Policy and Guidance

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Cost Estimating Policy

• DoDI 5000.73 Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures
• Escalation Handbook
• Joint Agency Cost Schedule Risk & Uncertainty Handbook

DoD Policy

• GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG)
• Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE)
• DoDI 5000.02
• Naval Center for Cost Analysis
• CJCSI 3170.01I Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS)
• JCIDS Manual (requires CAC access)
• DoDD 7045.14 The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process
• MIL-STD 881D Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Materiel Items
• DoD Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Guide

Other Policy and Guidance Resources

• DOD Business Transformation - Improved Management Oversight of Business System Modernization Efforts Needed
• GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide - Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs
• U. S. Government Accountability Office GAO
• OMB Blog
• OMB Circular A-11 Preparing, Submitting, and Executing the Budget