There are so many ways of how to deal with your query as explain below.
First you need a cost centre or CBS “Cost Breakdown Structure” for Client and CBS for Sub-contractor so you can identify easily what’s cost chargeable to client and cost billable to your company.
Approach 1: You can set the resources for Client and resource for subcon and use the filter and sorting to identify each cost and when calculating EV. Make sure each cost are allocated on their respective CBS.
Approach 2: You can use resources for Client and expenses field for subcon. For EV calculation you might have difficulties if you are not familiar on PMDB database field and doing some work around to separate the calculation. But it good for monitoring purposes only and cost tracking. Again must allocate per their respective cost centre or CBS.
Approach 3: You can use WBS Summary activity for Client with assign resources against its level and detail activity for Subcon with assign resources. When calculating EV use filter for all WBS summary task for Client and Non WBS summary task for Subcon. Same as above must allocate per their respective CBS.
Approach 4: Use normal setup with resources for Clients and use users define field for Subcon. EV calculation for subcon can use global change on another users define field for Subcon EV fields. S-Curve is not possible for users define field.
For me the best approach is 1 but its up to you on how want to monitor your project cost and which one is simple for you.
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19 years 5 monthsRE: Costs (Customer v Actual)
Thanks Rodel. At least I know its possible. This will be implemented at a later date but at least now I can set things up with thi knowledge.
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19 yearsRE: Costs (Customer v Actual)
Mark,
There are so many ways of how to deal with your query as explain below.
First you need a cost centre or CBS “Cost Breakdown Structure” for Client and CBS for Sub-contractor so you can identify easily what’s cost chargeable to client and cost billable to your company.
Approach 1: You can set the resources for Client and resource for subcon and use the filter and sorting to identify each cost and when calculating EV. Make sure each cost are allocated on their respective CBS.
Approach 2: You can use resources for Client and expenses field for subcon. For EV calculation you might have difficulties if you are not familiar on PMDB database field and doing some work around to separate the calculation. But it good for monitoring purposes only and cost tracking. Again must allocate per their respective cost centre or CBS.
Approach 3: You can use WBS Summary activity for Client with assign resources against its level and detail activity for Subcon with assign resources. When calculating EV use filter for all WBS summary task for Client and Non WBS summary task for Subcon. Same as above must allocate per their respective CBS.
Approach 4: Use normal setup with resources for Clients and use users define field for Subcon. EV calculation for subcon can use global change on another users define field for Subcon EV fields. S-Curve is not possible for users define field.
For me the best approach is 1 but its up to you on how want to monitor your project cost and which one is simple for you.
Hope this help,
Rodel