Once upon a time, I was searching for some solid guidelines on cost estimation to improve the way my contract was doing it.

I found a few great resources, and one of them was the US GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide.? It contains a wealth of knowledge and guidelines for major government projects, and also a lot of lessons that non-government and small projects can use.

Here is a link to the guide, and a video below where I introduce it for you.

I record in HD so you can watch the HD version and read everything clearly on my screen (hit the full-screen button in the lower-right)