Cost Estimation Resources
- DODI 5000.73 Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures, OSD CAPE, Mar 2020
- DOD Instruction 7045.15 The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process, Aug 2017
- Should Cost Management in Defense Acquisition, OSD/AT&L Memo, Aug 2013
- AFI 65-508 Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures, US Air Force, Jun 2012
- Should Cost and Affordability Memo, OSD/AT&L, Aug 2011
- Navy: Implementation of Should-Cost Management , Jul 2011
- Air Force: Implementation of Will-Cost and Should Cost Management, Jun 2011
- Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Jun 2011
- Joint Memo on Savings Related to Should Cost, OSD/AT&L, Apr 2011
- Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, GAO, Mar 2020
- Cost Estimation for Agile Software Development, MITRE
- Cost Analysis Guide, Marine Corps Systems Command, Mar 2016
- Operating and Support Cost Management Guidebook, OSD/AT&L/LM&R, Feb 2016
- Schedule Assessment Guide, GAO, Dec 2015
- AoAs, Cost Estimating and Reporting, Defense Acquisition Guidebook
- Total Ownership Cost Guidebook, Navy, Jun 2014
- Cost Benefit Analysis Training for Managers, US Army, May 2014
- Should Cost Memo Key Takeaways, DAU, Aug 2013
- US Army Cost Benefit Analysis Guide, DASA Cost and Economics, Apr 2013
- Target Affordability and Cost Growth, OSD/AT&L Briefing, Jan 2012
- Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) for Defense Materiel Items, MIL-STD 881C, Oct 2011
- Construction Cost Estimating Handbook, Jun 2011
- O&S Cost Guide, OSD CAIG, Oct 2007
- Cost Risk and Uncertainty Analysis Handbook, US Air Force, Jul 2007
- NAVSEA Cost Estimating Handbook, 2005
- FY19 DoD Budget Request Overview Book, Feb 2018
- Quantifying Cost and Schedule Uncertainty for Air Force Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs), RAND, Jul 2017
- FY18 President’s Budget Request, May 2017
- Defense Acquisitions: How and Where DOD Spends and Reports Its Contracting Dollars, CRS, Dec 2016
- DOD RDT&E Appropriations Structure, CRS, Dec 2016
- Declining Resources: How are agencies responding to smaller budgets?, GAO, Dec 2016
- FY17 Program Acquisition Cost By Weapon System, Feb 2016
- Air Force Should Cost Initiatives, AFLCMC/AQ, Oct 2015
- Evidence on the Effect of DoD Acquisition Policy and Process on Cost Growth of MDAPs, IDA, Sep 2014
- 2014 Annual Report on DoD Cost Assessment Activities, CAPE
- Should Cost: A Strategy for Managing Military Systems’ Money, Defense AT&L Magazine, Mar 2016
- Cost Capability Analysis – Introduction to a Technique, Defense AT&L Magazine
- Applications of Should Cost to Achieve Cost Reductions, AT&L Magazine, Apr 2014
- Should Cost Management, Why and How, OSD/AT&L, Sep 2011
- Program Affordability: Myths and Practical Implications, PARCA
- Dispelling the Myths of DoD’s Affordability Policy, AT&L
- How Integrated Cost Analysis Teams Support BBP 2.0, Defense AT&L Magazine
- Naval Aviation Costs Targeting O&S, Defense AT&L Magazine
- Maturing Cost Estimation in a Rapid Acquisition Environment, MITRE, Paper, Presentation
- Implementing Effective Affordability Constraints for DoD Programs, IDA
- An Analytic Model for DoD Investment & Divestment Decisions, MITRE
- Creating a Cost Conscious Culture from Pre-RFP to Contract Execution, MCSC
- Promoting Affordability in Defense Acquisition, Purdue University
- Valuation of Capabilities, System Architecture Options for Affordability, NPS
- Should Cost DAB Template, OSD/AT&L
- Should Cost PEO Template DAES Review, OSD/AT&L
- Should Cost PM Template DAES Review, OSD/AT&L