IDEAS TO EXPLORE
A collection of perspectives, experiments and structured thinking.
Perspectives on capital, strategy and value.
Read · Listen · WatchExplore the connections in cost engineering.
Tools & explorationsStructured thinking for complex decisions.
Models & methodologiesResearch and ideas developed with depth.
Papers & researchPerspectives on capital, execution and value. Read an article, listen to a podcast or watch a conversation.
Articles, podcasts and videocasts on strategy, capital projects and value realization will be collected here as they are published.
Explore the connections between the TCM Framework and Recommended Practices through the AACE TCM Knowledge Metro.
Navigate the connections between Total Cost Management and Recommended Practices. Choose a line. Discover an interchange.
EXPLORE THE NETWORK ↗Models and methods for examining decisions across the investment journey.
Define the problem, the alternatives and the intended outcome before the solution becomes a commitment. Make the investment thesis explicit enough to test later.
Papers, research and a longer-term writing agenda.
I’m Rafael Monteiro, based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
My work spans strategy, capital projects and asset-intensive businesses, primarily serving organizations across Energy, Resources & Industrials. This personal editorial space brings together perspectives, research and interactive explorations of the decisions that shape investment outcomes.
The aim is to give executives useful questions, explicit assumptions and clearer ways to examine complex investments.