Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing

The process of estimating the cost for the development and delivery of a product, service, or solution can range from simple to highly complex based upon multiple factors including: technology maturity, urgency, geographic location, quantity, quality, availability of resources, hardware and software, systems integration and more. Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices, Second Edition provides a comprehensive discussion of cost estimating and contract pricing with extensive use of tools, techniques, and best practices from both the public and private sectors. Key topics of discussion include: - Cost estimating methods
- Cost accounting standards
- Cost analysis
- Profit analysis
- Contract pricing arrangements
- Price analysis
- Total ownership cost
- Earned value management systems
Previous Edition: Cost Estimating and Contract Pricing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices, ISBN: 9780808018193