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The Cost Of Doing A Cost Estimate, Donald S. Remer, Harry R. Buchanan
The Cost Of Doing A Cost Estimate, Donald S. Remer, Harry R. Buchanan
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There are many reasons for cost overruns, but one of the key factors it the lack of resources (time, money, and staffing) spent to do proper up-front cost estimates. Another major reason is that the implements were not involved in the estimating. The purpose of this article is to address the issue of the cost to do a cost estimate [8]. We will report on how others handle this issue and make suggestions on how the Deep Space Network (DSN) should estimate the amount to spend on a cost estimate and its impact on reducing the probability of a cost …