Estimating and Project Controls Organization Development

CCG has extensive experience in establishing world-class estimating and project control organizations. We work with you on developing the cost engineering organization that best meets your needs. We can consult on the mix of cost engineering activities that you should keep in-house versus outsourcing to contractors. These activities include analysis, recommendation, and/or development of staffing levels; functional competency models; estimating and project control tools and software; estimating databases; standards and procedures; and training.

Whether you are just beginning to develop an internal estimating and project control organization, or wish to enhance your existing department, CCG can help you achieve world-class capabilities. We help you to grow your estimating and project control organizations to provide the maximum value to your capital project business.

Our estimating and project controls organization development services can be provided on an ad-hoc basis, making evaluations and recommendations; or we can work with your staff on a day-to-day basis during the organizational development period until you are ready to transition to a full-service owner estimating and project control department.

CCG's mission is to help your organization to enhance its cost engineering capabilities so that you achieve leadership in capital project performance. Review our white paper prepared for the AACE International Cost Engineering magazine: The Organization of an Estimating Department

In many cases, organizational development begins with an organizational and cost engineering process assessment. CCG can perform a gap analysis of your organization's cost engineering processes, practices and capabilities. This evaluation typically includes evaluation of your organization's documented processes, procedures, standards, templates, tools, and data across the enterprise; and includes interviews of key cost engineering personnel and stakeholders to gain a thorough understanding of your organization's goals and strategies. CCG's assessment will focus on four areas: 1) strategy; 2) process; 3) organization; and 4) tools and data. Each focus area's alignment with each other, and with best industry practices will be considered.

The results of the assessment will be documented in a formal report that establishes actionable plans for improvement efforts. The report typically provides a list of specific, practical recommendations; and preliminary action plans for addressing identified gaps and to move towards best industry practices. CCG can then help in ongoing implementation of improvement plans, and provide mentoring and coaching.

An organizational assessment can be specifically focused on cost estimating, project controls, project development process, or all-encompassing cost engineering areas. Our goal is to improve your organization's effectiveness, and to have your organization be self-sufficient in applying the various skills and knowledge of cost engineering and total cost management. Contact us to see how we can help you to improve your organization's capital project performance!