Remove Accountability Remove Budget Remove Product Management
article thumbnail

How to Rebuild Construction Estimates From the Ground Up

GovLoop

Engineers must account for differences in regional costs for labor and materials, plus factors such as weather and crew sizes. “At The ability to apply predictive analysis for forecasting future project costs is critical in government, given the long procurement cycles and budget processes, he said.

Budget 45
article thumbnail

From “Beltway Bandits” to mission partners

Federal News Network

While federal employees need to be thoughtful about the right scope of contractors, establish boundaries, and hold contractors accountable, it’s just as important to treat contractors as valued team members. Second, mission leaders, like good supervisors, must provide accountability without losing empathy. This needs to change.