Lance, I will confess that at this point in my career my momentum is fading in trying to keep on top of it all the nitty-gritty, including what you now suggesting are basics (e.g., Python in Excel). But I hope I will have something to offer to the conversation until I am old enough to be President ;) ...

Christian, will the public link work if posted in LinkedIn? ------------------------------ John Hollmann Owner Validation Estimating LLC Ashburn jhollmann@validest.com ------------------------------

Thanks for sharing. I am so happy to see TCM being taken to the next level (the renAIssance). Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the TCM Framework (and AACE membership maybe hitting 10K) so it is ripe for the analytics transition hitting us all. Thanks for your leadership on this Lance! ...

Daniel, I have been involved in multiple database development initiatives from the 1990s (yeah, I am that old) through just last year with a major owner. Structuring, capturing, cleaning data is table stakes for analytics (which by and large calls for structured data). Well covered in RP 114R-20. Serious ...

Brian, from my benchmarking experience, a main interest of business is always time and money and the predictability thereof. Therefore, key metrics are actual/estimate cost growth and schedule slip (i.e., variation from approved amounts; aka contingency usage). I would suggest reading Ed Merrow's (owner ...