TY - GEN
T1 - Identification and assessment of cost estimating competencies
AU - Alroomi, Anwar
AU - Jeong, David
AU - Chong, Oswald
AU - Oberlender, Garold
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the cost estimating community over the next decade is the loss of knowledge and experience of highly experienced estimators as a high percentage of them are retiring and a shortage of qualified cost estimators is evident in the construction industry. This study identified 23 core estimating competencies classified into skills, knowledge, and personal attributes and also identified the gaps between the current and desired level of the estimating competencies. In total, 228 completed questionnaires were collected through the Construction Industry Institute (CII) member companies, and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering -International (AACE-I) and American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) workshops. A criticality matrix was developed to prioritize competencies based on the combined effects of the level of importance of each competency and its associated gap. The factor analysis technique has been applied to investigate the correlation effects of the 23 estimating competencies. An implementation tool which assesses the current level of competencies of an estimator or an estimating team and recommends appropriate training tools has also been developed. The findings of this study will help engineering and construction companies design and develop appropriate educational and training programs to enhance estimating functions.
AB - Perhaps the greatest challenge facing the cost estimating community over the next decade is the loss of knowledge and experience of highly experienced estimators as a high percentage of them are retiring and a shortage of qualified cost estimators is evident in the construction industry. This study identified 23 core estimating competencies classified into skills, knowledge, and personal attributes and also identified the gaps between the current and desired level of the estimating competencies. In total, 228 completed questionnaires were collected through the Construction Industry Institute (CII) member companies, and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering -International (AACE-I) and American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) workshops. A criticality matrix was developed to prioritize competencies based on the combined effects of the level of importance of each competency and its associated gap. The factor analysis technique has been applied to investigate the correlation effects of the 23 estimating competencies. An implementation tool which assesses the current level of competencies of an estimator or an estimating team and recommends appropriate training tools has also been developed. The findings of this study will help engineering and construction companies design and develop appropriate educational and training programs to enhance estimating functions.
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U2 - 10.1061/41109(373)15
DO - 10.1061/41109(373)15
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77956316176
SN - 9780784411094
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice - Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress
SP - 142
EP - 150
BT - Construction Research Congress 2010
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice
Y2 - 8 May 2010 through 10 May 2010
ER -