SIB Research and Analysis

The Strategic Insights and Budget (SIB) endeavors to push the state-of-the-art by supporting and managing research activities. This page contains the completed research activities for others to view and read. Research is grouped by year of completion and links are provided to final papers and outbriefs. SIB thanks each author for their hard work and hopes that this page will serve to recognize and promote their efforts.
 

2015

Estimating Cost of Class D Payloads and Missions
​Authors : Galorath, NASA PCEC Team, NASA NICM Team, and SOMA, NASA LaRC
– Final Outbrief (PDF)
 

2014

Schedule Topology Complexity
​Author: Eric Druker, Matt Pitlyk, Booz Allen Hamilton
– Final Outbrief (PDF)
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Cost & Schedule Uncertainty Analysis in Support of JCL
Authors: Darren Elliott, Tecolote Research; Charles Hunt, NASA HQ
– Final Outbrief (PDF)

 

NASA Mass Growth Analysis
Authors: Vincent Larouche, Darren Elliott, Tecolote Research; James K Johnson, NASA HQ
– Final Outbrief (PDF)​

​2013

Analytic Method for Probabilistic Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis
Author: Ray Covert, Covarus LLC.
– Final Paper (PDF)
– Final Outbrief (PDF)

Phasing Estimating Relationships
Authors: Darren Elliott, Tecolote Research; Erik Burgess, Chad Krause, Jan Sterbutzel, Burgess Consulting
– Final Outbrief (PDF)
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Probabilistic Mass Growth Uncertainties
Authors: Eric Plumer, NASA; Matt Blocker, Antonio Rippe, Tecolote Research
– Final Outbrief (PDF)
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Probabilistic Schedule Allocation
Authors: Param Nair, Charles Hunt, NASA; Darren Elliott, Matt Blocker, Tecolote Research
– Final Outbrief (PDF)