Budgeting/tracking costs

[ProjectUser]

I’d like to track project costs at the WBS level only. In other words, not
assign resources to tasks. I have a budgeted amount set for each WBS element
and would like to manually enter actual for the WBS. Is it possible to set
this up and still see Earned Value data?

 

[Jim Aksel]

Data may not be entered at the summary level.
Consider creating a one line task that runs the duration of the summary. It
could be a hammock task (See FAQ #19 at the URL under my name). You would
have all your other "granular" tasks, plus one more. Load your data on the
new task. Unfortunately, this will create a new WBS for you which may be
unwanted.

I don't recall the specifics, I think I had trouble with trying to create a
WBS with an ending 0 ---- 2.5.1.0 which would have worked nicely. If my gray
matter allows me to recall how I handled it, I will post it.
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[Steve House]

Earned Value is predicated on measuring progress according the the work that
has been scheduled prior to the status date versus the work that actually
got done, expressed in units of the costs of doing the work. Work is
physical activity performed by a resource so without resources no work takes
place and hence Earned Value doesn't exist - no one's expending any effort
that's earning any value.