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9780833040237

Guidelines And Metrics For Assessing Space System Cost Estimates

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  • ISBN13:

    9780833040237

  • ISBN10:

    0833040235

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-15
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Summary

This handbook, designed to help analysts assess cost estimates of space systems, covers planning an estimate and identifying the key data needed. It also provides typical cost ranges for components of relevant historical space programs. It supplements the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency's spacecraft training course by focusing on the cost analysis implications of the systems and processes covered in the course.

Table of Contents

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Tables
Introductionp. 1
Space System Fundamentalsp. 3
Reviewing a Cost Estimatep. 33
Space Vehicle Cost Crosschecksp. 41
Common Issues in Estimating Space Programsp. 85
Resources for Space System Cost Estimationp. 107
Recommendationsp. 117
Appendixes
MIL-HDBK-881B Space Systems WBSp. 119
USCM WBSp. 151
MIL-HDBK-881A Space Systems WBSp. 169
NRO WBSp. 183
OSD CAIG Criteria for Cost Estimatesp. 213
Cost Risk Checklistp. 223
Recalculating Crosscheck Prediction Intervalsp. 227
Bibliographyp. 239
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