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Estimate development, documentation and review.
Official CEP information ↗Estimate purpose and classification
Judge the information behind an estimate before deciding how it can be used.
Open study section ↗Writing the basis of estimate
Make scope, quantities, rates and exclusions traceable to a defined issue.
Open study section ↗Review and reconciliation
Find missing scope and duplicated allowances, then explain the movement.
Open study section ↗Choosing an estimating method
Work with a factored model and test whether its inputs are comparable.
Open study section ↗Contingency and uncertainty
Calculate expected exposure and understand what the result cannot tell you.
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- 11R-88Required Skills and Knowledge of Cost EngineeringOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 46R-11Required Skills and Knowledge of Cost EstimatingOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 14R-90Required Skills and Knowledge of Planning and SchedulingOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 17R-97Cost Estimate Classification SystemOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 34R-05Basis of EstimateOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 31R-03Reviewing, Validating, and Documenting the EstimateOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 59R-10Development of Factored Cost Estimates – As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction for the Process IndustriesOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 40R-08Contingency Estimating – General PrinciplesOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 41R-08Understanding Estimate RangingOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 37R-06Schedule Levels of Detail – As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and ConstructionOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 38R-06Documenting the Schedule BasisOfficial public sample PDF ↗
- 82R-13Earned Value Management (EVM) Overview and Recommended Practices Consistent with EIA-748-COfficial public sample PDF ↗
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