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Special EventsU.S. Regional PRICE Symposiums Phoenix, AZ Mar 12
TruePlanning® TrainingHands-on, expert instruction. PRICE H and TRUE S are now PMI-certified classes.
PRICE University™FREE web-based courses and videos for PRICE software customers
PRICE "Jumpstart" TrainingOn-the-job training in practical applications of PRICE software
Need Consulting?Leverage proven project and cost control methods from PRICE consultants
Resource CenterWhite Papers
On-Demand WebcastsThe GAO Cost Guide & Compliance TruePlanning 2007 Overview TruePlanning 2007 CAE and MCAD Modeling Companions |
Did You Know? TruePlanning® Delivers Industry-Wide BenefitsAcross all industries—A&D Programs, Government Agencies, Financial Services, Business IT Mangement—the TruePlanning cost estimating framework simplifies your investment decision making while doubling the probability of project success. TruePlanning integrates your analysis—cost, schedule and risk when managing IT, software or hardware acquisitions. The real payoff: TruePlanning customers can save 10% of their overall IT project budgets and reduce their cost and time to prepare estimates by 80%. Customers are also establishing standardized, repeatable processes for future cost estimating efficiencies. View benefits: A&D Programs | Government | Financial Services | Business IT
Software Tip: TruePlanning Programming Languages-Where's Mine?TruePlanning® by PRICE Systems contains many programming languages in its repopulated data set. But as new languages emerge each year, PRICE and other software makers can not possibly support them all. Check our available programming languages. If your language is not on our list, we have quick tips for users to select general categories—High Order, Fourth Generation, Interpretive, Machine—or select an available language with similar syntax and structure. View languages and software tip
Webinar: Improving IT Planning Processes—A Missed PerspectiveFREE 45-minute Webinar
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10 Dumb Statements on Estimating: Confessions of a Cost Lifer "Lunch and Learn" Webinar March 13FREE 45-minute Webinar
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Case Study: Young Engineers Use TruePlanning to Tackle Cost Problem Exercise for Florida Division of Emergency ManagementA team of young engineers attending the recent ISPA-SCEA International Conference came together to perform a cost exercise that would support the state of Florida's decision to pursue an expanded state and Federally-linked system of emergency response command centers for natural disasters. The government agency used in the exercise was the Florida Division of Emergency Management with support from the Division State Fire Marshal and FEMA. To tackle this problem, the team used TruePlanning® by PRICE Systems to conduct cost/benefit analysis in two options—modify the existing system or perform a major upgrade on all existing systems.
NEWS+ANALYSIS Controlling Costs (Published in Government Executive)More than 35 years ago, the Government Accountability Office wrote a scathing report on the Pentagon's cost-estimating procedures, finding that its calculations for developing and buying weapons systems were frequently understated and uniform guidance within each service was severely lacking, leading to cost increases of $15.6 billion. Some progress has since been made, but many agencies failed to heed GAO's early warnings to formalize a plan for measuring program costs. Faced with this growing knowledge divide, GAO has developed a first-of-its-kind document illustrating the best practices and sound management procedures. Read article | Download GAO Cost Guide Whitepaper |
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