Strengthening Cost Estimating in the Government of Canada

Agenda

Master Deck

The Evolution of Modern Comptrollership and the Role of Cost Estimating –  history, evidence based decision, decision-making process

The Maturation and Integration of Cost Estimating in the Government of Canada –  characteristics, results, funding, contingency, process, data, people, tools, documentation

Panel Discussion: Decision-Making and the Need for Cost Estimating Information –  series of questions to draw out actual experiences – positive and negative

Introduction to Uncertainty and Risk Analysis –  general theory and DND’s process

Small Team Exercise: Developing the Risk Register –  using a fictitious project, small teams will develop a small risk register