Beschreibung:
An analysis of today's business environment and the integration of software, people, and interfaces, this book explores the roles of engineers, information technologists, and product development professionals. It provides methods, processes, and tools (MPTs) for life cycle costing while focusing on technology centric examples. The author includes unpublished material on the costing of commercial off-the-shelf systems and presents the MPTs from a product development perspective. The text also covers applications that use Excel spreadsheets for better comprehension.
Overview of Systems Life Cycle Costing. Analysis. Introduction to Engineering Economy. Advanced Economic Analysis of Alternatives. Life Cycle Costing. Simulation Based Costing. Estimation. Costing of Complex Systems. Software Intensive Systems. Parametric Cost. Estimating. Management. Cost as an Independent Variable. Costing and Managing Off the Shelf Systems. Cost of Quality. Project Management's Role in Life Cycle Costing.