TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR WORLDWIDE COST ENGINEERING
Ten Commandments for
Worldwide Cost Engineering
1. Thou shall not begin an international cost engineering
assignment without preparing for the differences in culture and protocol.
2. Thou shall not ignore investment objectives of the target country's government.
3. Thou shall use emotional intelligence to deal with professionals of other disciplines.
4. Thou shall not use biased estimated scope that does not reflect technical, cultural, legal, and climate differences.
5. Thou shall not ignore what materials and equipment must be imported and their impact on cost and schedule.
6. Thou shall not accept as gospel cost data for other countries without thoroughly checking for understanding and testing for reasonableness.
7. Thou shall not ignore productivity, weather, religious practices, and construction methods when calculating labor cost.
8. Thou shall not ignore the additional risks associated with cost and schedule on international projects.
9. Thou shall manage scope, cost, quality, schedule, communications, procurement, risk and human relations for the benefits of the project owner and all stakeholders.
10. Thou shall use recommended standard practices and models of reference.
2. Thou shall not ignore investment objectives of the target country's government.
3. Thou shall use emotional intelligence to deal with professionals of other disciplines.
4. Thou shall not use biased estimated scope that does not reflect technical, cultural, legal, and climate differences.
5. Thou shall not ignore what materials and equipment must be imported and their impact on cost and schedule.
6. Thou shall not accept as gospel cost data for other countries without thoroughly checking for understanding and testing for reasonableness.
7. Thou shall not ignore productivity, weather, religious practices, and construction methods when calculating labor cost.
8. Thou shall not ignore the additional risks associated with cost and schedule on international projects.
9. Thou shall manage scope, cost, quality, schedule, communications, procurement, risk and human relations for the benefits of the project owner and all stakeholders.
10. Thou shall use recommended standard practices and models of reference.
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