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SUMMARY:Developing CERs to Estimate Commercial IaaS Costs for Federal IT Systems
DESCRIPTION:Developing CERs to Estimate Commercial IaaS Costs for Federal IT Systems\nCara Cuiule\nAmanda Ferraro\nDaniel Harper\nRichard Mabe\nWebinar Presentation: Wednesday July 1\, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT \n \nEstablishing federal budgets for cloud infrastructure costs prior to selecting a cloud provider requires vendor agnostic cost estimating methods. These methods need to reflect the correlation between rates for a variety of infrastructure instances across all viable cloud service providers. This paper describes research and validation leading to CERs based on over 28\,000 virtual machine and storage instances. The predictive analytic approaches presented in this paper can provide valid and verifiable vendor agnostic estimates.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/developing-cers-to-estimate-commercial-iaas-costs-for-federal-it-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T120000
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SUMMARY:Storytelling for Cost Estimators
DESCRIPTION:Storytelling for Cost Estimators\nChristina Snyder \nAs estimators\, we advocate the importance of good data; but without context\, estimates and analyses are just numbers. To give power to our work\, we need to effectively pair good estimating with good communication. There is no existing best practice guidance for estimators on how to create a compelling narrative to accompany analysis. By leveraging a storytelling structure\, we can inspire action\, communicate our findings in a way that resonates\, and ultimately become more effective. \nAlways being passionate about math and logic\, it was a natural fit when Mrs. Christina Snyder\, CCEA® became a cost estimator in 2005. Since that time\, she has supported multiple DOD programs with various aspects of decision analysis\, cost estimating\, project management\, and strategic planning. She holds a B.S. in Applied Computational Mathematics from Virginia Tech.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/storytelling-for-cost-estimators/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200713T160000
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SUMMARY:DC Chapter Virtual AfterWork
DESCRIPTION:ICEAA Washington Capital Area Chapter is excited to invite you to the Chapter’s first virtual ICEAA AfterWork. \nICEAA AfterWork is a forum where current and next generation leaders of the cost estimating and analysis community can come together to discuss lessons learned from the past\, the challenges of today\, and the path forward for growing the size and relevance of the cost community and advancing the state of the art to better serve current and next generation customers. The format will be slightly different than the chapter’s last ICEAA AfterWork due to the virtual nature of the event\, but we hope to start providing professional networking opportunities as soon as we can. \nFor more information on ICEAA AfterWork\, please visit the Washington Capital Area Chapter website. \nOur distinguished speaker for this event will be Mr. Chris Deegan\, President and Chief Executive of the nation’s largest independent ship design and naval architecture company\, Gibbs & Cox. Inc. He joined Gibbs & Cox as the Engineering Group Vice President in 2013 following a distinguished 28 year career with the US Navy. He began his federal career as a Cost Intern in 1985\, and after several program management tours\, held executive positions leading the Navy’s Cost Engineering and Industrial Analysis community\, as Director of the Naval Center for Cost Analysis in 2003-2004\, and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA 05C) from 2004-2008. Chris will share how being grounded as a cost professional is an excellent foundation for organizational and business leadership in your future. \n  \nRegistration is open to everyone – you do not need to be an ICEAA Member. Register online today at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2105184743784246031
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/dc-chapter-virtual-afterwork/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200715T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200715T130000
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SUMMARY:The Fact That Your Project is Agile is Not (Necessarily) a Cost Driver
DESCRIPTION:The Fact That Your Project is Agile is Not (Necessarily) a Cost Driver\nArlene F. Minkiewicz\n \nAll true agile projects follow the same philosophy\, they do not all apply the same set of practices\, tools or processes. Agile projects are value driven\, thus subject to change. There are\, however\, business and contractual requirements for up front estimates creating a conundrum. This paper discusses a methodology and rules of thumb for estimating agile projects\, based analysis of publicly available datasets\, that provides value to stakeholders and aligns with Earned Value Management requirements. \nArlene F. Minkiewicz is the Chief Scientist at PRICE Systems\, LLC with over 35 years of experience at PRICE building cost models. She leads the cost research activity for TruePlanning\, the suite of cost estimating products that PRICE provides. She is a software measurement expert dedicated to finding creative solutions focused on helping make software development professionals successful. She is widely published and speaks frequently on software related topics.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/the-fact-that-your-project-is-agile-is-not-necessarily-a-cost-driver/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200716T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200716T110000
