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  Job/Project Costing

        Job Initiation

            Supports Job/Project Types for:                                      

                   Construction                                                          

                   Projects                                                                

                   Service Management                                              

                   Architectural and Engineering                                  

                   Legal                                                                    

                   Professional Service Organization                            

            DCAA Approved                                                            

            Job Types Supported:                                                    

                   Standard Job With Work in Process                        

                   Multi-Year Project (No WIP)                                    

                   Multi-Year Project (With WIP)                                 

                   Short-Term Activity/Event (No WIP)                         

            Job Definition File Contains:                                           

                   Unlimited Job Description Field                               

                   At Least Five User Defined Fields                            

                   Manager                                                                

                   Multiple Other Job Related Personnel                      

                   Start Date                                                             

                   Projected End Date                                                

            Job Resource File Contains:                                          

                   Detailed Resource Specifications                            

                   Labor Resources by Skill Category                          

                   Tools                                                                    

                   Heavy Machinery                                                   

                   User Defined Resource Categories                          

            Job/Project Front Office Support:                                    

                   Client/Contact Management                                    

                   Engagement Management                                      

                   Event and Task Management                                  

                   Calendaring / Scheduling                                        

                   Communications Management                                

                   Document Management                                          

                   Time and Expense Management                             

            Automatic Job Numbering                                              

            User Defined Numbering Convention                               

            Job Cost Estimating                                                      

            Convert Estimate to Budget                                           

            Supports Multiple Budgets With Revisions                      

            Assigns Default Billing Rates by:                                    

                   Client                                                                    

                   Project/Engagement                                               

                   Individual Timekeeper                                             

                   Timekeeper Groups                                                

                   Standard Service (Hourly)                                       

                   Standard Service (Fixed Fee)                                  

                   Standard Task (Hourly)                                           

                   Standard Task (Fixed Fee)                                      

                   Discount off Standard Rates                                    

                   Percentage Multiplier for Billable Expenses              

            Billing Formats Supported:                                             

                   Fixed Fee                                                              

                   Time and Expense                                                 

                   Mixed Fixed Fee / Time & Expense                         

                   Completed Contract                                               

                   Progress / Partial Billing                                         

                   Retainers                                                              

                   Contingent Fees                                                    

                   Instalment Billing                                                   

                   Recurring Transactions                                           

            Assign Default Invoice Format per Client                         

            Automatically Calculates Additional Billing                      

            Supports Future Billing Rates                                         

            Automatically Updates Billing Rates                               

            Bill to Functions Supported:                                           

                   Separate Work for and Bill to Addresses                  

                   Bill to Related Client Number                                  

                   Bill to Unrelated Third Party                                    

                   Single Bill to for Multiple Client Sites                       

            Master Labor and Material File                                       

            Store Estimates                                                            

            Stores Data for Completed Job:                                      

                   Summary                                                              

                   Detail                                                                    

            Update Template With Current Costs                              

            User Defined Line Item Cost Detail:                                

                   Cost Category                                                       

                   Phase Category                                                     

                   Other                                                                    

            Vendor Provided Standard Categories and Phases           

            Segregates and Identifies Subcontractors                        

            New Job Initiated Entirely From Job Cost Module             

            Tracks Start/End Dates for:                                            

                   Job/Project                                                            

                   Phase                                                                   

                   Sub-Phase/Activity                                                 

            Tracks Costs for:                                                          

                   Direct Labor                                                           

                   Direct Material                                                       

                   Indirect Labor                                                         

                   Indirect Material                                                     

                   Equipment Costs                                                   

                   Subcontractors                                                      

                   Direct Administrative Costs                                     

                   General Overhead Costs                                         

                   Non-Billable/Non-Productive Costs                           

                   User Defined Cost Categories                                 

        Job Control

            Job Tracking Functions Supported:                                 

