This is an overview of what cost analysis is all about, the types of cost analyses we implement at the IRC and what kinds of questions they can answer. Watch the full Cost analysis in Excel playlist.

A cost analysis involves the process of reporting separate elements in a cost proposal, such as labor, equipment and materials that make up a product or service, as well as its proposed profit. It is ...

Cost benefit analysis is a strategy used by businesses and individuals to weigh the potential outcome of an action in order to make a decision. One of the main ways people make decisions is by using a ...

Cost and price analysis are two different approaches to making decisions on the appropriate value of products or services prior to purchase. These types of analyses are used by government agencies as ...

Unlike traditional value analysis undergone when an organization launches a new innovation, selecting a new crowdsourced or open innovation idea to pursue should be based primarily on efficiency. A ...