Welcome to ISPA

 ISPA is a professional society dedicated to the improvement and promotion of:
- parametric cost modeling techniques and methodologies
- risk analysis
- econometrics
- design-to-cost
- technology forecasting
- cost management

ISPA provides a forum that encourages the professional development of its members through the interchange of ideas and perspectives. ISPA members represent government agencies, universities, and nearly 200 organizations in 12 countries. ISPA's membership range in experience from beginners to seasoned professionals. They are united by their interest in the practical application of parametric analysis.


ISPA Mission Statement

The purpose of ISPA is to improve our effectiveness and leverage the limited resources of our respective organizations by providing information on techniques, tools, and methodologies for enhancing the management decision-making process.


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Cost Estimating Association Links

AACE - (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) http://www.aacei.org - AACE International is a member-driven organization serving the cost engineering profession worldwide.
ACostE – (Association of Cost Engineers) http://www.acoste.org.uk - ACostE represents the professional interests of those with responsibility, at all levels, for the prediction, planning and control of resources and cost for activities that involve engineering, manufacturing, and construction.
ICEC – (International Cost Engineering Council) http://www.icoste.org - ICEC is an nonpolitical and nonprofit organization with the object of promoting cooperation between national and multinational cost engineering, quantity surveying and project management organizations worldwide for their mutual wellbeing and that of their individual members.
INCOSE – (International Council on Systems Engineering) http://www.incose.org - INCOSE is a not-for-profit membership organization founded to develop and disseminate the interdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems.
SCAF - (Society for Cost Analysis and Forecasting) http://www.scaf.org.uk - The objects of SCAF are to promote the best interests of its members and to improve and disseminate knowledge of cost analysis and forecasting methods.
SCEA – (Society of Cost Estimating & Analysis) http://sceaonline.net - A Non-Profit Organization dedicated to improving cost estimating and analysis in government and industry and enhancing the professional competence and achievements of its members.
SSCAG – (Space Systems Cost Analysis Group) https://sscag.saic.com - A consortium of international (US and NATO Allied Nations) organizations from government and industry, SSCAG is concerned with the development and production cost of space destined, hardware, software, and few-of-a-kind systems.