Software and IT-CAST

History:

On August 10, 2015, the Naval Center for Cost Analysis inaugurated the Software and Information Technology Cost Integrated Product Team (Software and IT-CIPT) meeting at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center in Crystal City, Virginia. The inaugural event, chaired by Dr. Wilson Rosa, was a huge success as evidenced by the large turnout (>134 participants) and great reviews.

On August 22, 2016, the Software and IT-CIPT and the IT Cost Analysis Solutions Team (IT-CAST) merged as a cross-agency event. This joint forum called "Software and IT-CAST" was formed by the Naval Center for Cost Analysis and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Corporate Assessment and Program Evaluation (NGA CAPE).

The Software and IT-CAST meeting is a venue to build coalitions with government and industry to exchange cost data, share lessons learned, and establish best practices concerning software and information technology cost estimation.