Month: April 2024
Cost Overruns: When Your Budgets Do More Stretching Than Yoga
Alright, infrastructure enthusiasts, let’s talk about flexibility that goes beyond your weekend yoga session. In the world of cost estimation, budgets often have a remarkable [more…]
Why Infrastructure Projects Need a Dating App for Budget and Reality Check
Alright, infrastructure enthusiasts. The relationship between project budget and project reality can be, well, rocky at best. The initial budget often resembles a lovestruck teenager’s [more…]
My Most Epic Oops Moments (and How I Managed to Recover)
Alright, infrastructure enthusiasts, buckle up! It’s time for a cost estimator to confess my most epic oops moments. Let’s face it: In the world of cost [more…]
The “Cone Zone Charade”: Why Infrastructure Projects Always Seem to Speak Their Budgetary Language
Ah, the dreaded cone zone charade. A labyrinth of orange cones, cryptic signage, and enough detours to make even the most seasoned navigator question their sanity. [more…]
From Napkin Sketch to Reality Check: Why Cost Estimate Should Never Be Done on Cocktail Napkins
Let’s face it: Infrastructure projects are ambitious undertakings. They connect communities, shape skylines, and keep our world moving. But sometimes, the initial spark of an [more…]
Future-Proofing on a Budget: Building Infrastructure that Doesn’t Look Like it Belongs in a Retro Sci-Fi Film
Let’s face it, folks. Nobody wants to be responsible for building infrastructure that looks like it was salvaged from a dusty set of “The Jetsons.”. [more…]
Nailed It! (or Not): The Hilarious (and Slightly Stressful) World of Infrastructure Project Deadlines
Have you ever dreamt of starring in your infrastructure project deadline reality show? It’d be a thrilling (slightly terrifying) spectacle, filled with last-minute heroics, unexpected detours, and [more…]
Infrastructure Procurement: A Hilarious Look at the Intricate Dance Between Price, Quality, and Politics
Ah, infrastructure procurement. It can feel like a three-legged race with Price, Quality, and Politics all vying for the lead (and occasionally tripping each other up). As a cost [more…]
Underbudget and Overambitious: The Superhero Syndrome in Infrastructure Projects
Alright, infrastructure enthusiasts, assemble! Let’s talk about the ever-present struggle in our world: the Superhero Syndrome. No, we’re not talking about capes and tights (although a [more…]
“Lost in Translation”: When Communication Breakdowns Lead to Costly Misunderstandings
Ah, communication. It is the cornerstone of any successful project and the occasional source of some genuinely epic misunderstandings in infrastructure cost estimation. We’ve all been there. [more…]
