The purpose of the estimate is two-fold. First, it allows the contractor to enter into a contractual agreement with confidence. Second, it provides an organized, detailed plan to execute the project ...

One of the first tasks when managing a project is the cost estimate. A cost estimate must be accurate, transparent and reliable. These factors are particularly important for a small business because ...

Project managers are asked to provide effort, duration, and cost estimates as a primary part of our jobs. You know then, that the estimation process is partly an art and partly a science. However, ...

Regardless of the technique you use, the tendency in project estimation is to provide one number for each estimate. In other words, if you have 100 activities on your schedule, each activity would ...

Preconstruction technology continues to gain traction across the construction industry, with estimating software emerging as ...

This latest release of Corecon’s web-based estimating and project management software offers users several new tools to help manage construction projects. Corecon V7 web-based estimating and project ...

Now available, the new software versions include: “With cost and productivity pressures facing the construction industry today, the ability to generate accurate estimates is vital—as is the need to ...

Any project manager knows that no project is completed in perfect circumstances. So you should use the following process and techniques if you want to make your schedule estimate as realistic as ...