AFSC (Air Force Systems Command) Cost Methods Improvement Program (CMIP) Road Map

摘要

The development of cost estimating tools virtually came to a standstill after the surge of RAND and other studies ended in the early 1970s. The cost estimating 'tool box' used to estimate today's systems is based on methodologies, problems, and technologies that are pushing 20 years of age. The program is called the Cost Methods Improvement Program (CMIP) and was formed with the development of the AFSC Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) in 1981. The CAIG is chaired by the Director of Cost and Management Analysis at HQ AFSC and has as members each of the AFSC Product Division's Cost Analysis Directors. The CAIG prioritizes and approves funding for research projects which benefit more than one Product Division. The CMIP is managed at HQ AFSC with most of the individual projects passed on to the Product Divisions. This handbook is designed to be used like an engineers handbook. Every cost analyst in the Air Force will get one for their desk. The handbook is primarily for the new cost analyst and is to provide them with tips, shortcuts, and rules of thumb that an analyst would learn after years of experience.