Analyze Estimate Cost
Explanation
Use this activity to view the cost build-up. Depending on what procedure that
is used you can analyze:
- Where the costs originated in the estimate structure.
- Costs per item and cost element
- Total cost per top item, revision and version
Prerequisites
Estimate calculation should have been performed.
System Effects
N/A
Window
Estimate
Related Window Descriptions
Estimate Cost Buildup
Estimate/Summary
Estimate/Estimate Items/Calculation Result
Procedure
By using the Calculation Result tab:
- Open Estimate and select the Item
tab and then select any product or generic item in the tree structure and
click the Calculation Result tab.
- Analyze how how the cost is build up per cost element for the selected
item.
- To analyze further how the cost is built up, right click on any cost element in Calculation Result
tab and click Estimate Cost Build-up.
- Estimate Cost Build-up window opens and the cost
build-up can be studied.
By using the Summary tab:
- Open Estimate and select the
Summary tab.
- For all top items analyze how how the cost is build up per version.
- To analyze further how the cost is built up per cost element, in the pie chart in
Summary tab click on the slice that represent the desired cost
element.
- Estimate Cost Build-up window opens and the cost
build-up can be studied.