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SUMMARY:Palisade Series Part II: Revisiting the Triangular and PERT “Three Point” Distributions
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide an in-depth coverage of the commonly selected triangular and PERT distributions\, to include a comparison of the multiple forms of each and a discussion of when each may be appropriate. Multiple scenarios will be presented and @RISK used to demonstrate subtle differences that should be considered when making a “three point” input distribution selection. \nThis series of webinars is intended to provide @RISK users with guidance on settings to use in the Fit Distributions to Data dialog box\, and insight necessary for narrowing down the often-overwhelming candidate list of probability distributions available in @RISK for modeling inputs. Even users who have attended regional training and/or watched relevant on-demand webinars may still be unclear about: \n1. what settings to use in the multiple tabs and radio buttons/drop down boxes within the Fit Distributions to Data dialog box\n2. how to know which test result(s) to pay the most attention to\n3. nuances of the distribution choice that involve both art and science\n4. subtle differences between the triangular and PERT distributions\n5. how to interview experts\, avoid biases associated with subjective probability assessment\, and turn interview results into a defensible input distribution\nWhether a newcomer to @RISK and input distribution selection or an experienced user seeking amplification on these topics\, this three-part\, deep-dive series was developed with you in mind.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/palisade-series-part-ii-revisiting-the-triangular-and-pert-three-point-distributions/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200721T120000
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SUMMARY:Machine Learning Working Group
DESCRIPTION:Please join the virtual Machine Learning for cost analysis working group for a 1-hr meeting on Tuesday\, July 21 at 9 AM Pacific / 12 PM Eastern for the Data Scraping Challenge: Collecting Cost Data for Machine Learning / Advanced Analytics. We will share information on data sources and automated techniques to collect data and introduce a problem for the community to solve. \nPlease register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5386703585666951695 \nThe intent of the ICEAA Machine Learning Working group is to:\n• share with one another different machine learning methods and applications\n• help our community learn and grow from one another and\n• advance the field of machine learning for cost analysis.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/machine-learning-working-group-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200722T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200722T130000
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SUMMARY:Are you Smarter than an Algorithm?
DESCRIPTION:Are you Smarter than an Algorithm?\nAndy Prince\nWebinar Presentation: Wednesday July 22\, 2020 at 12:00pm EST \n \nCost analysts rely on mathematical algorithms\, experience\, and subjective assessments to develop cost estimates. However\, these analysts often disagree over what is more important: statistically derived algorithms; or experience and judgment. To try to answer this question cost estimating professionals were surveyed for their expert judgment on the complexity and new design values for 15 NASA science missions. The results may or may not be surprising\, but will surely be interesting.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/are-you-smarter-than-an-algorithm/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200729T120000
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SUMMARY:A 3 Market\, 10 Dimension Trade
DESCRIPTION:A 3 Market\, 10 Dimension Trade\nDoug K. Howarth\nWebinar Presentation: Wednesday July 29\, 2020 at 12:00pm EST \n \nAny person\, company\, or government working across three or more related markets decides how to divide the costs between them. Often decision makers give little thought as to how those resource splits need to work when working in conjunction to a common goal. Using the example of the Prompt Global Strike (PGS) initiative\, this paper studies ways to optimize costs in three connected markets (air-to-surface missiles\, bombers\, tanker aircraft) across ten dimensions.
URL:https://www.iceaaonline.com/calendar/a-3-market-10-dimension-trade/
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