Cost estimating Web Links
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2002-03
Edition, Cost Estimators, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos006.htm (visited August 28, 2003). See local copy.
- Antoniak, M., "What Price Success: Software Eliminates Guesswork When Estimating Costs", http://www.quickprinting.com/pages/issues/2000/600_estimate-sofware_qp.shtml. Focus on integrated solutions more than on the cost estimating decision support module.
- Deccan Systems, Inc. www.deccansystems.com. Vendor of a generalized cost estimating software program. Software is implements activity based costing estimating and seems overly complex, but has some interesting material on cost models.
- DOE, "Practical Cost Estimating and Validation: Lessons Learned Workshop", www.em.doe.gov/aceteam/workpdfs.html. Includes PPT and Excel files. Estimating and validating costs for environmental restoration projects.
- NorthWest Builders Network and WinEst LT Construction Estimating Software (Craftsman's cost books), www.nwbuildnet.com/
- Roetzheim, W., "Estimating Software Costs", Software Development Magazine, October 2000, www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=821/sdm0010d/ First of a four-part series.
- Sawyer, T. and T. Grogan, "Finding The Bottom Line Gets A Gradual Lift From Technology: Complex Task Is No Easy Fit for Software Developers", www.dprinc.com/news/news_enrcom20020812.cfm
last updated August 28, 2003.