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EVM with project- taking into account "cost" resource
I need the forum help. what is the best way to take "cost" resource into the EVM calculation? Once allocating cost to an activity, it does take it into the BCWS- the total cost of the activity. Ye...
Avi --
Microsoft Project does not factor Cost resources into its Earned Value calculations. This is a major limitation of using Cost resources. As an alternative, have you considered using the Fixed Cost column instead? That might solve your problem. Other than that, I am fresh out of ideas. But I hope this helps.
Microsoft Project does not factor Cost resources into its Earned Value calculations. This is a major limitation of using Cost resources. As an alternative, have you considered using the Fixed Cost column instead? That might solve your problem. Other than that, I am fresh out of ideas. But I hope this helps.
Tnx a lot! wonder why it is so.
Fixed cost is an option, yet the crulling costs are not as needed with the EV, at least according to what I have done.