INSight - Monthly Views to Program Success
August 2006


Training Center

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Industry Events

August 29
2007 Professional Development Institute of New England
Nashua, New Hampshire
PRICE will be exhibiting in the general area
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September 19-21
Cost Engineering Joint International Conference
Sponsored by SCAF, SSCAG, EACE
PRICE Presenters: Fabian Eilingsfeld and Shamraz Razzaq
London, UK
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On-Demand Webcasts

CAIV Modeling
30-minute best value example of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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COTS: Build Versus Buy
Online demo of software development and lifecycle estimating methodologies using True S
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TrueConcepts
Establish validated historical project data, identify cost drivers, regress meaningful CERs and more
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White Papers

Calculating a Program Office's Return on Investment
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COST ESTIMATING

PRICE Systems Helps Global Organizations Control IT Costs

PRICE Systems' Commercial IT Practice has been very successful in helping global organizations control costs of managing their IT project portfolios. Fortune 500 companies recognize that effective IT governance depends upon accurate, disciplined cost estimating practices. Using PRICE's IT portfolio estimating solutions, companies like CSC, IBM, Accenture, Fidelity Investments, and Crédit Agricole have realized a 30% higher return on IT investments while putting 80% less effort into their IT estimating.

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PROJECT CONTROL

PRICE Systems Sponsors Charity Gala to Benefit "Home for Our Troops"

PRICE Systems is a proud sponsor of an inaugural black-tie charity gala to be held by the American Council for Technology (ACT) and its Industry Advisory Council (IAC) on September 9, 2006 at Union Station in Washington, D.C. This year's gala, the first of an annual event, will benefit Homes for Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that assists returning service men and women with serious disabilities and injuries adapt homes for handicapped accessibility. Homes for Our Troops was recently featured on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The organization donated its first adapted home in 2005 and has been making a difference to disabled veterans around the country ever since.

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26th Annual International Symposium in Prague November 15-17

More accurate estimates of software systems and System of Systems cost and management challenges will be among topics of presentations, workshops, and customer success stories at PRICE Systems' 26th Annual International Symposium to be held this year in Prague on November 15 to 17. This spectacular event also provides the best opportunities to network with customers from around the world and meet face-to-face with PRICE researchers, developers, and senior management. Join us in Prague for the latest insights on how Program Affordability Management continues to solve the toughest cost estimating and project management challenges.

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Integrated Design to Cost: Empowering Engineers to Exceed Affordability Goals

FREE 30-Minute Webinar

Date:Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Time:11:00 - 11:30 AM (US EST)
Location:Online Webinar (passcode emailed upon registration)
Format:Interactive/Lecture
Facilitator:Joe Marino and Bob Green, PRICE Systems Product Development

To maximize system development for the lowest possible cost and best possible scheduling, the design-to-cost practices stressed by CAIV must be followed and Total Ownership Cost of the proposed system understood. However, obstacles must be overcome to implement a CAIV TOC culture. This webinar presents a set of integrated tools, techniques and technologies for fast, credible, design-to-TOC solutions that empower engineers to determine up-front design alternatives and deliver all necessary system capabilities within affordability goals.

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