{"title":"Management Impact on Software Cost and Schedule","authors":"R. Jensen","doi":"10.1080/10157891.2001.10462601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.2001.10462601","url":null,"abstract":"The aerospace industry has searched for a software technology over the last twenty-five years that would dramatically improve productivity and reduce cost and schedule. Each new technology improved software quality and the development process. Major product cost improvements such as high-level languages and object-oriented methods resulted from technologies that produced program-size reductions. None of these technologies have produced the anticipated efficiencies, or productivity gains, measured in source lines per person month (lppm).","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124941362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Range Estimating for Risk Management Using Artificial Neural Networks","authors":"A. Pearce, R. Gregory, Laura Williams","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1999.10462578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1999.10462578","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This research developed a technique for generating range estimates to evaluate the risk of cost escalation in building construction projects, using an artificial neural network model of construction project costs. By identifying the risk of cost escalation during the planning and conceptual design of built facilities, facility owners and project managers can better focus their efforts to control total project cost in these times of decreasing capital investment budgets. The specific focus of this research was to develop a methodology for analyzing cost data from existing facilities to generate cost-probability curves and range estimates for facilities at the conceptual stage of design, that could be used in turn to identify critical variables to be managed for controlling project costs.","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133263914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Costs and Benefits of the Earned Value Management Process","authors":"D. Christensen","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462568","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The question of whether the benefits of the earned value management process exceed the costs has not been adequately reported in the literature. Several studies report the costs but ignore the benefits. Others focus on the benefits, but ignore the costs. For example, a widely circulated report by Coopers & Lybrand and TASC (1994) concludes that the DOD regulatory cost is significant, and the requirement for earned value management systems (EVMS) criteria is among the largest cost drivers. However, the benefits of the earned value information derived from criteria-compliant contractors were not considered. Clearly, a report that addresses only the costs or the benefits of earned value may be misleading. This study addresses both the costs and the benefits of earned value. The earned value concept and the related criteria are considered. Based on a comprehensive literature review, studies reporting the costs or the benefits of earned value are summarized and synthesized. The result is a report that...","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126320222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. L. Coleman, S. S. Gupta, F. Blackburn, Nancy L. St. Louis
{"title":"Implementation of an Initial Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Total Ownership Cost (TOC) Process in the Navy's Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE)","authors":"R. L. Coleman, S. S. Gupta, F. Blackburn, Nancy L. St. Louis","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462575","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462575","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The briefing will present an overview of the beginning processes and toolset for the implementation of CAIV by the Navy ACE, and describe the problems overcome and yet to be overcome in this endeavor. It will describe the place that the processes and toolset take in the larger contexts of Acquisition Reform, and of the Total Ownership Cost initiatives.","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124347878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parametric Cost Estimating—A Joint Industry/Government Initiative","authors":"Martin J. Deutsch","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462574","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Lockheed Martin Astronautics signed up in July 1995 as a Reinvention Laboratory to test the PRICE H Model as a primary Basis of Estimate (BOE) tool. Under the umbrella of the Reinvention Laboratory we teamed with our local DCMC and DCAA to develop an implementation plan to calibrate and validate our use of the PRICE H Model; the plan included joint training, writing a procedure for the Estimating Manual, calibration of relevant historical programs, development of an approach to validation and the use of the model in a test proposal requiring cost or pricing data.","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132913428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compare and Contrast two Estimates of Identical Features Added to two Different Legacy Applications","authors":"T. Geiser","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462571","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462571","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Mounting interest in application inter-operability throughout the software industry convinced PRICE Systems that our parametric estimating tools need to be opened up to other tools. We undertook the task of adding Common Object Modeling (COM) to our Hardware Acquisition (PRICE H), Hardware Life Cycle (PRICE HL), Module/Microcircuit (PRICE M), and ForeSight models. A COM aware software application acts as a server and/or client program that recognizes the PC industry-wide standard for inter-program communications. Adding this capability to two similar applications, PRICE H/HL/M and ForeSight, that were developed using vastly different technologies, needed two very different cost estimates. This paper will compare and contrast these estimates and the technologies involved.","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117160173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Criteria for Making Difficult Investment Decisions","authors":"D. Knorr, J. Smith, W.Sa rada","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462572","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131234268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Software Cost Model Calibration","authors":"D. Ferens, S. Stukes","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462563","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125169041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case Study of the Changing U.S. Defense Industry","authors":"W. Bowlin","doi":"10.1080/10157891.1998.10462561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10157891.1998.10462561","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper reviews how the defense industrial base has responded financially to the changing defense environment. This is done by analyzing financial information and ratios for a sample of defense and non-defense business segments from firms that do business with the Department of Defense (DoD). The volume of defense business has declined since 1988 as indicated by reductions in defense sales, company assets identified to be used for defense contracts, and capital expenditures for defense business segments. However, the profitability and cash flow of defense business segments has improved since 1988 even though the volume of defense business has declined.","PeriodicalId":311790,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Parametrics","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132243450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}