast with your host, Amritpal. This is the first of 8 episodes this season (themed Society and Cost) which will start with the estimators perspective. On this episode we have Daniel Harper a senior cost estimator with more than 25 years in the game. Daniel is a pioneer of communicating cost estimates and facilitating knowledge sharing in the cost community, having created Cost FACTS and more recently the CAMEL (Cost Acquisition,...

In this special edition of the cost of everything podcast I share the perspectives of the attendees at this year's International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association workshop held in San Antonio. In this episode you’ll hear from the participants who attended, why they decided to join and what they got out of the sessions. There’s also a chat with the outgoing president Bob Hunter and the incoming President Christina Snyder. ICEAA website to sign up to be a speaker at the next workshop:...

Hello, just a quick check in and a few announcements about the new series and a BONUS episode out this week! LinkedIn page for the podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cost-of-everything/ A podcast for everyone interested in cost!

In the final episode all about the Basics of Estimating I round things up by discussing how to communicate the estimate.  Powerpoint slides? Beefy word reports? What else can we use? Rest in peace to Leonie who joined me on the podcast to discuss the 36 Chinese Strategies. Link to the episode here: The Cost of Everything: The 36 Chinese Strategies on Apple Podcasts ACostE announce speakers at the upcoming Annual Conference: Latest Announcement on LinkedIn ACostE annual conference in...

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On this episode we're going to dive into the world of cost data and the crucial role it plays in producing cost estimates. I start by explaining a bit about cost data, provide a  checklist on cost data collection and talk all things AI and how that’s changing the game for cost data collection and analysis. ACostE annual conference in Birmingham from the 5th to the 6th of July. Link to Eventbrite page to sign up for the conference: Link Check out the ICEAA website for upcoming events,...

Hello and welcome to episode 5 of the basics of estimating series. This week I'm sharing an interview I recorded with Glen Alleman, a project risk veteran and write of the long time blog Herding Cats. I talked to Glen about his story in risk, the projects he's worked on, and what he sess as the fundamentals of risk management. Glen's blog Herding Cats: Link Follow Glen on LinkedIn for regular newsletters: Link For more updates join the Podcast LinkedIn...

This episode covers the basics of inflation, how inflation has been addressed in cost estimates, and what these approaches mean for the way we do these in the future. ICEAA Professional Development & Training Workshop May 16-18, 2023 – San Antonio, Texas More details and registration can be found at: https://www.iceaaonline.com/sat2023/ ACostE annual conference in Birmingham from the 5th to the 6th of July. Link to Eventbrite page to sign up for the conference: Link Link to the...

Today we’re talking about the well proportioned cost estimator, let’s call them the Vetruvian estimator. But it’s not what you think. ICEAA Workshop Early Bird Rate! Link ACostE Annual Conference Call for Papers contact [email protected] for more information. LinkedIn page for the podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cost-of-everything/ A podcast for everyone interested in cost!

Welcome to the cost of everything podcast. A podcast designed to help you understand why things cost what they cost, and how to get better at decision making. In this episode I'm talking all about the ethics of cost estimating, asking if we should track the performance of the estimator and whether or not this would give estimators more skin in the game. LinkedIn page for the podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cost-of-everything/ A podcast for everyone interested in cost!

Welcome to the cost of everything podcast. This week we start series 8, back to basics. In this first episode I go over the art of the possible with estimating and the need to firstly have a purpose so that you and your stakeholders know what you need to do! LinkedIn page for the podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-cost-of-everything/ A podcast for everyone interested in cost!

Welcome to the new year! How are those resolutions looking? Today, in this short episode, I cover my approach to the podcast in 2023. Short and simple today. First full episode of the new season will be out in mid-Feb! A podcast for everyone interested in cost!

A Chinese New Year special with expert in the 36 Chinese strategies, an international author, keynote speaker and China-educated Strategist Leonie McKeown. We talked about the 36 strategies, what this means as a concept and ways to understand how the Chinese think about business and negotiation.    Leonie's website: https://www.leoniemckeon.com/ Leonie's LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonie-mckeon-90480523/ A podcast for everyone interested in cost!

Here is the final part of the discussions held with estimators during the annual ACostE Conference in Birmingham. I also cover the plans for the podcast in 2023. Give it a listen, let me know what you think. Find out more about the ACostE on their website: Welcome | AcostE Interact with the ACostE via LinkedIn: The Association of Cost Engineers ACostE: Overview | LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: TheCostofEverythingPodcast (@CostofPodcast) / Twitter Follow us on LinkedIn:...

It's been a while, and I'm making lots of excuses, the main one being I've just become a dad for the first time. But, unfinished business, so here is the second part of the discussions held with estimators during the annual ACostE Conference in Birmingham (July 2022). Find out more about the ACostE on their website: Welcome | AcostE Interact with the ACostE via LinkedIn: The Association of Cost Engineers ACostE: Overview | LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter: TheCostofEverythingPodcast...

On October 4 COSMIC and Nesma will bring to the stage a number of leaders in IT to share their experience with IT Cost Management and IT Cost Estimation. (Get 15% off using code: costofeverything). Website: IT Cost Management Summit Philharmonie Haarlem, The Netherlands - Nesma Welcome back to the podcast! New season, new episode, and we start with discussions during the annual ACostE Conference in Birmingham (July 2022). I talk to different industry stakeholders, who cover what they think...