Introduction to Cost Management

Description
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of coordinating the efforts of people to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively.

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Project Cost Management

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Project cost management – introduction Estimating costs Budget Earned Value Management (EVM) EVM projections

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IT projects have a poor track record for meeting budget goals Cost overrun is the additional percentage or dollar amount by which actual costs exceed estimates The average cost overrun ranges from 33% to 180%, depending on the study and year

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Cost is a resource sacrificed or foregone to achieve a specific objective or something given up in exchange
? Usually measured in monetary units (e.g. $, €, £, ¥)

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Project cost management includes the processes required to ensure that the project is completed within an approved budget. It involves 3 processes:
? Estimating costs: developing an approximation or estimate of the costs of the resources needed to complete a project ? Determining the budget: allocating the overall cost estimate to individual work items to establish a baseline for measuring performance ? Controlling costs: controlling changes to the project budget

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• Based on the resource requirements • People, skills, hours, equipment, etc. • Types of cost estimates:
Type Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) Purpose Project selection decisions Creation of the budget Details for purchases Accuracy -50% to +100%

Budgetary
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-10% to +25%
-5% to +10%

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Top-down estimates (analogous estimates)
? Use the actual cost of a previous, similar project as the basis for estimating the cost of the current project

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Bottom-up estimates (activity based costing)
? Involve estimating individual work items or activities and summing them to get a project total ? Based on WBS

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Parametric modeling
? Uses project characteristics (parameters) in a mathematical model to estimate project costs

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Cost index
? Dimensionless number reflecting the change in price over time (Commodity Price Index CPI, e.g. labor costs, composite index, e.g. Manufacturer’s Price Index) ? Cost at time A Cost at time B
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Power-sizing model
? Used to estimate costs of industrial plants and equipment ? Reflects the differences in costs due to the change in size or capacity ? Uses the power-sizing exponent x, to represent economies of scale in size or capacities

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Estimate annual labor and material costs for a new production facility based on the following data: ? Labor costs: Labor cost index value was 124 ten years ago and is 188 today. Annual labor costs for a similar facility were $575,500 ten years ago ? Material costs: Material cost index value was at 544 three years ago and is 715 today. Annual material costs for a similar facility were $2,455,000 three years ago
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Solution: Labor costs: Annual cost today Annual cost 10 yrs ago
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Index value today Index value 10 yrs ago

Annual cost today = (188/124)*$575,500 = $872,532
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Material costs: Annual cost today Annual cost 3 yrs ago

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Index value today Index value 3 yrs ago

Annual cost today = (715/544)*$2,455,000 = $3,226,700

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Cost budgeting involves allocating the project cost estimate to individual work items over time Required inputs to the cost budgeting process
? WBS ? Activity cost estimates ? Project schedule

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Important goal is to produce a cost baseline
? A time-phased budget that project managers use to measure and monitor cost performance

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Project cost control includes:
? Monitor cost performance
? Comparing “budgeted” and “actual”

? Determine the appropriate project changes to be included in a revised cost baseline ? Inform project stakeholders of authorized changes to the project that will affect costs
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Earned Value Management (EVM) is a project performance measurement technique that integrates scope, time, and cost data
? Given a baseline (original plan plus approved changes), you can determine how well the project is meeting its goals ? You must enter actual information periodically to use EVM

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Planned value (PV) • BCWS - Budgeted cost of work scheduled = the budget • The portion of the approved total cost estimate planned to be spent on an activity during a given period

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Actual cost (AC) • ACWP = actual cost of work performed • The total of all costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity or on the project during a given period

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Earned value (EV) • BCWP = budgeted cost of work performed

• An estimate of the value of the physical work actually completed • EV is based on the original planned costs for the project or an activity and the rate at which the team is completing work on the project or on an activity to date
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How to determine EV?
? We need to know how much work on each task has been completed to date

? Percent-complete method
? EV = PV for the task * % complete of the task ? Pro-rating PV based on task percent completion ? The most accurate method if % is correctly estimated ? Supervisor opinion – subjective, possible errors, manipulation ? EV = PV for the project * % project complete to date ? This is used for the whole project

? Milestone method
? EV=0 as long as the task is not fully completed ? EV=PV for the task, when the task is 100% completed ? The most conservative and the least accurate method ? Always over budget while performing the activity

? 50/50 method
? EV=0 before the start ? EV=50%*PV for the task after the start ? EV=100%*PV for the task, when the task is 100% completed ? More accurate than Milestone method ? Can mask overspending
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• The EV of Task 1.2 is the sum of the EVs for each of the three subtasks that comprise Task 1.2. , i.e. 1.2.1, 1.2.2 and 1.2.3:
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Percent-complete method: EV = $31,000 Milestone method: EV = $10,000 50/50 method: EV = $35,000
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Cost (Person-Hours)

Actual Cost (AC): what you have actually spent to this point in time.

