Welcome to the NASA Costing Estimating Handbook 2004
    Cost Estimating Handbook NASA 2004
    Welcome to the 2004 NASA Costing Estimating Handbook (CEH)
    Letter from NASA Comptroller
    NASA Cost Estimating is Undergoing a Renaissance
    Preface
    Acknowledgements
Cost Estimating Overview
    Introduction
       Introduction
       Scope
       Organization
    The Role of Cost Estimating
       The Role of Cost Estimating
       The Importance of Life Cycle Management and Cost Estimating
       Life Cycle Management and the Role Cost Plays
       Government Wide Imperatives
       NASA-Specific Imperatives
       Confidence Levels and Budgeting at NASA
    Cost Estimating at NASA
       Cost Estimating at NASA
       One NASA Cost Estimating Community
       NASA Procedures and Requirements (NPRs)
       The Cost Estimating Process
       Cost Estimating Products
       Project Category Overviews
Cost Estimating Process Tasks and Project CCRM by LCC Phase
    Cost Estimating Process Tasks and Project CCRM Stages By Life Cycle Phase
       Cost Estimating Process Tasks and Project CCRM Stages By Life Cycle Phase
       Pre Phase A: Conceptual Definition
       Phase A: Conceptual Design
       Phase B: Preliminary Design
       Phase C/D: (Design, Development, Test and Evaluation - DDT&E/Production)
       Special Case: Phase D (Production)
       Phase E: Operations, Support & Disposal
    Cost Estimating Application
       Cost Estimating Application
       Project Definition Tasks
       Cost Methodology Tasks
       Estimate Tasks
    NASA Cost Estimating Techniques
       NASA Cost Estimating Techniques
       Cost Readiness Levels (CRL)s
       Cost/Performance Trade Studies
       Cost-Benefit (C-B) and Cost Effectiveness (C-E) Analysis
       Lease versus Buy Analysis
       Sensitivity Analysis
       Present Value, Inflation, and Discounting
       Return on Investment (ROI)
       Net Present Value (NPV)
       Payback Period and Break-Even Analysis
       Real Option Valuation
       Learning Curves
       Construction of Facilities Estimation
       Software Estimation
       Estimating Operations and Support (O&S) Costs
       Full Cost Accounting
       The Twelve Tenets of NASA Cost-Risk
       Using Project Schedules in Cost Estimates
       Earned Value Management (EVM) Techniques to Formulate an Estimate at Completion (EAC)
Appendices
    Appendix A-Acronym List
    Appendix B-Glossary
    Appendix C-References
    Appendix D-NASA Organizational Charts
    Appendix E-NASA Cost Analysis Steering Group (CASG)
    Appendix F-NASA Career Development Guide (CDG)
    Appendix G-Standard WorkBreakdown Structure (WBS) Examples
    Appendix H-NASA Cost Data Requirement Descriptions (DRDS)
    Appendix I-NASA Cost Estimate Briefing Template
    Appendix J-IPAO Cost Estimate Sufficiency Review Checklist
    Appendix K-Cost Growth
    Appendix L-COTS, GOTS, & Center Unique Tools & Methods
    Appendix M-Compilation of Models and Tools
    Appendix N-NAFCOM Overview
    Appendix O-Jump Start Program
    Appendix P-Galorath Incorporated Overview
    Appendix Q-Price Systems LLC Overview
    Appendix R-NASA Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS)
    Appendix S-Process-Based Modeling
    Appendix T-Redstar Database
    Appendix U-JPL'S Parametric Mission Cost Model (PMCM) Introduction and Summary
    Appendix V-NASA New Start Inflation Indices
    Appendix W-Spreading Model (Based on Beta Curve)
    Appendix X-Orbital Space Plane (OSP) Cost Credibility Team (CCT)
    Appendix Y- IPAO Seven Principles
    Appendix Z-NASA Cost Estimating and Analysis Lessons Learned
    Appendix AA-Sample Customer Feedback Form
    Appendix BB-One NASA MIS
    Appendix CC-Defense Systems Management College Earned Value Management Gold Card
    Appendix DD-Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
    Appendix EE-White Paper (A Parable Of Cost Estimating in Aerospace?)
    Appendix FF-Acknowledgements
    Appendix GG-About the Covers
    Back Cover of NASA CEH
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