                   Provides Contact Manager Type Functionality           

                   Supports Unlimited Notes Field                               

                   Task Start and Projected Completion Dates             

                   Task Lead Times                                                   

                   PERT Data                                                            

                   Critical Path Data                                                   

                   Assign Expedite Status to Specific Tasks                

                   Assign Next Review Date                                        

            Task/Activity Network Analysis Includes:                        

                   Preceding Event Codes                                          

                   Succeeding Event Codes                                        

                   Event/Activity Lead Times                                       

                   Completion Dates                                                  

                   Early Completion Analysis                                      

                   Late Completion Analysis                                       

                   Computes Slack Time Between Activities                 

                   Identifies Critical Path                                             

                   Utilizes PERT Algorithms                                       

                   Utilizes CPM Algorithms                                         

                   Network Analysis Report                                        

                   Critical Path Report                                                

            Run Simulations and Reallocate Resources                    

            Supports Project Management Functions                        

            Display Information in Line Chart Format                         

            Define Dependent Relationships                                     

            Modify Start/Stop Times Based on Dependencies            

            Practice What If Analysis                                              

            Utilize Bottom Up Scheduling                                         

            Supports Change Orders                                               

            Prints Job Tickets                                                         

            User Defined Notation File                                             

            Displays Outstanding Purchase Orders                           

            Supports Manpower Forecasting                                    

            Supports Materials Management                                    

        Cost Analysis and Reports

            Data Transaction Registers                                            

            Detailed Material Consumption Report                            

            Detailed Tool and Machinery Utilization Report                

            Reports Labor Hours                                                     

            Labor Analysis by Employee                                          

            Overtime Analysis                                                         

            Analysis of Productive Versus Non-Productive Labor        

            Analysis of Support Labor                                              

            Supports Realization Review:                                         

                   Individual Timekeeper                                             

                   Timekeeper Groups                                                

                   Realization Percentage                                           

                   Effective Billing Rate                                               

            Supports Profit Analysis by:                                           

                   Client                                                                    

                   Individual Timekeeper                                             

                   Timekeeper Groups                                                

                   Projects/Engagements                                           

                   Service Types                                                        

                   Task Types                                                           

            Detailed Equipment Analysis:                                        

                   Cost Analysis                                                        

                   Utilization Analysis                                                

            Detailed Subcontractor Analysis                                     

            Overhead Analysis                                                        

            Comparison Versus Budget                                           

            Actual vs Standard Cost:                                               

                   Tasks                                                                   

                   Services                                                                

            Detailed Cost by Phase and Category                             

            Drill Down to Source Cost Elements                               

            Automatic Notification of Cost Overruns                          

            Supports User Defined Reports                                      

            Separates Warranty Work                                             

            Detailed Listing of Material Consumed                            

            Variance Analysis                                                         

            Work in Process Report                                                

            Backlog Report                                                             

            Cost to Complete Analysis                                            

            Percentage Completion Report                                       

            Job History Summary                                                    

            Prints Year End Summary                                             

            Reports Cost Review by:                                                

                   Job-to-Date                                                            

                   Entire Project                                                        

                   Fiscal Year                                                            

                   Calendar Year                                                        

                   User Defined Time Period                                       

        Job Invoicing and Accounts Receivable

            Self Contained Invoicing Routine                                     

            Post Invoices Generated in Accounts Receivable             

            Post Invoices Generated in Order Entry                           

            Supports Pre Billing Review and Worksheet                    

            Pre Billing Review Includes:                                           

                   Timekeeper Information                                           

                   Task Information                                                    

                   Service Information                                                 

                   Hours/Units Since Last Billing                                 

                   Cost Since Last Billing                                           

                   Standard vs Actual Time                                         

                   Fixed Fees vs Actual Time/Cost                              

                   Worksheet to Indicate Modifications                        

            Supports Minimum Billing Level:                                     

                   Engagement                                                          

                   Task                                                                     

                   Service                                                                  

                   Hours                                                                    

            Pre Billing Edit Routines:                                               

