ABSTRACT
This final and summary chapter provides key summary items to include: WSEIAC, the Whiz Kids, McNamara, MOEs, the SEBoK (Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge), the RAND corporation, a life cycle cost model, cost-estimating relationships (CERs), the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), COCOMO (Constructive Cost Model), MITRE’s resources, common evaluation criteria, military systems, including cargo aircraft and the joint strike fighter, the business case assessment, and the main steps of a cost-benefits analysis (CBA).
