APM – ACostE Estimating Guide

By: Association for Project Management and Association of Cost Engineers

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Synopsis: Everything you need to know about estimating in one essential guide. Estimates are critical to project professionals; vital when making informed decisions about projects across the different stages of the entire project life cycle to ensure successful project delivery. A cooperation between the Association for Project Management (APM) and the Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE) this guide is vital for project professionals across various sectors, as well as anyone who needs to understand cost estimation. Created by collaborators with real-life experiences, Estimating Cost will help you understand and diligently apply the core values of estimating cost to improve the clarity and robustness of an estimate for better decision making. Key features include: * practical advice with a focus on cost estimating approaches, such as top-down, bottom-up, and ‘ethereal’; * guidance on the various estimating methods including analogy, parametric and trusted source; * applicability to the private sector and on a wide range of projects; * key figures, diagrams and frameworks you can build on and apply to your estimates.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 68 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781903494844
Publisher:: Association for Project Management
Date of Addition:: 10/02/19
Copyrighted By:: © Association for Project Management and Association of Cost Engineers 2019 © Alan R Jones 2019 for figures 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 3.3, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Reference, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Clare Georgy
Proofread By:: Clare Georgy
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.