On time and on budget—the familiar yet challenging goal in the construction industry. Despite significant efforts to enhance construction productivity and efficiency, many projects continue to ...

“How long will it take?” demand managers, clients, and executives. “It takes as long as it takes,” retort irritated engineers. They counter: “Give us an estimate!” And the engineers gather their wits, ...

Dan Galorath is founder and CEO of Galorath, a leader in cost estimation, actionable data and expertise for informed decision-making. Cost engineering has always been pivotal in balancing project ...

A few years back, a colleague shared an interesting exercise with me. He took a deck of cards, split it in half, turned one half face up, then mixed all the cards up on a table and asked me how many ...