What Cost Control Isn’t

What is cost control in a cultural project? Cost control is about controlling costs, up or down, in order to achieve your goal.

That’s what it is.

Here’s what it isn’t:

Cost control isn’t … trying to make all the elements in a project equally inexpensive.

It isn’t … trying to get as many things made as possible, for as little as possible.

It isn’t … trying to get as much bang as you can for your buck with every single thing.

It isn’t … applying the same standards for everything.

It isn’t … austerity.

It isn’t … having your project look like you didn’t spend anything.

It isn’t … like being a retiree on a fixed income, where “everything as cheap as possible” is a mantra.

Here’s the thing:
Cost control is about controlling costs, up or down, in order to achieve your goal.

That might mean reducing … and it might mean increasing.

Your job is to spend money. Cost control just means spending it well.

Warmly,
Jonathan

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