I think that one of the main reasons for doing so is for cost loading a schedule where you just have a lump sum per activity. So you just assign a cost as a unit. This makes it easier to adjust the cost if necessary for billing purposes. If it is listed under the cost category it is harder to adjust. This is especially true of you are using the Recalculate Actual units and Cost when duraiton % complete changes. However if you want to use earned value you have to use physcial % complete.
This is especailly true if a contractor is getting paid for stored material. He can bill agasint this activity without any real physcial progress.
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I think that one of the main reasons for doing so is for cost loading a schedule where you just have a lump sum per activity. So you just assign a cost as a unit. This makes it easier to adjust the cost if necessary for billing purposes. If it is listed under the cost category it is harder to adjust. This is especially true of you are using the Recalculate Actual units and Cost when duraiton % complete changes. However if you want to use earned value you have to use physcial % complete.
This is especailly true if a contractor is getting paid for stored material. He can bill agasint this activity without any real physcial progress.