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Program Features
Budget
Categories
The software allows the user to setup a 3
tiered set of budget categories to enable a project to be
controlled using a breakdown that most suits the particular
project.
For example, a design, build and manufacture
project for a new type of printer may have some of the
following categories:
Project
Management
Project Manager
Project Secretary
Inter-office Travel
Design
Mechanical
Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Component Drafting
Software Preparation
Electrical
Electrical Engineers
Electrical System Design
Prototype Construction
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This approach allows every project to be
treated according to its nature. If the same company were to
then develop a software only product, obviously the mechanical
and electrical design categories aren't required, whilst the
software preparation would require more then just one
category.
Budget Tracking
The following categories may be entered for
each budget category:
- Budget Amount
- Budget Labor Hours
- Budget Variances
- Labor Hour Budget Variances
- Forecast At Completion
- Forecast Labor Hours at Completion
- Budget Data
Against the budget categories, the following
data may be obtained:
- Purchase Order data
- Supplier Invoice data
- Labor Cost data
Tracking of Labor costs is performed in
conjunction with the personnel data. This data allows for both
staff (ie those who are paid for a set number of hours per
week) and hourly rate personnel (including two overtime rates)
to be monitored. Pay rates may be modified throughout the
project and either applied for future entries, or applied to
all previous entries.
Project Income Tracking
Project Income may also be tracked
throughout a project. Income categories may be setup at the
beginning of the project or added as the project progresses.
These categories allow, for example, for the main project
value to be monitored as well as various change orders that
may be obtained throughout the project. The following income
data may be monitored:
- Budget Income
- Budget Variances
- Forecast Income at Completion
Data on client invoices are also maintained
within the program database.
Multi-Currency
A true multi-currency program, the user may
set a base project currency and up to eight (8) different
currencies for entering purchase orders and personnel data.
The eight project currencies may be selected from 168 preset
currencies at the beginning of the project, or modified throughout the project.
Project Reports
A wide variety of reports are available
outputting all of the data in a variety of formats. In many
cases the level of detail can be specified to suit the
intended recipient (for example upper management may only
require the top level categories to be listed). Reports
include:
- Budget Summary reports
- Project Costing reports
- Man Hour Summary reports
- Material Summary reports
- Purchase Order data reports
- Labor Hour data reports
- Client Invoice reports
- Personnel data
- Budget & Income Code
Report (listing of categories with associated budget codes
for personnel to enter onto their timesheets or onto
purchase orders).
Download
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maintain your project budgets with those complex Excel
spreadsheets or waiting for your accounts department to give
you timely figures with the breakdown that you most need!
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