Enterprise IT Solutions and Products
Cost Estimating and Risk Analysis
Because Credibility Counts
Complete, accurate cost and risk information is the core of a program’s credibility. It is necessary to effectively project funding needs, maintain adequate funds control, reduce costs and measure performance. Without complete and accurate overall life cycle cost information, decision makers cannot make fully informed decisions.
Northrop Grumman’s Cost Estimating and Risk Analysis (CERA) services play an essential role in:
- Developing realistic program budgets
- Defending budgets through the budgeting process
- Optimizing resource allocation decisions
- Performing cost as an independent variable analysis and design trades
- Monitoring contract performance
- Determining realistic program schedules
- Satisfying oversight and public law requirements
Excellence in Cost Estimating and Risk Analysis
Northrop Grumman Information Technology (IT) excels at providing accurate, defensible, well-documented estimates that are clearly presented and easily understood. Our offering is built on highly skilled analysts, well-defined processes and a tailorable suite of custom and off-the-shelf tools.
Northrop Grumman IT’s CERA suite of services includes:
- Independent Cost Estimates (ICEs)
- Program Office Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs)
- Cost Analysis Requirements Description (CARD) and Intelligence Community Baseline Description
- Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) Analysis
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Cost Risk Research and Analysis
- Schedule Realism Assessments
- Earned Value Management
- Cost Analysis Training
View the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Case Study.
Unrivaled advantages
Leveraging an extensive database of historical program information and technical reach-back to thousands of engineers and scientists enables us to deliver accurate, defensible results. Benefits include:
- Efficient, cost-effective results with significantly reduced timelines
- Unbiased, independent perspective and an objective understanding of potential outcomes
- The largest contingent of cleared cost analysts in the industry
- Customized tools and extensive modeling capabilities
- Program technical depth that ensures accurate and defensible results
Northrop Grumman IT is known for successfully delivering on complex programs. The company led high-profile cost programs throughout the intelligence community, DoD and other markets. Northrop Grumman also provided cross-agency cost estimates, risk analysis and schedule assessments that have led to mission success.
Whether required by law, to defend or manage a program – no other organization can provide you with the level of expertise and credibility than Northrop Grumman. Our passion for quality, top-notch people and tools, unsurpassed processes and technical depth has set the standard.
To learn more, please contact us at Intel-Info@ngc.com or call (703) 818-7400.
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