Advanced Estimating Methodologies for Conceptual-Stage Development

Abstract

This report presents statistical techniques and cost analysis that significantly enhance legacy technology development estimating methodologies. The techniques leverage independent variables that reflect a comprehensive set of cost drivers relating to technology scale, complexity, type, maturity, and development difficulty. The highly tailored solutions including uncertainty vastly expand and refine earlier development estimating models. A general research and development framework relating key milestones, technology readiness levels, and cost benchmarks is constructed and woven into an integrated solution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 20, 2023
Accession Number
AD1191180

Entities

People

  • Chuck Alexander

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Systems
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Distance Learning
  • Economic Analysis
  • Engineers
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis