Tag: #InfrastructureHumour
This hashtag injects humour into the often-serious topic of infrastructure development. It helps attract people interested in infrastructure but looking for a lighter approach.
Does Life Cycle Costing Hold the Secret to Infrastructure Immortality?
You’re a seasoned cost estimator, knee-deep in spreadsheets, meticulously calculating the lifespan of a bridge, a highway, or perhaps a shiny new airport terminal. You’ve [more…]
From Cost Estimates to Cost Guesstimates Navigating the Fog
All right, my fellow infrastructure enthusiasts, let’s delve into a topic that unites us all—the ever-changing, unpredictable weather of project budgets and cost estimates! Despite our [more…]
Time Travel and Cost Estimating: Why Project Managers Wish They Had a DeLorean
Get ready, infrastructure enthusiasts, for a thought experiment as practical as a trip in a DeLorean! Consider the advantages: What if we had the ultimate [more…]
Cost Overruns: “Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: The Blockbuster Budgets of Infrastructure”
Alright, infrastructure enthusiasts, let’s talk about a saga as epic as any blockbuster movie: the fight against cost overruns! We, the cost estimators, are not [more…]
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…]
