From Budget to Actual 
Manage 
All Costs

Strengthen financial control by monitoring project budgets, revisions, actual costs and cash flow via a single platform.

From Budget to Actual Manage All Costs
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Get the Project’s Financial Performance Under Control

Monitor the project’s current and future financial position by consolidating budget, actual cost, forecast and cash flow data within a common framework.

Project Budget Management

Create the project budget broken down by work item, cost code, discipline and organisation; track budget revisions and actuals.

Cost Control and Forecasting

Compare actual, committed and forecast costs; analyse budget variances and the project completion cost.

Cash Flow Management

Track planned income and expenditure on a period-by-period basis; forecast your funding requirements by comparing them with actual cash flows..

A Step-by-Step Workflow for Each Module

Rather than explaining the entire platform in a single flow, explore how each module works step by step.

Budget and Cost Management

Project Budget Management

Create the project budget broken down by work item, cost code, discipline and organisation; track budget revisions and actuals.

01

Create a Budget Structure

Define the project budget by cost code, work item, discipline, location and organisational breakdown.

Create a Budget Structure
02

Record Your Budget Items

Enter the quantity, unit price, currency and total budget amount for each budget line item.

Record Your Budget Items
03

Link to Contracts and Procurement

Match budget items with purchase requests, tender packages, contracts and orders.

Link to Contracts and Procurement
04

Manage Budget Revisions

Record any changes to the scope, quantity, price or project terms as a budget revision.

Manage Budget Revisions
05

Track Your Budget Spending

Track the initial budget, current budget, committed amount, actual cost and remaining budget side by side.

Track Your Budget Spending
01

Add up the actual and committed costs

Track costs arising from progress payments, invoices, purchases, staff, equipment and orders by linking them to the relevant budget items, alongside existing liabilities.

Add up the actual and committed costs
02

Analyse Budget Variances

Identify areas of increase and savings by comparing actual and committed costs against the current budget.

Analyse Budget Variances
03

Estimate the Remaining and Total Costs

Calculate the remaining cost for work in progress and combine this with the actual costs to arrive at the project’s estimated completion cost.

Estimate the Remaining and Total Costs
04

Report Financial Risks

Report to management any work items at risk of exceeding the budget, cost increases and critical financial deviations.

Report Financial Risks
01

Create a Budget and Payment Plan

Plan employer’s progress payments, collections, payments to subcontractors and other project expenses on a periodic basis, in accordance with due dates and payment terms.

Create a Budget and Payment Plan
02

Compare Planned and Actual Cash Flow

Compare planned income and expenditure with actual payment and collection data on a period-by-period basis.

Compare Planned and Actual Cash Flow
03

Analyse Your Financing Needs

Plan your financing requirements by identifying periods when a cash shortfall or surplus is expected.

Analyse Your Financing Needs
04

Update Your Cash Flow Forecasts

Regularly update cash flow forecasts in line with project progress, budget revisions and changes to payments.

Update Your Cash Flow Forecasts

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