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: https://www.scopemaster.com

Register for the SCAF conference by following the link in the show notes below: https://scaf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Registration-SCAF-Conference-September-2023.pdf

Link to PACE and to register for the conference go to www.profitability-analytics.org/profits-plus

Team Quantech’s winning presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaIZZF22M0

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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, Manufacturing and Estimating Log).

Subscribe to the CAMEL: https://tetelestai.substack.com/

More information about ICEAA and the upcoming webinar on the website: iceaaonline.com

ICEAA YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCJP3E_n0-4_nwtPOvwzha3A

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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:
https://www.iceaaonline.com/min24cfp/

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

Hello, just a quick check in and a few announcements about the new series and a BONUS episode out this week!

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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 Birmingham from the 5th to the 6th of July.
Link to Eventbrite page to sign up for the conference: Link

ICEAA cost challenge webinars, sign up to the first one here: Link

Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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, professional accreditation and more information on cost: https://www.iceaaonline.com

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

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 Office for National Statistics (ONS) website: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/index.html

The OECD interactive chart comparing inflation in each of the G7 countries: https://data.oecd.org/price/inflation-cpi.htm

US Department of Defence guide "inflation and escalation best practice for cost analysis" link: Link

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.

Today we’re talking about the well proportioned cost estimator, let’s call them the Vetruvian estimator. But it’s not what you think.

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Cost estimating everything from infrastructure to software, from people to the cosmos. Amritpal is the host of the podcast, and is himself a professional cost estimator.