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The estimating software behind every defensible commitment.

SEER by Galorath is enterprise-grade project estimating software that models cost, schedule, labor, and risk across hardware, software, manufacturing, and IT programs. Its validated parametric models and AI-assisted workflows transform incomplete information into accurate, defensible, and auditable estimates, along with the scenarios and sensitivity insights leadership can act on.

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SPREADSHEETS ONLY PRODUCE NUMBERS

Estimation software produces commitments that survive scrutiny.

Most organizations estimate with spreadsheets, expert judgment, and institutional memory. The numbers feel credible until they're challenged. When leadership asks what an estimate is based on, the answer is often a person rather than a process. When that person leaves, the estimate leaves with them.

SEER replaces spreadsheet-based estimation with validated, parametric logic. SEER connects cost, schedule, labor, and risk to measurable project characteristics, so every output traces back to explicit assumptions, calibrated relationships, and reviewable inputs. Every estimate produced is a governed commitment that survives scrutiny, turnover, audits, and time.

87%

of CIO/IT respondents still rely primarily on spreadsheet software for estimation. Only 12% report being “very confident” in the accuracy of their estimates.1

Calibrated against completed program data, not assumptions.

Every SEER estimate is traceable, reviewable, and repeatable. Accuracy comes from validated science, not internet text.

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FROM AD HOC ESTIMATES TO INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS

SEER turns estimation into a governed, repeatable practice that gets more accurate over time.

Decision velocity. SEER accelerates the path from request to defensible estimate, from weeks to hours. Leadership commits earlier because the basis is reviewable, not just convincing.

Defensibility. SEER keeps assumptions, logic, and approvals attached to the estimate. When scrutiny arrives, it improves the decision rather than triggering a rebuild.

Institutional learning. SEER connects estimates to outcomes across programs and calibrates accuracy over time, not one project at a time.

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of historically calibrated, continuously updated parametric models power every SEER estimate, benchmarked across thousands of completed programs in hardware, software, manufacturing, and IT.

WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGHEST

Project forecasting software for the decisions before execution begins.

SEER is most valuable before execution begins, when uncertainty is highest and the cost of a wrong commitment is greatest. Through predictive modeling, cost forecasting, lifecycle cost analysis, and scenario comparison, SEER turns incomplete information into a defensible basis for decision-making.

Before funding approval

SEER forecasts total cost of ownership and risk ranges so Capex, portfolio, and investment decisions rest on evidence, not assumptions.

Before bids are submitted

SEER runs price-to-win and should-cost analysis to evaluate competitive positioning, support procurement, and bid without eroding margin.

Before architecture is locked

SEER simulates design-to-cost and DFM trade studies so teams can compare scenarios while change is still inexpensive.

Before staffing commitments

SEER predicts engineering effort, capacity requirements, and workforce allocation across the program timeline.

Purpose-built estimation models for every engineering domain.

Rather than forcing every project into a generic model, SEER provides domain-specific modules calibrated to the cost drivers, risk factors, and delivery realities of each discipline. Modules integrate with SEERai and supports the same executive outcomes: faster decisions with commitments that remain traceable and review-ready.

SEER FOR MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing cost estimation from design to production.

SEER runs should-cost analysis, design-to-cost trade studies, and design-for-manufacturing analysis. SEER identifies where cost is driven at the component, assembly, and BOM level, and evaluates how design choices affect cost before tooling begins. Procurement uses SEER outputs to support sourcing and negotiate from evidence.

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SEER FOR SOFTWARE

Software cost estimation and sizing for modern delivery.

SEER sizes software objectively, estimates effort and schedule, and models both Agile and traditional delivery. SEER complements story-point planning rather than replacing it, giving teams a defensible, top-down check on bottom-up estimates and a way to forecast software development effort across the program lifecycle.

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SEER FOR HARDWARE

Lifecycle cost, schedule, and risk estimation for hardware programs.

SEER models cost from concept through sustainment, with logic that reflects manufacturing complexity, integration risk, subsystem dependencies, and learning curves. SEER keeps estimate logic legible for oversight, negotiations, and audit-driven environments, so commitments stay defensible as programs mature.

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SEER FOR IT

Project estimation software for IT modernization.

