Hi,

In P3, when it comes to cost loading, I create a dummy resource, say “cost”, and apply this dummy resource “cost” to an activity with budgeted cost. Adding up all activities’ budgeted cost gives the project cost. I can then run tabular report to get early dates and late dates cost distribution (monthly cost distribution), and from there, I can plot the project cost “S” curve in early and late envelope.

In P6, because the resource is associated with cost, there is no budgeted cost to apply to an activity’s resource (in P6, you define a resource’s unit cost, say $10/h. When assigning the resource to an activity, the budgeted cost is automatically calculated (original duration x $10/h)). So I have to use the “expense” as the equivalent way of “budgeted cost” to assign to the activities.

Now comes the cost distribution. I can only get the early dates distribution (under “activity usage spreadsheet” or “activity usage profile”). Is there any way to get both early dates and late dates cost monthly distribution, so that I can plot out the project cost “S” curve envelope?

Thanks in advance.

Johnny