INSight - Monthly Cost Estimating Viewpoints

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June 2008


Special Events

2008 Joint ISPA/SCEA Annual Conference Tuesday, June 24-27
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Industry Hills, CA
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TruePlanning® Training

Hands-on, expert instruction. PRICE H and TRUE S are now PMI-certified classes.
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Resource Center

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On-Demand Webcasts

Revisiting Best Practices for Estimating and Managing Program Cost: A GAO Perspective
GAO Cost Guide and implications for the future
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Scope Management—The Keystone for Portfolio Management
The connection between business goals and IT
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Optimizing Your IT Program Planning
Getting it right and keeping it right
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Aligning IT with Business Objectives: Maintaining the Connection
Identify business impacts of new technology initiatives
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The GAO Cost Guide & Compliance
Learn the impacts on Government and Industry
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Last Chance to Sign-up! PRICE to Offer Complimentary Half-Day Workshop at the 2008 Joint ISPA/SCEA Annual Conference Tuesday, June 24

To celebrate its ten years as an independent company, PRICE Systems will sponsor a hands-on training workshop of TruePlanning® 2008 at the 2008 ISPA/SCEA Joint Annual Conference in Industry Hills, CA. This workshop will be offered complimentary to all attendees and will be conducted by PRICE Systems founder and CEO Anthony DeMarco. In addition, Mr. DeMarco will provide an overview of PRICE Systems’ latest innovations in cost estimation and an outlook to the plans ahead. Limited seating. Sign-up today.



White Paper Series Now Available on Software and IT Estimating

In the newest white paper series, PRICE Systems’ Chief Scientist Arlene Minkiewicz explores project success opportunities available to project managers and cost estimators in the following topics:

Estimating Software from Requirements

How do we determine the feasibility of a particular software project without breaking the bank on a project that we may ultimately determine is an unacceptable choice based on the feasibility study? Read more

Estimating Software from Use Cases

Use cases can be available very early in the lifecycle of a software project and offer promise in addressing the needs of project managers who require estimates early before significant decisions have been made. Read more

Streamlining IT Project Estimation and Planning

Successful project planning requires the estimator to understand and demonstrate the impact of project constraints. Translating project requirements into measures of scope, cost, and schedule is the first priority. Read more


Webinar: The Value of Estimating Accuracy when Defining and Selecting IT Projects

FREE 45-minute Webinar

Date:Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 12:45 PM (Eastern) / 9:00 - 9:45 AM (Pacific)
Duration:30 Min Lecture / 15 Min Interactive Q&A
Location:Online Webinar (passcode emailed upon registration)
Speaker: Anthony DeMarco, President and Managing Member, PRICE Systems
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Estimating Technology Readiness Levels Using GAO Methodology—A Case Study “Lunch and Learn” Webinar July 10

FREE 45-minute Webinar

Date:Thursday, July 10, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 12:45 PM (US EST)
Duration:30 Min Lecture / 15 Min Interactive Q&A
Location:Online Webinar (passcode emailed upon registration)
Speaker: Shamraz Razzaq, Senior Consultant, PRICE Systems
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Software Tip: Linking Microsoft® Excel® Models With TruePlanning

Whether you need outputs for Production or Development hours, TruePlanning® by PRICE Systems easily integrates data from your custom Excel models directly to the TruePlanning framework. From this point, the data becomes a permanent part of your project and workgroups can collaborate. All users can share projects, edit estimates, tailor the results according specific reporting needs, and even rename activities and resources showing an exact match of results with your custom model and TruePlanning.

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Deadline for First Joint Asian Symposium 2008 Papers is June 20

PRICE Systems International and its partner Prigent Corporation are now accepting papers for their First Asian Symposium 30 - 31 October 2008 in Seoul, Korea. Submissions should be based on your experiences using PRICE Parametric Cost Models and/or Prigent EVMS tools. The success of this event is always dependent upon the variety of its papers, so please take a few moments to consider your submission. Event and submission details


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