SEER models IT programs, infrastructure, and modernization initiatives with total cost of ownership and lifecycle economics. SEER enables teams to plan migrations, compare scenarios, and forecast long-term cost before budgets are committed. Decision makers can evaluate trade-offs across portfolio investments and prioritize based on evidence.

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SEER FOR SPACE

Cost, schedule, and risk modeling for space systems.

SEER quantifies uncertainty on first-of-kind and high-complexity space programs. SEER generates Monte Carlo ranges and sensitivity drivers that hold up to the scrutiny mission-critical funding decisions demand. Program teams can track assumptions across the lifecycle and re-baseline as requirements evolve.

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AI-ASSISTED ESTIMATION · SEERai

AI estimating software that compresses the work that slows you down.

SEER models the commitment. SEERai handles the slowest part of estimation: preparation. SEERai interprets requirements and source documents, surfaces what's missing, and feeds structured, reviewable inputs into SEER's governed models. SEERai accelerates the work without turning estimation into a black box.

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average time cost and estimation professionals save per project using an integrated, AI-assisted modeling platform.²

Interpret requirements in minutes, not days

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SEERai reads requirements and source documents and structures them into WBS and BOM elements, turning unstructured input into estimable work.

Surface gaps and missing cost drivers

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SEERai flags inconsistencies, missing drivers, and silent assumptions before executive review, pricing, or submission. Not after.

Preserve a defensible evidence trail

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Every assumption SEERai generates traces to its source, with human review and approval at each decision point. The work is faster. The accountability is intact.

Every assumption SEERai generates is auditable, explainable, and traceable to its source. AI accelerates the preparation. People own the commitment.

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USED BY GLOBAL TEAMS

SEER supports stakeholders in making defensible decisions.

SEER aligns finance, engineering, procurement, and the PMO around one governed, defensible basis for commitment, so every stakeholder works from the same estimates.

Project & Program Owners

Defensible baselines you can stand behind.

Audit-ready cost, schedule, and labor baselines

Scope and dependency clarity before execution begins

A traceable, reviewable basis for every commitment

Technical & Engineering Teams

Systems engineering from concept to sustainment.

Engineering effort and lifecycle planning

Objective software sizing and hardware cost logic

Trade studies that connect design to cost

Procurement & Sourcing Teams

Negotiate from evidence, not assertion.

Should-cost and price-to-win analysis for every bid

Supplier and sourcing scenario comparison

Defensible, auditable numbers for RFPs and proposals

Executives & Decision Makers

Portfolio decision support and strategic visibility.

Scenario comparison and trade-off evaluation

Investment prioritization across portfolios

Forecasted outcomes before capital is committed

THE MISSING ESTIMATION LAYER

SEER closes the estimation gap between
PLM product definition and ERP financial actuals.

ERP and PLM are essential systems of record, but they become valuable after the organization has already chosen the commitment. SEER operates in the window before that threshold hardens, when capital allocation, program strategy, supplier posture, and delivery promises are still steerable. SEER is not a replacement for ERP or PLM, SEER complements them.

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SEER and SEERai produce the governed estimates, assumptions, and risk ranges leadership commits to long before ERP or PLM contain stable actuals or finalized designs.

WORKS INSIDE YOUR STACK

SEER integrates with your digital engineering software ecosystem.

SEER connects to the engineering and program tools your teams already use through governed, interoperable interfaces, so estimates flow into execution without duplicate work.

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CATIA integration

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Jira integration

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Microsoft Project

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Microsoft Excel

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Siemens HEEDS

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Ansys ModelCenter

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ScopeMaster

SEER is built for enterprise environments where estimation must connect to procurement, finance, and program management simultaneously. See more about integrations.

TRUST, SECURITY, AND COMPLIANCE

Built to enterprise, security, and government standards.

SEER meets the security, data-residency, and compliance requirements of regulated and mission-critical organizations.
Explore SEER standards, certifications, and compliance.

