Sustainable solution expertise

Cost Xpert is the worldwide leading provider of services and solutions for Integrated Methodology driven Estimation (IME) of IT applications. IME is the reliable estimation of effort, time, resources and costs as well as risks, defects and documentation page count over the entire application lifecycle. Our experience of many years in the implementation of tailored estimation process into existing business processes and systems is a testament to the solution capabilities of Cost Xpert.

 

Unique expertise

Based on almost 100 scientifically published estimation methods and models and the analyses from roughly 35´000 projects enable to illustrate any project situation and any level of complexity realistic and transparent before project start. The consideration of practice-oriented project types and process models combined with a number of sizing- and estimation methods as well as quality methods, risk factors and constraints allow the support of individual customer specific business processes. This ensures the high estimation accuracy of any IT application in every point of time.

  

Focus on customer service

More than 5´000 customers worldwide trust our long experience and our comprehensive methodological competence in the field of IME. Thereby, we offer tailored solutions to realize individual objectives by effective IT applications. Based on best-practice approaches and aimed know-how-transfer we support relevant business areas, from process-, project-, quality- and risk management as well as procurement, engineering and controlling. The orientation on the customer specific business- and service processes is a mandatory step for us.

 

Services across industries

Cost Xpert enables estimations of all kind of individual- or standard software, no matter how they emerge resp. emerged, if redevelopment, reuse and modification, integration of third-party-products (COTS), running modernization as well as all combinations of that. Thereby, we support all customers from a small local outlet to worldwide enterprise, from short iteration projects to multi-year long endeavors in the embedded world. Highest flexibility allows adjustment to any customer specific business process.

 

Comprehensive performance portfolio

Together with our customers we continuously improve our comprehensive approach, ensuring that IT applications are concluded efficient, with a high degree of quality and in »Time&Budget«. Primary objective is the optimization of technology- and service processes to establish efficient and effective business processes. To an optimal customer support we offer a comprehensive performance portfolio from Cost Xpert Tool Suite with best-practice approaches to professional consulting and qualified training up to complete outsourcing of estimation process.

 

Innovation and passion

Cost Xpert does have affiliates with leading universities and scientific institutes and is represented as a member in different scientific committees and research groups. A constantly flow of information has a high relevance for us. Therefore we publish articles with high attention. One member of our team is e.g. co-author of COCOMO II specification. Best-practice approaches combined with timely implementation of latest research results in innovation ensure constant advance knowledge for our customers.

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