                   Mark Engagement as Non-Billable (Temporary)         

                   Mark Engagement as Complete / Ready for Billing    

                   Mark Task as Complete / Ready for Billing               

                   Exclusion of Line Item                                            

                   Adjustment of Line Item                                          

                   Partial Billing of Line Item                                       

                   Complete Biling of Line Item                                    

                   Input Free Form Narrative                                        

                   Modification of Default Billing Rates                         

                   Modification of Transaction Descriptions                   

                   Insertion of Summary Billing Descriptions                 

                   Transfer Item from Non-Billable to Billable                 

                   Summary Adjustment of Entire Job                          

                   Close Job with Outstanding Transactions                 

                   Close Job with no Prior Billing                                 

                   Transfer Time/Expense to Another Job                     

                   Group Small Expenses into Single Category            

                   Apply Retainer to Invoice/Engagement                     

                   Modify/Select Another Invoice Format                      

            Time and Material Billing:                                               

                   Price Per Unit                                                        

                   Markup Over Cost                                                  

            A.I.A. Billing                                                                 

            Defense Contractor Billing:                                             

                   Invoicing                                                                

                   Job/Project Progress Reporting                               

            Other Government Contractor Billing:                              

                   Invoicing                                                                

                   Job/Project Progress Reporting                               

            Percentage Completion Contracts:                                 

                   Percentage of Whole Job                                        

                   Each Phase                                                          

                   Each Sub Phase                                                    

            Completed Contract Basis                                             

            Material Pricing Based Upon:                                         

                   Standard Pricing in Inventory Control                        

                   Contract Pricing Defined in Inventory Control             

                   Contract Pricing Defined in Job/Project Module         

            Labor Pricing Based Upon:                                            

                   Actual Cost Plus Markup Percentage                      

                   Labor Class Rate/Hour                                           

                   Individual Employee Rate/Hour                                

                   Supports Multiple Rates Per Employee                    

                   Labor Rates Defined in Job/Project Module               

            Supports User Defined Invoice Formats                           

            Calculates all Sections of Invoice                                    

            User Override of Automatic Invoices                                

            Supports Multiple Write Up/Down Options:                      

                   Insert with Note Attached                                        

                   Automatic Adjustment of Hours                               

                   Automatic Adjustment of Dollars                             

                   Manual Override of Automatic Adjustments              

                   Entirely Manual                                                      

                   Include Write Up/Down on Invoice                            

                   Print Only Net Figures on Invoice                             

            Invoice Printing from Job Cost Module                             

            Invoice Includes Unpaid Balances                                   

            Retainage Withheld Automatically                                  

            Includes Retainage in Final Invoice                                 

            Automatic Alert of Price Ceiling                                      

            Integration with Accounts Receivable                              

            Tracks Payment History                                                

        Job Costing

            Phases:                                                                       

                   Number of Phases                                                 

                   Identification Number (# Digits/Alpha/Num)               

                   Description (# Characters)                                      

            Sub-phases per Phase:                                                 

                   Number of Sub-phases                                           

                   Identification Number (# Digits/Alpha/Num)               

                   Description (# Characters)                                      

            Cost Categories:                                                           

                   Number of Categories                                             

                   Identification Number (# Digits/Alpha/Num)               

                   Description (# Characters)                                      

                   Number of Labor Cost Classifications                       

            Job Master File:                                                            

                   Maximum Number of Active Jobs                             

                   Job Number (# Digits/Alpha/Num)                            

                   Description (# Characters)                                      

                   Maximum Number of Phases                                  

                   Maximum Number of Sub-phases                            

                   Maximum Number of Cost Categories                      

            Overhead Burden Assigned by What Method:                  

                   Hours                                                                    

                   Wages                                                                  

                   Material Cost                                                            

                   Revenue                                                                

                   Total Cost                                                             

                   Other (Specify)

 

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