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Planned Value (PV): what was budgeted in your plan for the tasks planned to be completed by this date.

Earned Value (EV): value (cost) of what you have accomplished to date, per the baseline plan.

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According to the plan, a web server installation project should take 1 week and $10,000 to be completed. After the first week, the cost was already $15,000 and the project was only 75% complete. ? What is PV, AC and EV after the first week? • Planned value: budgeted cost until this point PV = 10,000 • Actual cost: actual cost spent until this point AC = 15,000 • Earned value: actual cost of the work performed EV = PV for the project * % project complete to date EV = 10,000*75% EV = 7,500

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What is PV, AC and EV on day X?


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Planned Value (budgeted cost until this point) PV = 18 + 10 + (20*0.8) + (40*0.15) = 18 + 10 + 16 + 6 = $50
Earned Value (actual cost of the work performed) EV = 18 + (10*0.8) + (20*0.7) + 0 = 18 + 8 + 14 + 0 = $40 Actual Cost (actual cost spent until this point) AC = $45 (Data from the accounting system, not evident from the above chart)

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At week 8 it looks like we spent much less than we were supposed to, but we do not see how much work has been done!

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Behind Schedule

At week 8, the value of the work performed is only $90,000 but it was supposed to be $120,000 ? We are behind schedule
At week 8, the value of the work performed is $90,000, but the cost incurred is only $60,000 ? We are under budget

Under Budget

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Variance - any schedule or cost deviation from a specific plan.
? Used within an organization to verify the budget and schedule for a project and as a key component of plan reviews and performance measurement

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Cost variance (CV) CV = EV – AC
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? SV much greater than 0 could be a bad sign as well

At week 8, the value of the work performed is $90,000 (EV), but the cost incurred is only $60,000 (AC): CV = EV – AC = $ 30,000 ? Positive CV

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Schedule variance (SV) SV = EV – PV
? A comparison of amount of work performed during a given period of time to what was scheduled to be performed. ? SV=0: according to the plan
? SV equals zero at project completion

? Negative SV: it took longer than planned to perform the work ? Positive SV: it took shorter than planned to perform the work
? SV much greater than 0 could be a bad sign as well At week 8, the value of the work performed is only $90,000 (EV) but it was supposed to be $120,000 (PV): SV = EV – PV = - $30,000 ? Negative SV ($) The work which is valued at $90,000 should have been completed at 6 ½ weeks, but it was completed at week 8 ? Negative SV (weeks)

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Cost performance index (CPI) CPI = EV / AC
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Schedule performance index (SPI) SPI = EV / PV
? ? ? ? To estimate the projected time to complete the project SPI = 1 the project is on schedule SPI < 1 the project is behind the schedule SPI > 1 the project is ahead of schedule

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PV = 10,000 AC = 15,000 EV = 7,500

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Cost variance: CV = EV – AC CV = 7,500 – 15,000 CV = -7,500 Schedule variance: SV = EV – PV SV = 7,500 – 10,000 SV = -2,500

Cost performance index: CPI = EV/AC CPI = 7,500/15,000 CPI = 50%
Schedule performance index: SPI = EV/PV SPI= 7,500/10,000 SPI = 75%

The project is over budget and behind schedule.
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On day X:
Planned Value: PV = $50 Earned Value: EV = $40 Actual Cost: AC = $45

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Schedule Variance: SV = EV – PV = 40 - 50 = -10 (behind schedule) Schedule Performance Index: SPI = EV / PV = 0.8, or 80% of plan Cost Variance: CV = EV - AC = 40 - 45 = -5 (over budget) Cost Performance Index CPI = EV / AC = 40 / 45 = 0.89, or you are getting
an 89¢ return on every $ (person-hour) spent on this project

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Budget at completion (BAC)
? The original total budget for the project

