The word “assume” means “to take for granted; suppose.” Most estimating departments are fast-paced environments, which requires the estimator to read many specifications in a short period of time. You ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on aligning sales and marketing for fun and profit. “My biggest learning throughout my career is to never assume,” said ...

Over the past year, it seemed plausible that we had turned the corner, and I optimistically assumed that the pandemic was making its final curtain call. Then came the COVID Omicron BA.1 variant, ...