Systems Life Cycle Costing: Economic Analysis, Estimation, and Management

An analysis of today's business environment and the integration of software, people, and interfaces, this book explores the roles of engineers, information technologists, and product development professionals. It provides methods, processes, and tools (MPTs) for life cycle costing while focusing on technology centric examples. The author includes unpublished material on the costing of commercial off the shelf systems and presents the MPTs for a product development perspective. The text also covers applications that use Excel spreadsheets for better comprehension.