Estimate Consistency

Whenever I begin to talk to a shop manager about estimate consistency I get a stare that makes me feel like I grew antennae and turned green.  Getting stares like you just turned into an alien are familiar to me because through JSE Consulting I talk to shop managers and owners about areas they are not looking at.  Estimate Consistency is one of them.  When you have more than one estimator estimate consistency becomes a problem.  Each estimator knows what he needs to put on an estimate however, it might not be exactly what you the manager fell should be going on the estimate.  The only way to determine if you have a problem is to perform a spot-check audit.  You can do these yourself or you can call me and I will do them, regardless, they must be done to ensure you are sending the same message through your estimates everytime. 

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