Automated Cost Estimator
ACE is the heart of the ACEIT suite
ACE is not a black-box estimator but rather a robust model-building tool providing a standardized approach for developing cost estimates.
A stable environment for consistent and credible estimates
Main Features:
- Similar in look and feel to a spreadsheet but contains columns and input sheets designed especially for cost estimating
- Use a built-in work breakdown structure or define your own
- Easy access to Input Forms, Sheets, Results, Overrides and Charts
- Built-in inflation/escalation calculations, beta curve time-phasing, learning curves, and more
- Content panes provide quick access to essential model information
- Traceback navigator tool for easily analyzing equation logic and navigation
- Extensive Help text not only explains how the features of ACE work but also describes the process of cost estimating and uncertainty analysis
Built by analysts, for analysts; includes an array of tools to speed up model development
Input Form Features:
- Input Forms provide guidance and logically organize information used to estimate the element
ACE Results Features:
- View a wide variety of results from a single screen
- Store multiple what-if cases within one estimate file
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User interface layout is customizable and designed to take advantage of multiple monitors
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