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CMMC Level 2
Certified

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NIST SP 800-171
Aligned

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Secure Handling of FCI/CUI

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DFARS Cybersecurity Readiness

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ISO 9001:2015

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FedRAMP
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K-ISMS /
CSAP

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Secure Aerospace, Defense, & Federal Deployment

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ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288

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ANSI-J-STD-016

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ANSI/EIA-632

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Common Criteria
(EAL 0-7)

What organizations achieve with SEER

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Raytheon and Galorath developed a custom design-to-cost tool using SEER, helping engineers evaluate design alternatives, model cost risk, and maintain target costs throughout the AIM-9X program. The approach supported estimated savings of $1.2 billion while keeping original development and production estimates stable over four years.

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NASA replaced its time-consuming bottoms-up approach with SEER’s structured costing methodology for the Mars Exploration Rover project. The approach reduced estimate time by 75%, saved approximately 1,000 engineering hours, and made estimates easier to examine and audit while maintaining the same accuracy.

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Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems used SEER to reduce airframe cost estimation time by 75%, cutting weeks-long estimates to two days at approximately 5% accuracy. The team projects savings of up to 400 hours per month across proposals, trade studies, and engineering change proposals.

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We expect to save up to 400 hours per month on proposals, trade studies, and ECPs. This new approach makes it possible to consider more design parameters and search a much larger historical database.”

— Bryan Tom, Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems

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Integrating Galorath’s SEER platform into workflows ensures we have the right tools to combat economy-driven constraints and focus on cost, outcome predictions, and meeting design requirements, keeping us ahead of the curve with a strategic advantage.”

— Obi Ndu, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Otto Aerospace

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SEER and SEERai give our team unprecedented speed, transparency, and technical depth, enabling highly efficient cost model development and iteration across the lifecycle of projects ranging from hypersonic systems to space exploration.”

— Tyler Kunsa, Vice President of Defense & Space Systems, SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.

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SEER tools eliminated the most time-consuming part of the bottom-up approach. Structured costing saved 75% of our estimate time with the same accuracy.”

— Rey Carpio, Program Analyst, NASA

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SEER-SEM transformed our cost estimation process. By gathering project information and entering parameters, we quickly generate detailed cost estimates.”

— Warren Ono, Systems Engineer, Veridian

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Not only are we faster at delivering the estimates, but we no longer need to have our best and most costly resources spending time on the estimation process. We’re now able to empower our Project Managers to take over that role.”

— Karl Richards, Chief Information Officer, TASC

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The SEER tools are equally strong at estimating both software and hardware costs. They do a thorough job of enabling the analyst to deconstruct the system into smaller elements.”

— David Bracamonte, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

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SEERai has been very helpful in providing me with different ideas for starting new cost models and SEER and non-SEER related answers. It’s a solid 9 of 10.”

— Anderson Atabongakeng, Systems Engineer, Boeing Corporation

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We’ve been using SEERai as a guide for detailed inputs in SEER as well as other background. It has great depth of information able to add key context for concepts used by our SMEs.”

— Grady Knoll, Cost Engineer, Bell Helicopters

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Questions enterprise teams ask before adopting SEER

What is SEER by Galorath?

SEER is enterprise-grade project estimating software developed by Galorath that models cost, schedule, labor, and risk across hardware, software, manufacturing, and IT programs. SEER uses validated parametric models and AI-assisted workflows to transform incomplete information into accurate, defensible, and auditable estimates. SEER operates before execution begins, giving leadership a governed basis for funding, bidding, staffing, and architectural decisions.

Who is SEER built for?

SEER is built for cross-functional teams involved in program planning and commitment decisions. Project and program owners use SEER to build defensible baselines. Engineering teams use SEER for systems engineering estimation and lifecycle planning. Procurement teams use SEER for should-cost and price-to-win analysis. Executives and decision makers use SEER for portfolio comparison, investment prioritization, and strategic visibility across programs.

What types of programs can SEER estimate?

SEER estimates hardware and systems programs, software development, manufacturing, IT modernization, and space systems. Within each domain, SEER supports cost estimation, schedule and labor planning, risk quantification, should-cost analysis, design-to-cost trade studies, total cost of ownership forecasting, and lifecycle cost analysis. SEER is domain-specific rather than generic, with each module calibrated to the cost drivers, risk factors, and delivery realities of its discipline.

What is the difference between SEER and SEERai?

