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SEER Estimating United Conference At Manchester United Stadium, UK
I had the opportunity to review the agenda for the SEER Estimating United Conference at the Manchester United Football (Soccer) Stadium coming up March 19th. Very exciting to see the lineup of...
View ArticleEstimating Economic Stimulus Impact On Government Contractors
According to an INPUT article, President Obama’s proposed economic stimulus package will deliver billions of dollars to federal, state and local governments and will jumpstart spending with...
View ArticleFinal Version of the GAO Cost Guide
It appears that this is the final version of the GAO cost estimating guide which provides guidance on preparing viable cost estimates both early in the process and throughout the life cycle....
View ArticleThe Price Is Right: Viable Estimates Produce Successful Programs
It is an exciting time to be involved in cost estimation and analysis. Cost estimation is being escalated in the US government and getting visibility as a way to get programs under control. The...
View ArticleCost-estimating Software for your business
For a few years, CBS has been running a television show called Numbers. The premise is the standard take off on the brothers-solving-mysteries cliché that has been around since at least the Hardy...
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Software Cost Estimation Is Like the BCS Ratings
Thanks to David DeWitt for this article. It is just disappointing that I sat outside at a football game in the freezing cold last week and they didn’t come up as BCS champions. Software Cost...
View ArticleDoD Contractor Estimating Systems Deficiencies Can Withhold 10%
A draft rule for business systems has been posted by the Government�allowing the withholding of 10% of payments for each of six systems, with a maximum of 50% withholdings. These systems include...
View ArticleEstimating Best Practices
The following are the bullet points from Dan’s paper on estimating best practices. Using these best practices can increase project success dramatically. Decide Why You Want An Estimate Map Estimation...
View ArticleSeven Habits of Highly Effective Parametric Model Use
Be Proactive: Identify cost targets, Find ways of meeting conflicting goals, Acquire / Build and know your models Begin With the End In Mind: Understand what the key cost and requirements issues are...
View ArticleCostIQ Case-Based Reasoning Model For SEER Customer Order
This week we received our first order for the official release of CostIQ, the case-based reasoning estimation engine for SEER. It has been rewarding to see so many people using the pre-releases and...
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