Cost and Revenue View

Use the Cost Analysis view to analyze cost and revenue on each stage of the project.

• Tasks Name: Name of the task.
• Cost: Base fixed cost for the task.
• Cost Actual: Actual Cost can be calculated automatically (default) using tracking data. You can manually input actual cost, if you uncheck flag in Options dialog (cost view). Actual cash flow diagram will be displayed within Cost Analysis view.
• Income: Base Fixed Income for the task
• Income Actual: Income that is accrued during the course of a task or project. RiskyProject calculatea actual cost automatically based on tracking data. Alternatively, you can enter this income manually if you uncheck a flag in Options (cost tab)
• Res. Cost: Cost associated with all resources assigned to the particular task. Calculated during deterministic current schedule calculation. Resource cost for summary tasks is calculation as cost of all resources assigned to summary task plus resource cost of all subtask.
• Total Cost: Cost associated with resources assigned to the particular task plus fixed task cost. Calculated based on current schedule duration and fixed cost.
• Cost: Mean Total Cost as a result of probabilistic calculation. Will have no value in the current schedule calculation.
• Income: Total income as a result of probabilistic calculation. Will have no value in the current schedule calculation.
• Revenue: Revenue = Income - Cost on each iteration. If Income is zero for all tasks, revenue is not calculated. Mean Revenue is calculated as result of statistical analysis. Will have no value in the current schedule calculation.

The Cost Analysis view has up to three cash flow diagrams:

• Baseline (budgeted) cost or revenue: Cash flow diagram associated with baseline project schedule (no risks). Colour: Red, Always shown when cost or revenue for any task is defined
• Result cost: Cash flow diagram with risk and uncertainties (calculation results). Color: Blue. Shown after calculation if uncertainties are defined
• Actual:Cash flow diagram represents actual cost. Color: Green. Shown after calculation if uncertainties are defined and actual cost is available (either entered directly or percent done for at least one task is defined)

You may use a slider with the view to determine:

• Cost Variance (actual vs budgeted cost)
• Cost with Risks and uncertainties vs. Baseline (budgeted) cost

Notes:

• If income is defined for at least one task, the cashflow diagram will show the project revenue based on the formula: Revenue = Income - Cost
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• If cost exceeds Income in any given period of time Revenue will be negative.
• If income is not defined, Cost will be always positive

See also

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