COST METHODOLOGY FOR PREMILESTONE I PLANNING

PROJECT OBJECTIVES: THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COST METHODOLOGY FOR PREMILESTONE I PLANNING FOR EMERGINING TECHNOLOGY WEAPONS SYSTEMS/SUBSYSTEMS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT ALSO ADDRESSES COST RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR PROGRESSION THROUGH PREMILESTONE 0 AND PHASE 0 LEADING UP TO A SUCCESSFUL MILESTONE I DECISION. AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION (ASD) EMERGING TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO ESTABLISHING A RELIABLE DEFENSIBLE, AND TRACABLE COST ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY WILL BE ADDRESSED. THESE TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE INTEGRATED AVIONICS ARCHITECTURES, TURBINE ENGINE CAPABILITIES, HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS, AND DOLLAR/POUND RELATIONSHIPS. APPROACH: AMIOM WILL UTILIZE EXISTING AND UPDATED APPROACHES FOR THIS COST METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. AXIOM'S APPROACH INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF AN OVERALL PREMILESTONE I COST ESTIMATING AND MODELING APPROACH, DEVELOPMENT OF DATA COLLECTION PLAN BASED ON ASD/XRF AND AXIOM REFERENCES, DEVELOPMENT OF A MODELLING AND COST ESTIMATING RELATIONSHIP (CER) PLAN, CONSTRUCTION OF A SAMPLE MODEL, PROOF OF METHODOLOGY CONCEPT THROUGH MODELING OF A SPECIFIED ASD TECHNOLOGY, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PHASE II PLAN WHICH EVOLVES FROM THE PREMILESTONE I COST ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY. RESULTS: RESULTS OF THE PHASE I EFFORT INCLUDE AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PREMILESTONE I COST ESTIMATING METHODOLOGY, DATA COLLECTION PLAN, CER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PROOF OF METHODOLOGY CONCEPT, AND PHASE II PLANNED APPROACH.