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The top teams look like they have shocked themselves into maintaining their high placings by producing scarily high improvements for Period 8.
We're at the stage where it is getting interesting as the leading teams will now get twitchy and cautious. A final place is in their grasp but a mistake, a silly decision, a reckless decision that goes the wrong way could change all that. This caution and defensiveness will give opportunities for those in the chasing pack to show their flair and take courageous decisions to catch them.
The top teams are likely looking over their shoulder hoping that their decisions don't come back to haunt them, so it's now time for the chasing teams to stop hiding behind the couch.
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While it may all seem calm as the top two, 'TEAM 3' (AtkinsRéalis Ireland) and 'Cant Engineer Group (CEG)' hold station, below the surface, there is a hive of activity.
'Tech Catalysts' and 'Construction Cheetahs', both from AtkinsRéalis India, continue their tight battle behind the leaders, while 'HARE & The Plastic Population' (William Hare Limited) is ready to pounce. Meanwhile, 'TFLM Ltd' (Transport for London) has for the second consectutive Period scaled the leaderbaord with another 23% improvment.
Let's see who makes a big splash in the next round
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As is usual with Period 6, there have been some stormy movements in the leader board. 'TEAM 3' from AtkinsRéalis Ireland and 'Cant Engineer Group (CEG)' take on the top 2 spots, after 'Construction Cheetahs' (AtkinsRéalis India) slip to third.
As the teams settle into their strategies, its important to remember that their are many decisions to get right. Make sure that you make enough estimating effort to give an estimate you can have confidence in. If you're not winning your bids it's because you're not competitive, your margins may be too ambitions but these need to be added to a sound estimate. If the estimate isn't sound it may be too high and uncompetitive, it may be too low and unrealistic, so you need adequate estimating effort. Also watch the relationship between turnover and capital. If your turnover is low your capital isn't working hard enough. There may be better things you can do with your capital.
Who will best traverse the storm is anyone's guess, as it's still wide open.