The parametric approach

The Framework.- Cost Estimating: Definition.- Cost Measurement.- Overview of Cost Estimating.- "Elementary" Cost Estimating.- An Introduction to Parametrics for the Beginner.- Preparing the Data.- Data Collection and Checking.- Economics.- The Cost Improvement Curves.- Plant Capacity and Load.- Other Normalizations.- About General Models.- Definition of a General Model: Example.- Building a General Model.- New Concepts in General Modelization for Hardware.- Modelization in Other Classes.- A Word About the Future.- Using Models: Parametric Models Within a Business.- Using a Specific Model.- Using a General Model.- to "Risk" Analysis.- Auditing Parametrics.