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Training CenterPRICE TruePlanning®:
View U.S. Courses Program Affordability Management:
Workshops/SeminarsFebruary 23-24, 2006
Symposium NewsPRICE U.S. Symposium Workshops Announced: Workshop 1: Workshop 2: Choose one of the above workshops when registering! Learn more
Customer Case StudySikorsky Aircraft
White PapersCost Analysis in a Simulation Environment Program Affordability Management Center of Excellence |
PRICE U.S. Symposium, True Program Success '06, April 19-21Join industry luminaries and fellow PRICE Systems customers for the preeminent event on Program Affordability Management. True Program Success '06 in San Diego offers three days of insights, strategies, and real-life examples on deploying dependable cost management tools and project control methods. The agenda features an impressive lineup of speakers, technical workshops, "Cost Talk" roundtable, new product demonstrations, and a choice of outings and events for recreation and valuable industry networking. Whether your project is in its early planning stages or well underway, True Program Success '06 is a must attend event for U.S. Defense and federal civilian agencies to increase success at every decision gateway, and for industry contractors to gain competitive business advantages. Join us in San Diego! PRICE Article Addresses "Visibility" Problem for All Cost EstimatorsCost engineers in both government procurement and industry supply chains are typically under-funded and not as well recognized as other contributors to project teams. Part of the slight, as pointed out by Dale Shermon, Senior Executive Consultant at PRICE Systems Ltd. in the UK, is that cost estimating is under-publicized. In "Selling cost engineering," a feature article of this month's Project Control PROFESSIONAL magazine, Dale discusses the problem and how cost engineers can raise their perceived value to internal and external customer organizations. Read full article (Pdf format) 
Case Study: PRICE Systems' Jumpstart Program at NASAPRICE Systems' "Jumpstart" Program enables cost estimators and their technical counterparts to obtain ramp-up mentoring in practical applications of PRICE software. Jumpstart reduces the time to effectively utilize TruePlanning® solutions to generate project estimates. Among presentations at True Program Success '06 will be a case study of Jumpstart at work at NASA's Johnson Space Center for project assessments, cost estimates and scheduling by the International Space Station Program Office. More than read about how Jumpstart has helped NASA, hear the story live and be present to speak with Grace Martinez from NASA's Cost Estimating & Assessment Office at True Program Success '06. Join us in San Diego! Learn more and register for True Program Success '06 PRICE Sponsors Earned Value Management Seminar, February 23-24, Washington, DC, Attendees Earn 1 CEUDigital Government Institute and George Washington University present, "Earned Value Management: Measure Results and Manage Performance". Learn how the new OMB rules will affect you, understand the principles of EVM and how to apply them, and have reliable, auditable, accurate and timely performance data. Plus, provide senior management with strategic, top level reports on the status of your projects, and integrate processes, people, tools and techniques. Earn 1 CEU from George Washington University by attending this program. 
PRICE Systems Well Represented at SEI's SPEG 2006PRICE experts will be delivering four presentations at the Software Engineering Institute's 18th Annual Conference for Software and Systems Engineering, SPEG 2006, in Memphis, March 6-9. Collectively, our speakers will provide a good barometer of the latest innovations, thought leadership, and product drivers at PRICE. Topics will include: "The Cost Challenges of System of Systems" (Kevin McKeel and Arlene Minkiewicz), "Costs of Security in a COTS-Based Software System" (Arlene Minkiewicz), "Affordability Simulation Requirements Module" (Kevin McKeel), and "Estimating Enterprise Resource Planning" (David Seaver). Anyone attending this conference will want to include these sessions in their agenda, as well as visit Booth 100 where PRICE will be exhibiting the latest TruePlanning® advancements. Click here for SEPG 2006 information and registration Powered by PRICE Research™: New DevelopmentsPowered by PRICE Research™ is not just a catch-phrase, it's our company philosophy, representing the industry's most effective model for conducting and capitalizing on independent cost research and analysis. At True Program Success '06, PRICE Systems' Vice President of Solutions Development Bruce Fad will present PRICE's latest technology developments and highlights of recent product integrations. Learn what's new, how PRICE Research leads to enhancing our product roadmap, and how PRICE can address your requirements for custom software applications. Influence the direction of PRICE Research by speaking with Bruce about your specific needs and ideas. Join us in San Diego! Learn more and register for True Program Success '06 |
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