My maternal grandfather once told me that his grandfathers each had diametrically opposed mottos. His maternal grandfather’s motto was “Haste makes waste,” while that of… Read More »The Intrinsic Link Between Cost and Schedule
After driving down COVID-19 cases to a low level this Summer, Europe is currently experiencing a second wave of infection. While countries are taking action,… Read More »Swift Action to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Makes a Stunning Difference
In 1 Corinthians St. Paul writes “I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you… Read More »Milk Vs. Meat in Risk Management
According to a New York Times article published today, there have been 88,000 cases of COVID-19 reported at colleges and universities across the United States.… Read More »Do COVID-19 Cases at Schools and Universities Matter?
Podcasts are growing in popularity. According to a recent article by Statista, 75 percent of Americans are now aware of podcasts, and 55 percent have… Read More »Cost Estimating Podcasts
From The NY Times – there is a surge in virus cases in counties where at least 10 percent of the population are students at… Read More »COVID-19 Cases Surging in College Towns
In a recent post, I called into question the credibility of the current practice of cost risk analysis. I showed that for 10 projects for… Read More »Are Analysts Complicit in Cost and Schedule Growth?
Some recent headlines have cited a University of Washington model that predicts 410,000 COVID-19 deaths by the end of this year, with a range from… Read More »400,000 COVID-19 Deaths by the End of the Year?
Several years ago, when I was the Cost Director with the Missile Defense Agency I had a conversation about quantitative cost risk analysis with a… Read More »Is the Current Practice of Quantitative Risk Analysis Credible?
Recent data from Johns Hopkins suggests that many U.S. states are doing much worse than most other countries around the world in controlling the spread… Read More »COVID-19 Trends – U.S. States Compared to the World