Adding Value To the Organisation through

1. Adding Value To the Organisation through Cost Engineering Dave Lewis - Cost Engineering Solutions Dale Shermon - PriceSystems

2. The Problem Cost Engineers are • under funded, • not appreciated • capabilities are not being recognised by their companies

3. This presentation is provided, through the EACE, and aims to address this problem by assisting you in presenting the capabilities of the Cost Engineering Process and how it adds value to your organisation.

4. Take these slides as a starting point for a presentation to “sell” the capabilities of Cost Engineering. • Select Format, Apply Design Template from the menu to customise the presentation within your organisation • Delete this slide and add, where appropriate information relating to your own organisation.

5. Adding Value To the Organisation through the Application of The Skills & Process For Cost Engineering

6. Agenda # Part 1 • Definition Of Cost Engineering • The Cost Engineer • Profile • Primary Skills • Qualifications • Requirements • Cost Data • Cost Models • Process & Procedures

7. Definition Of Cost EngineeringAssociation of Cost Engineers • A Cost Engineer is, by education, training and experience competent to develop and make practical use of the principles of engineering cost management which embraces activities such as estimating, cost control, value engineering, planning, construction management, investment appraisal and risk analysis.

8. Cost Estimating Cost Modelling Cost Control & Analysis VA/VE & Cost Reduction Planning(Schedule) Risk Management Cost Allocation DTC & CAIV Supply Chain Support Knowledge Management Capital Asset & Resource Management Business Analysis Business Case Development Audit Definition Of Cost EngineeringCost Engineering Capability Improvement Model

9. Why you should have Estimators ? Accurately forecasting the cost of future work is vital to the survival of any business. Estimators develop cost related information for managers to use in determination of resource and material requirements, making bids, and assessment of the profitability of new products. To do this estimators compile and analyse data on all the factors that can influence costs such as materials, labour, machinery, past performance, commercial conditions etc.

10. Meeting The Need * 1 > Experience Technical Knowledge Commercial Awareness Financial Awareness Profile Understanding The Business Communications & Interpersonal Skills Principles Of Project Management, Tasks relate to PMBOK

11. Meeting The Need *1A > Capabilities Elements Of Cost CBS/WBS Estimating Methods Costing & Pricing Types & Purpose Of Estimates Primary Skills Operating & Manufacture Costs Cost Indices & Escalation Factors Risk Analysis/Contingency Budgeting & Cash Flow HSE

12. Meeting The Need * 2 > Cost Data Historical Project Cost Data Cost Data Estimate To Complete Data Inflation / Cost Trend Indices

13. Meeting The Need * 3 > Cost Models Appropriate to the Organisation and Application Proprietary Cost Models Spreadsheets Cost Models Rule Of Thumb Cost Improvement Models Economic Models

14. Meeting The Need * 4 > Process & Procedures Client Specifies Process & Procedures In House

15. Meeting The Need * 5 >Qualifications • NVQ/SVQ – Project Control • Certified Cost Engineer – SCEA/ACostE ? • Incorporated, Chartered or European Engineer thro’ Engineering Council or Federation Of National Engineering associations. • Certified Parametrician - ISPA

16. Agenda # Part 2 Approach • Scope/Definitions • Project Execution Strategy • Estimating Strategy • Information Requirements

17. Scope / Definitions Breakdown Structures WBS CBS OBS Scope / Definitions Exclusions Scope & Boundaries Schedule

18. Project Execution Strategy Commercial & Financial Contracting Arrangements Project Execution Strategy Local Issues Supply Chain Considerations Competition • Alternative Strategies • SWOT Analysis

19. Estimating Strategy Degree Of Definition Estimating Strategy Schedule Adopt Appropriate Technique

20. Information Requirements - 1 • Purpose/Use • Project Stage • Level & quality Of Project scope • Level & quality Of data • Time for preparation • Resource Level/Availability • companies Risk Culture Type Of Cost Estimate Produced

21. Information Requirements - 2 • Project scope • Project Specification • Quantity • Rates • Schedule data • Local factors/Performance data • Escalation norms Estimating Techniques vary - individual constituent parts need to be available

22. Information Requirements - 3 Estimating Techniques Fall Into 2 Categories Minimal Project Scope Or Design Definition Deign Definition Or Project Scope Advanced Bottoms Up/Detailed Top Down/Parametric

23. Accuracy Accuracy improves through course of the project as scope & definition firm up as costs move from estimated to actual.

24. Information Requirements - 4 Actual Labour Hours & Norms Statistics Estimating Manuals Database Technical Data Perfomance data Procurement data Indices/Escalation

25. Typical Cost / Technical Trend Chart

26. Typical Cost Improvement Chart

27. Breakdown Of Cost by Element 5% Reduction = £40 K 5% Reduction = £5K

28. Supplier Comparison Graph Supplier B is Cheaper Than A

29. Next Steps Provide your own inputs on areas of financial saving and benefits achieved. Please also provide data to me for collation & presentation in Part 2

30. Next Steps # 2 • Need to Collect Best Practice Data to include in Part 2 • CECIM / Benchmarking Workshops • Expand Into Cost Analysis(EVA etc) For Part 2. • Need to generate Strengths & Key Benefits slides(Competences & Training Sub Group) • Need to generate Financial Benefits • Cost Of CE relative to Value Of work • Cost Of CE relative to savings generated.

31. Further Information For Further information please contact dave.lewis@costeng-solutions.com or dale.shermon@pricesystems.com