Washington ICEAA

FCA Lesson 24: Software Sizing and Agile
2022-09-06 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
SPEAKERS: TBA
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

2022 August Luncheon
2022-08-29 12:00 - 13:00
Please join the Washington ICEAA Chapter for 2022 August Luncheon
Sustainment Analysis Methodology for Cost Models and Business Cases with Cobec’s George Bayer and Austin Lutterbach
August 29th | 12:00 to 1:00pm eastern
via Microsoft Teams | RSVP online

Government legacy infrastructure systems often require detailed sustainability analyses – historical parts failures analysis, parts’ procurement, end-of-life, and economic analyses – to

forecast the optimum date for an acquisition to replace aging infrastructure with a New Investment or Tech Refresh,
conduct a cost-benefit analysis to justify further F&E investment, and
provide a standard sustainment cost estimate (procurement, corrective and preventative maintenance) for government acquisitions.

Program offices utilize sustainment data and analyses to justify future investments. Second level engineering uses sustainment analysis to evaluate strategic sustainment options. And, F&E budget offices evaluate investment urgency based on legacy system, end-of-life cost estimates.
Understanding factors, process methodologies, and sustainment analyses drivers can help cost estimators make data-driven decisions and demonstrate the criticality of infrastructure replacement projects. Using a proven approach of research, parametrics, and software algorithms, the team demonstrates an optimum process and approach for sustainment analysis.
George Bayer and Austin Lutterbach will review the models and methodology they have developed to support the FAA’s decision making and infrastructure sustainment that help keep US airports and flights running smoothly.

George Bayer
George Bayer, a Senior Director at Cobec Consulting with over 20 years of Finance experience, manages cost and benefits estimating teams, directs investment analysis and infrastructure sustainment efforts, and provides program management support for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Prior to the FAA, Mr. Bayer led economic analyses and DCF valuations for Power Generation and E&P at BP and ConocoPhillips and financial management at Disney. Mr. Bayerhas a PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), a BSBA in Finance and English from the University of Florida, and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin in Corporate Finance.
Austin Lutterbach
Austin Lutterbach, an analyst and data scientist at Cobec Consulting, conducts data and sustainment analyses for major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acquisitions. He has a BS in Mathematics and Statistics from Purdue University and a MS in Operations Research from Cornell University. In various academic research projects, he has designed statistical software and utilized linear programming, machine learning, and R to develop optimization models.
Event Details:

This event is free for both ICEAA member and perspective members
Location: Microsoft Teams

RSVP:

Please RSVP on or before August 26th.

For additional information, please contact info@washingtoniceaa.com

FCA Lesson 23: Nonparametric Statistics
2022-08-23 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Abby Schendt and Peter Braxton (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA Lesson 22: Nonparametric Statistics in Excel and R
2022-08-09 16:00 - 18:00

2022 July Luncheon
2022-07-27 11:30 - 12:30 | Virtual, Microsoft Teams
Please join the Washington ICEAA Chapter for:
2022 July Luncheon
OSD CAPE’s AoA Handbook with LTC Daniel Summers
July 27th | 11:30am to 12:30pm eastern
via Microsoft Teams
RSVP Link
The Office of the Secretary of Defence (OSD) – Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation’s (CAPE) Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Cost Estimating Handbook provides a wide range of cost estimators a guide that brings together existing guidance as well as new material in order to aid with the planning, execution, presentation and documentation of the analysis required to support multiple aspects of an AoA.
The guide focuses primarily on AoAs conducted in support of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs), the information may also be useful for conducting AoAs in support of any Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) pathway.
The guide offers best practices from past AoAs, affordability and life cycle cost analysis guidance, and an annex that explains how to calculate the fully burdened cost of fuel. This guide is meant to be adaptive through regular updates in order to continue to prove cost estimators with relevant best practices.
LTC Daniel Summers will introduce and discuss the AoA Cost Estimating Handbook at this Luncheon event.
LTC Daniel Summers
LTC Daniel Summers is an Army Officer with 10 years of operations research experience. Dan has a master’s degree in Operations Research from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Event Details:

Microsoft Teams: Click here to join
This event is free for both ICEAA member and perspective members

RSVP:

RSVP Link

Please RSVP on or before July 26th.

For additional information, please contact info@washingtoniceaa.com

You can watch this presentation here!

FCA Lesson 21: Schedule Analysis
2022-07-26 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Remmie Arnold and Tony Tyler (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

2022 Summer Social
2022-07-21 16:30 - 19:00 | Cobec Consulting Inc., 500 L'Enfant Plaza SW, STE 1100, Washington, DC, 20024, United States
Please join the Washington ICEAA chapter for our first in-person social event of 2022!
We are very excited to reconnect with our chapter members and friends, and what better way to do so than over refreshing beverages, tasty hors d’oeuvres, and a panoramic rooftop view of Washington DC !
Cobec Consulting, Inc. will be hosting our Summer Social at their L’Enfant Plaza office, featuring an open kitchen with 6 beers on tap, refrigerator fully stocked with beverages, and a various selection of catered snacks! A large entertainment area will be set up for a fun ice breaker activity, as well as a rooftop patio perfect for watching the sunset over Reagan Airport, the Wharf, Crystal City, and Rosslyn.
We encourage all chapter members to come out and join the fun, especially newer members who are looking to integrate themselves within the Washington ICEAA community! Don’t wait, RSVP.