SEER is the parametric modeling engine that produces cost, schedule, labor, and risk estimates. SEERai is the Estimation-Centric AI layer that accelerates estimation preparation. SEERai interprets requirements and source documents, structures them into estimable elements, surfaces gaps and missing cost drivers, and feeds reviewable inputs into SEER's governed models. SEER produces the commitment. SEERai compresses the work that leads to it.

How accurate are SEER estimates with limited historical data?

SEER ships with models calibrated against four decades of completed program data, so organizations can produce defensible estimates before their own historical data is mature. As outcomes are connected back to estimates, SEER calibrates to the specific environment and accuracy compounds over time.

Can AI-assisted estimates from SEERai be trusted on mission-critical programs?

SEERai is auditable and explainable by design. Every assumption SEERai generates is traceable to its source, human-reviewed, and approvable at each decision point. AI accelerates the preparation. People own the commitment. There is no black-box forecasting.

How is SEER different from spreadsheets, in-house models, or consulting firms?

Spreadsheets and internal models start fast but are fragile, person-dependent, and hard to defend at scale. Lightweight estimation tools handle one task, not cost, schedule, labor, and risk together. Consulting firms deliver an estimate, not a repeatable capability the organization owns. Engineering-analytics and AI-native planning tools report on work already underway, while SEER models the commitment before execution begins on validated parametric models with a traceable audit trail. SEER complements ERP and PLM rather than replacing them.

Why use SEER instead of Excel or spreadsheets for estimation?

SEER replaces fragile, person-dependent spreadsheets with a governed, reviewable basis for commitment. Spreadsheets lack validated parametric models, an audit trail behind every number, and institutional memory that survives turnover. SEER keeps the speed of spreadsheet-based estimation while adding the defensibility, traceability, and calibration that spreadsheets cannot provide.

How is SEER priced?

SEER is modular and configurable. Organizations license the domains they need, such as hardware, software, manufacturing, or IT, and scale across teams as adoption grows rather than paying for the full platform up front. SEER is used on the largest mission-critical programs in the world and by mid-market engineering teams. Pricing is scoped to each organization through a consultation.

How quickly do organizations see ROI from SEER?

Teams save an average of 11 days per project on estimation preparation alone. Customers have reported cost avoidance in the hundreds of millions on individual programs. Galorath scopes a pilot to demonstrate measurable value before a full rollout.

What onboarding and support does Galorath provide?

Galorath provides onboarding, calibration support, training, and ongoing advisory services, including industry-specific implementation expertise and support for global, distributed teams. Formal training and certification through SEER University make adoption durable across departments.

How do organizations roll out SEER across departments?

SEER is typically adopted in phases, starting with a pilot on a live program to prove value, then standardizing across teams. Because every estimate is transparent and traceable, SEER earns trust with engineers and program managers instead of overriding their judgment, which makes standardization and executive sponsorship easier to secure.

Does SEER support Agile software teams?

SEER supports both Agile and traditional delivery. SEER sizes software objectively, models effort and capacity, and feeds a top-down check into story-point planning rather than replacing it. Agile teams gain a defensible, parametric counterpart to bottom-up estimates.

Does SEER require dedicated cost engineers or a PMO?

SEER does not require dedicated cost engineers or a formal PMO. SEER ships with validated, pre-calibrated models, so teams without deep cost-engineering experience can produce reliable estimates from the start. SEERai reduces the learning curve further by interpreting requirements and structuring inputs automatically. Dedicated estimators and a mature PMO make the platform more powerful but are not a prerequisite.

Is SEER difficult to use compared to older enterprise estimation tools?

SEER is built for cross-functional use, not only specialists. Estimators get the full depth of parametric modeling, while executives and program leaders get clear dashboards, ranges, and reporting they can act on without reading the underlying model. Technical rigor never comes at the cost of accessibility.

Is SEER too complex for smaller teams without a formal PMO?

SEER scales from single programs to enterprise portfolios. Smaller teams license only the domains they need and use SEER to bring rigor and defensibility to high-stakes decisions without standing up a full PMO. The same validated models that serve the largest programs work at smaller scale.

SEER + SEERai · THE ESTIMATION INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM

Make your next commitment review-ready.

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1 2026 State of the Industry Report. Galorath Incorporated, 2026.

2 FY25 Based on an internal analysis during beta testing of SEER + SEERai in aerospace and defense.