Estimate at completion (EAC)
? An estimate of what it will cost to complete the project based on performance to date • Medium estimate: EAC = BAC / CPI
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Low estimate: EAC= AC + (BAC - EV)
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There was a one-time atypical variance
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High estimate: EAC = AC + (BAC - EV) / (CPI * SPI)
There was a variance, and it is expected that the project continues even worse than experienced to date We expect further problems

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Estimate to Complete (ETC)
? An estimate of the cost to complete the remainder of the project ? ETC = EAC – AC ? Can be also determined by re-estimating the remaining costs for the project
? ETC = new estimates
? Bottom-up estimate (e.g. ask work package owners, team members, or vendors for revised estimates)

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Variance at Completion (VAC)
? The difference between what the project was expected (baselined) to cost and what it is expected to cost now ? VAC = BAC – EAC
? Negative VAC: is unfavourable and means that we expect a cost overrun (over budget)
? Positive VAC: is favourable and is a forecast of a cost underrun (under budget)

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A project has an original total budget of $1,000,000. At month 10, the AC is $800,000. Suppose CPI=0.87, and SPI=0.93. Calculate EAC under the 3 following situations: (1) The project continues under the same conditions experienced to date; (2) The project continues under the conditions as originally planned; (3) We expect further problems. For case (1) calculate also ETC and VAC. BAC=1,000,000, at month 10: AC = 800,000, CPI=0.87, and SPI=0.93

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1) EAC = BAC/CPI = 1,000,000/0.87 = 1,149,425 2) EAC = AC + (BAC-EV) EV = CPI*AC = 0.87*800,000 = 696,000 EAC = 800,000 + (1,000,000 – 696,000) = 1,104,000 3) EAC = AC + (BAC-EV) / (CPI * SPI) EAC = 800,000 + (1,000,000 - 696,000) / (0.87 * 0.93) = 1,175,726 ETC = EAC – AC = 1,149,425 – 800,000 = 349,425 VAC = BAC – EAC = 1,000,000 – 1,149,425 = - 149,425

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You are in the middle of your bathroom remodeling project. The original budget was $1,500 and you have completed approximately 40% of the work. The costs spent until now have been $900. Calculate EAC, ETC and VAC for two scenarios: (A) You learn that the contractor found some mold in the sheetrock and needed to replace it. (B) You learn that the workers that are being used are actually much more expensive than what you originally estimated.

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EAC = AC + BAC – EV = $900 + $1,500 - $600 = $1,800 ETC = EAC – AC = $1,800 - $900 = $900 VAC = BAC – EAC = $1,500 - $1,800 = - $300
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BAC = $1,500; at this point: 40% complete, AC = $900 (B): The workers that are being used are actually much more expensive. The more expensive workforce will continue during the whole project ? use the medium estimate formula EAC = BAC / CPI For this we need CPI ? CPI = EV/AC For this we need EV ? EV = PV for the project * % project complete to date EV = $1,500 * 40% = 600 CPI = EV/AC = $ 600 / $ 900 = 0.67 We are over budget EAC = BAC / CPI = $1,500 / 0.67 = $2,239 ETC = EAC – AC = $2,239 - $900 = $1,339 VAC = BAC – EAC = $1,500 - $2,239 = - $739

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The chart below shows the progress of a project at t=24 days. The total budgeted cost for the activities and their durations are given in the table. The cost at day 24 is already $2000, but at this point it is expected that the project continues under the conditions as originally planned. Evaluate the project progress at day 24:

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PV, EV? SV, SPI, CV, CPI? BAC, EAC?
Budgeted cost ($) A B C D E F G H 100 200 150 1000 400 300 250 500 Duration (days) 4 12 8 18 10 12 6 9
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PV=100+200+150+1000+400+ 300+250+(0.4*500)=2600 EV=100+(0.2*200)+150+(0.4*1 000)+(0.9*400)+300+(0.8*250)+ (0.5*500)=1800 SV=EV-PV=800 SPI=EV/PV=0.69 CV=EV-AC= -200 CPI=EV/AC=0.9 BAC=100+200+150+1000+400 +300+250+500=2900 EAC=BAC+(AC-EV)=3100 The project is behind schedule and over budget.

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Budgeted cost ($) 100 200 150 1000 400 300 250 500

Duration 4 12 8 18 10 12 6 9

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Project cost management is a traditionally weak area of IT projects, and project managers must work to improve their ability to deliver projects within approved budgets Main processes include:
? Estimate costs ? Determine the budget ? Control costs

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Project Quality Management

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