FCA Lesson 20: Monte Carlo Simulation
2022-07-12 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Marc Greenberg and Peter Braxton (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA Lesson 19: Risk Analysis Framework
2022-06-21 16:00 - 18:00

FCA Lesson 18: Essential Probability in Excel and R
2022-06-07 16:00 - 18:00

FCA Lesson 17: Software Cost Estimating
2022-05-24 16:00 - 18:00

FCA Lesson 16: Nonlinear and Multiple Regression
2022-05-10 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Benjamin Truskin and Charles Truxillo (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA Lesson 15: O&S Cost Estimating
2022-04-26 16:00 - 18:00

FCA Lesson 14: Linear Regression
2022-04-12 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Peter Braxton and Charles Truxillo (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA Lesson 13: Advanced Learning Curves
2022-03-29 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Jeff Cherwonik, Jason Ehrich, and Olivia Johnson (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA Lesson 12: Earned Value Management
2022-03-15 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Patrick Ahearn and Betsy Gibson (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA Lesson 11: Learning Curve Analysis
2022-03-01 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Eitan Perlin and Christina Kosmakos (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

Chapter Nominations Due
2022-02-22 16:00 - 17:00
We are currently accepting nominations for our 2021 Annual Awards, which recognize exceptional achievement in our local cost estimating community. These awards will be presented at the Chapter’s All-Member Annual Meeting, details for which will be announced at a later date.
To nominate a colleague, please complete the nomination form and write a two-page-maximum summary of the nominee’s achievements. All nominations must be submitted to the Chapter Secretary, Ms. Courtney Silies, (secretary@washingtoniceaa.com) by 5:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022.

FCA Lesson 10: Acquisition Planning and Source Selection
2022-02-15 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Eric Cohen and Joshua Mark (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

DC Chapter Virtual Luncheon
2022-02-02 11:30 - 13:00
TOPIC: “The Evolving Role of the Software Cost Estimator”

We are pleased to announce the return of our Chapter Luncheons! Due to ongoing concerns related to COVID-19, we have decided to offer virtual sessions only until further notice. While we certainly miss the social interaction that formerly accompanied these in-person events, our virtual Chapter Luncheons remain a great opportunity to hear from leaders and innovators in our local cost community and participate in the collective enrichment of the profession.
Please see the information below regarding our upcoming Chapter Luncheon. Everyone is welcome to attend this event—Members and Non-Members alike!
Registration link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2348831035962928139
You must be registered to receive the link to the Chapter Luncheon.
ABSTRACT:
In the last ten to fifteen years, the software industry has seen a fast-paced transformation from a waterfall process to the adoption of Agile and DevOps in the commercial world and public sector. Ed Spriggs and Kevin McKeel conducted a series of interviews with leaders in the software cost estimation field to find out what impact these changes have had on their cost shops and related organizations as well as how they are adapting to these changes.
This video presentation will touch on what is happening today, what is in store for newer professionals to the field, and what are the skill sets and technical expertise that will be required tomorrow. Interview subjects include Alan Cole, David Underwood, Kammy Mann, Tyrese Johnson, Dan French, David Seaver, Ian Brown, and Katie Geier-Noreiga. These interviews have been edited to present their responses in a mosaic of sound bites. While it is not quite TikTok, it should suit those of us with shrinking attention spans.

SPEAKERS:

Ed Spriggs (Logapps, LLC)

Ed Spriggs is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Logapps, where he is responsible for research, analysis, and IT software acquisition program delivery to clients across the Department of Defense, the Federal Judiciary, and civilian agencies. Mr. Spriggs has over 20 years of experience in Federal Acquisition Strategy, Business Case Analysis, and Cost Estimation. With expertise in developing estimates and decision analysis products using cost models, Mr. Spriggs directs the Logapps team in cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment tools, and data-driven IT software acquisition insight.Prior to founding Logapps, Mr. Spriggs worked as an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton and as an analyst at MCR Federal. He holds a BA in Economics and an MBA from the College of William & Mary and is a Certified Professional Logistician through the Society of Logistics Engineers.
Kevin McKeel (Logapps, LCC)
Kevin McKeel is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Logapps, where he is responsible for the growth and management of the firm as well as customizing unique client solutions. With more than 25 years of experience in management consulting and IT cost estimation, Mr. McKeel directs the Logapps software analysis team in support of clients, including the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Courts, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, and Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. McKeel is a Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst and received the prestigious 2021 Technical Achievement of the Year award from ICEAA for his research and development of automated software sizing techniques using Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing. Mr. McKeel holds a BA in Business Administration and Finance from James Madison University and an MBA in Business Administration Decision Systems from The George Washington University.

Do you have an idea for a future Chapter Luncheon? Whether you would like to volunteer yourself to present or simply request a topic and/or speaker, we would love to hear from you! Please e-mail our Programs Committee Chair, Mr. George Bayer (luncheon@washingtoniceaa.com), and share your suggestion.

FCA Lesson 9: Essential Stats in Excel and R
2022-02-01 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Aaron Everly and Abby Schendt (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lessons will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Patrick Shelton (pshelton@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.

FCA: Contract Pricing and Rates
2022-01-18 16:00 - 18:00
SPEAKERS: Jack Titus and Josh Avalos (Technomics)
LOCATION: In light of current restrictions due to COVID-19, Lesson 4 will be limited to virtual attendance only.
Please RSVP to Christina Kosmakos (ckosmakos@technomics.net) for WebEx dial-in information.
DESCRIPTION: Foundations of Cost Analysis (FCA), formerly known As TTI (Technomics Training Institute), is our curriculum based (in part) on the Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge (CEBoK) and designed (in part) to prepare you for the Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) exam. It is divided into 24 lessons, which will run roughly every other week through September 2022.
