Modern Cost Engineering in 2025

Modern cost engineering requires speed, accuracy, and transparency, but outdated tools and manual processes create bottlenecks that slow decision-making. This guide provides a practical framework for building AI-ready cost engineering processes that deliver reliable results under real-world pressure.

You'll learn where AI actually adds value versus where deterministic logic must remain in control, discover essential capabilities for future-proof costing software, and understand how to centralize data for cross-functional collaboration.

Whether you're a cost engineer, engineering manager, procurement professional, or manufacturing leader, this guide will help you transform fragmented workflows into a scalable competitive advantage that improves accuracy, speeds up decisions, and maintains the transparency stakeholders demand.

• Where AI actually adds value in cost engineering, and where it doesn’t

• The must-have capabilities a future-proof costing software

• How to improve accuracy, speed, and collaboration across your organization – without losing control