A new knowledge-based estimation software and management solution from Galorath Incorporated, SEER for IT, promises IT managers better control of costs and planning for IT projects and the ongoing support and maintenance of IT infrastructure and services. SEER-IT, by accurately forecasting required effort, schedule and risk before work is even begun, can enable CIOs to significantly improve their IT project success rates. Galorath, whose clients include Bank of America, the Ford Motor Company, the IRS and Northrop Grumman, is a software and consulting firm known for products such as SEER for Software, SEER for Manufacturing and SEER for Hardware, Electronics and Systems.

Founder and CEO of Galorath Inc., Dan Galorath, declared: "We envisioned SEER for IT as a response to new compliance regulations, tighter budgets and calls by senior IT managers for help in running their departments more like a business." He added: "CIOs tell us that inaccurate estimates account for almost all IT project cost overruns and delays and the larger the project the more likely it is to be late and exceed budget--SEER for IT aims to change all that."

By combining sophisticated cost modeling technology with an easy-to-use interface; databases of industry and user inputs, rates and factors; and a parametric estimation engine, SEER for IT replicates real-world scenarios and outcomes. Designed to bring best practices to the planning and estimation of IT projects and IT support, it can be configured to an organization's unique environment and offers a consistent and repeatable process that supports both detailed and high-level project estimates and trade-offs. Throughout the organization, the results can be shared easily.

Including "should cost" models for use in evaluating outsourced estimates, SEER for IT also accurately gauges virtually all aspects of projects needed to support major IT initiatives. SEER estimates, over the years, have proven to be on target within a range of plus or minus five percent on even the most complex technology projects.