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"I mean, have you ever heard of a building project going 3x over budget and then not actually delivering a building at all?" Construction projects go over budg
by jeffbush 10y ago
"I mean, have you ever heard of a building project going 3x over budget and then not actually delivering a building at all?"
Construction projects go over budget and are late all the time. Remember the big dig?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig
The Sydney Opera house was 10 years late and 1475% over budget:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House#Completion_and_cost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Opera_House#Completion_...
Anyone who's had renovations done to their house can also probably sympathize.
- erichocean 10y agoGovernment construction projects, at least in the US, "go over budget and are late all the time". Private construction? Not so much, certainly nothing like 3x the estimated cost.
- r00fus 10y agoWho performs the work on government projects? Private companies.
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoYes, construction projects can frequently be late and over budget, but they always end up with an actual building when they're done.
- jeffbush 10y agoI'm trying to be charitable in my interpretation, but "always" is a strong word: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Rakyat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Rakyat http://gizmodo.com/the-sad-fate-of-the-worlds-six-tallest-unfinished-build-1659526564 http://gizmodo.com/the-sad-fate-of-the-worlds-six-tallest-un... But rather than split hairs: I interpreted the underlying assertion being that construction is more predictable and reliable than software. I've heard this in other contexts as well. And that didn't pass the gut check for me, because I can think anecdotally of many construction projects (and home renovations) that were way over budget and took longer than expected.