The Cost of Everything

Welcome to the cost of everything podcast in 2022!

This week, I talk about the Marble Arch Hill (or Mound as it became known), a temporary art installation/ tourist attraction in the centre of London, which, for 6 months divided opinion, tripled in cost, and resulted in heads rolling. Why was it branded as "London's worst site?"

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

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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 last episode of 2021 I reflect on what I have learned from the episodes this year and share the five objectives for the podcast in 2022.

Thank you to you all for coming with me on this journey, a happy new year and see you in 2022!

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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.

The final part of our trilogy on the cost of movies discussing the creative ways of saving money in movie production and then the post production process.

You can listen back to the previous episodes all about the movies here:
Part 1: Budgeting a Movie (buzzsprout.com)
Part 2: Making the movie: How much does it really cost? (buzzsprout.com)

Check out Stephen's website: www.StephenFollows.com

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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 is part 2 of my series of talks with film expert Stephen Follows. This week we talk about the cost of producing the movie, how schedule is key to the budget, and whether or not actors are really worth their salary.

You can listen back to the previous episode all about budgeting the movie here: Budgeting a Movie (buzzsprout.com)

Check out Stephen's website: www.StephenFollows.com

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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 week, and for the next few episodes we are all about the movies. I interview Stephen Follows, expert in films, producer and all round data buff. This week we cover budgeting the movie, and Stephen gives us an insight into some things you wouldn't expect about budgeting a movie.

Check out Stephen's website: www.StephenFollows.com

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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 honour of libraries week, which is taking place between the 4th and the 10th of October here in the UK this episode is all about the cost and value of a library.

Facts and Figures from the Reading Agency: Link

The Download link to study by Kantor: Link

Previous episode with Doug Hicks: The model is more important than data - The Cost of Everything | Podcast on Spotify

Previous episode covering QALY: Fight Club and the CBA of Covid-19 - The Cost of Everything | Podcast on Spotify

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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 episode I talk about cost benefit analysis, Fight Club and a recent article which discusses the cost benefit analysis in the context of the UK Covid Lockdown in 2020.

I'll be speaking at the Software Cost Estimation Summit '21 in the Netherlands in November. The event is hosted by NESMA and will feature guest speakers from across software estimating: Get your tickets at the following link: Link

Link to the article Stay at Home, Protect the National Health Service, Save Lives”: A cost benefit analysis of the lockdown in the United Kingdom. by Miles, Stedman: Link

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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 week I talk about the Hudson River Tunnel Project, the latest research investigating Project risk in Nigerian Construction, and sharing some upcoming online events in the world of cost.

Part 1:
Link to the Bloomberg article on the Gateway Tunnel Program: Link
Link to the Amtrak Website page about the Program: Link

Events List:
The Project Controls Expo Virtual 14th to 16th September: Link
The ICEAA Training Summit 21st to 23rd September: Link
The ACostE "Zen and the Art of Estimator Maintenance" - 20th September: 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.

This week I interview Andy Pollard, a product cost specialist and trainer in value engineering with over 30 years experience in estimating in a wide range of industries.

We talk about should cost estimating, why cost is important in negotiations, and the courses he delivers through Pivotal Value Training that can help you to save costs on your product.

Link to the FREE Pivotal Value Training available here: LINK

You can contact me or send me recommendations on what you would like to see on future episodes, via the LinkedIn page here, or by email: [email protected].

Checkout the website for the latest blog: thecostofeverything.net/

Follow the podcast on Twitter @costofpodcast

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.

Happy birthday! The podcast is officially a year old! This week I talk about the Olympic games, how much they cost, and why comparing across different games is fraught with errors.

 I am always looking for feedback and great people to talk to, so contact me on [email protected] if you have feedback or you would like to be on the show!

 I will be reverting to an episode every two weeks!

Really nice graphic on the Visual Capitalist website illustrating how many types of cognitive bias we are exposed to: LINK

Forbes article on Olympic cost overruns: LINK

Article by  C. Frank Zarnowski on how to calculate historical cost of the Olympics: LINK

Article by Bent Flyvberg on the Oxford Said Business School website: LINK

Safeguarding of Value of the Olympics Games report by the International Olympic Committee: LINK

The IOC video "Discover the economics of the Olympic Games": LINK

Errors I made in the episode: at one point I said the cost of Covid on the Olympic games was 2.8 million dollars, I meant 2.8 billion! I also said the whole cost of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated at 28 million dollars, I meant 28 billion dollars. Blame sleep deprivation!

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.