program cost estimate
1Cost overrun — A cost overrun, also known as a cost increase or budget overrun, is an unexpected cost incurred in excess of a budgeted amount due to an under estimation of the actual cost during budgeting. Cost overrun should be distinguished from cost… …
2Cost–utility analysis — (CUA) is a form of financial analysis used to guide procurement decisions. The most common and well known application of this analysis is in pharmacoeconomics, especially health technology assessment (HTA). Contents 1 CUA in health economics 1.1… …
3Cost–benefit analysis — (CBA), sometimes called benefit–cost analysis (BCA), is a systematic process for calculating and comparing benefits and costs of a project for two purposes: (1) to determine if it is a sound investment (justification/feasibility), (2) to see how… …
4cost — [kôst, käst] vt. cost, costing [ME costen < OFr coster < ML costare < L constare, to stand together, stand at, cost < com , together + stare, to STAND] 1. a) to be obtained or obtainable for (a certain price); be priced at b) to cause …
5Program Evaluation and Review Technique — For other uses, see Pert (disambiguation). PERT network chart for a seven month project with five milestones (10 through 50) and six activities (A through F). The Program (or Project) Evaluation and Review Technique, commonly abbreviated PERT, is …
6Cost-plus contract — A cost plus contract, also termed a Cost Reimbursement Contract, is a contract where a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses to a set limit plus additional payment to allow for a profit.[1] Cost reimbursement contracts contrast with… …
7Cost estimation in software engineering — The ability to accurately estimate the time and/or cost taken for a project to come in to its successful conclusion is a serious problem for software engineers. The use of a repeatable, clearly defined and well understood software development… …
8Apollo program — insignia Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking o …
9International Space Station program — The International Space Station program is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the fifteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and… …
10Constellation program — logo Constellation Program (abbreviated CxP) is a human spaceflight program within NASA, the space agency of the United States. The stated goals of the program were to gain significant experience in operating away from Earth s environment,… …
