Allan Ashworth DUniv (Hon), MSc, MRICS is a VisitingProfessor at the University of Salford and the Adjunct Professor inQuantity Surveying at UTAR in Malaysia. He is a former HMI (HerMajesty s Inspector) in the Department for Education andEmployment and the Senior Academic Advisor to the Centre forEducation in the Built Environment based at the University ofSalford. Keith Hogg BSc, PGCE was, until his recent retirement,Associate Dean (Development) in the School of the Built Environmentat Northumbria University. He worked in private practice in the UKand overseas and engaged in research and practise in areas of riskmanagement and value management. Throughout much of his career hewas closely involved with the RICS in areas of Quantity SurveyingPractice and Surveying Education. Catherine Higgs MSc, MRICS is a Senior Lecturer inQuantity Surveying and Associate Head of the Department ofConstruction and Property at the University of the West of England,Bristol. She is also a UWE Teaching Fellow with a strong interestin the pedagogy of quantity surveying practice.