Systems cost engineering : program affordability management and cost control

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. How to. appreciate parametrics -- ch. 3. How to. estimate using parametrics -- ch. 4. How to. prepare bids faster with fewer resources -- ch. 5 How to. prepare a focused business plan -- ch. 6. How to. validate quotations from suppliers -- ch. 7. How to. manage a program effectively -- ch. 8. How to. achieve accuracy in cost engineering -- ch. 9. How to. accomplish quality assurance -- ch. 10. How to. estimate through life -- ch. 11. How to. estimate technology maturity -- ch. 12. How to. assess software -- ch. 13. How to. analyse risk and uncertainty -- ch. 14. How to. influence project strategy -- ch. 15. How to. consider technology insertion -- ch. 16 How to. develop cost-effective alternatives -- ch. 17. How to. tackle the system of systems challenge -- ch. 18. How to. create home-grown parametric models -- ch. 19. How to. successfully conduct life-cycle costing -- ch. 20. How to. accomplish knowledge retention -- ch. 21. How to. present the results -- ch. 22. How to. adopt parametrics -- ch. 23. The history of parametrics.