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risk-oriented-estimating.md

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 # Risk Oriented Estimating
 
 Risk-Oriented Estimating (ROE), is a methodology for [[construction-estimating]] which
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 which challenges the natural tendency to shy from uncertainty
 with the reality of the cost of certainty.
 
-ROE does not endorse common shortcuts which round up to "cover" uncertainty,
+ROE does not endorse common shortcuts that round up to "cover" uncertainty,
 as these ultimately _increase_ risk by inflating the apparent project cost,
 increasing the probability of loss to a competitor.
 
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 ROE determines the appropriate level of [[estimating-detail]]
 given an organization's [[risk#Risk Tolerance]].
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