SURVEY: What users are saying
By PRICE Systems

PRICE Systems wants to know what's important to you and what problems or challenges we can help you solve at our 24th Annual US Symposium. The venue for this event has now been set and will be held March 22-25, 2005 in Tampa, Florida. Early survey respondents have cited Life Cycle Cost Estimates and Risk Analysis as their highest priorities.

Your input is valuable for planning an event that will help accelerate your success with project and cost management objectives. In what areas can PRICE Systems best respond to your needs?

Click here to tell us what you care about with a quick, two-minute opinion survey. All of us at PRICE Systems want and appreciate your feedback!

Speakers Confirmed for 24th Annual European Symposium
By PRICE Systems Ltd

An impressive lineup of speakers has already been confirmed for PRICE Systems' 24th Annual European Symposium to be held in Athens, November 17-19, 2004. Among keynote speakers will be COL Jacob Haynes, Program Manager, US Department of Defense Standard Procurement System. COL Haynes was recently featured on the cover of Government Computer News and recognized with the magazine's first Leadership Award for outstanding leadership and the project turnaround of the SPS program.

Other speakers who will share their real-world experiences and best practices using PRICE Cost Models include thought leaders from organizations such as the UK Ministry of Defence, ESTEC (European Space Agency Cost Analysis Division), ASI (the Italian Space Agency), Cranfield University, National Technical University of Athens and EADS Space Transportation.

"Workshop Days" Added to this Year's Agenda
Symposium organizers also confirmed the addition of two interactive workshops designed to improve how cost engineering and project control programs are conducted. First, an Earned Value Management (EVM) workshop will introduce the fundamental business practices of project management, utilizing earned value principles and methodologies. Also, a workshop on the Cost Engineering Capability Improvement Model will aim to implement the model developed by the European Aerospace Working Group on Cost Engineering (EACE) and provide a forum in which Cost Engineering Capability can be measured and improved. A CECIM benchmarking support group will be initiated as well.

Mark the dates on your calendar now for this important event. Your formal invitation for the PRICE Systems' 24th Annual European Symposium will be arriving soon.

For additional details, please contact:
Linda Pilkington, PRICE Systems Ltd
+ 44 (0) 1256 744851, linda.pilkington@pricesystems.com

New PRICE Technologies for Improving End-to-End Program Visibility and Management Control
By PRICE Consulting Division

PRICE Systems’ Common Cost Model Data Exchange (CCMDE) and KnowledgeManager™ integrate data capture from multiple cost estimating tools with Earned Value Management (EVM). With new capabilities to capture, continuously update and dynamically link parametric data with EVM criteria throughout a program’s lifespan, oversight organizations gain the necessary visibility and control to avoid troublesome cost and scheduling overruns.

Click here to learn more about how to leverage Continuous Knowledge Capture of System-Wide Parametric and EVM Data

PRICE Thought Leadership Recognized with ISPA and SCEA Awards
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A white paper on "The Real Cost of COTS" (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf components) by PRICE Systems' Chief Scientist Arlene F. Minkiewicz was recognized with awards from both the International Society of Parametric Analysts (ISPA) and the Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCEA) in their software tracks. This award-winning paper documents the first steps in an on-going PRICE Systems initiative intended to develop cost estimating relationships that would help make planning COTS projects easier and more accurate. During her 20 year tenure at PRICE, Arlene has spearheaded efforts to design cost estimating solutions based on market requirements and research data. Arlene’s research has been published in leading trade journals and she holds a patent in parametric costing technique. She was ISPA’s Parametrician of the Year in 2002.

Click here to receive your copy of the award-winning white paper "The Real Cost of COTS"

Calendar of Events

July 2004 Training Curriculum
Public Training
07/13: Fundamentals of Software Cost Estimating (3 Days, Dayton, OH)
07/14: PRICE S to True S Workshop (FREE, 1/2 Day, Online, 1:00-4:00 pm EST)
07/19: PRICE H - Hardware Project Estimating & Control (5 Days, El Segundo, CA)
07/28: True IT - Information Technology Planning & Control (3 Days, Mt. Laurel, NJ)
Special Offers
10/20: EVM - Earned Value Management Training (2 Days, Arlington, VA)
Purchase one seat at $900 and receive a second seat at a 50% discount
New Courses
Software Project Planning and Control with True COCOMO II (2 Days)
This course is being tailored for on-site agency and contractor training

For additional details, please contact:
Corrine Tarcelli, Client Relations Manager
856.608.7206, corrine.tarcelli@pricesystems.com