Why late-stage cost overruns are symptoms of a larger problem

Cost overruns on construction projects typically stem from poor planning decisions made early in the project phase, not just jobsite mistakes. Project stakeholders need to take ownership of their decisions during planning stages to prevent budgets from ballooning later.

It’s easy to blame ballooning budgets on jobsite errors. But project stakeholders need to own decisions earlier in the planning stages to actually avoid them, writes a consultant.

This story was originally published by Construction Dive.