create a payment schedule about a resource

[ozkan ( Turkey )]

Hi to everybody;
I try to explain my question with an example.
For example If I have a project and of course some subtask. The project
duration is 30 days and a subtask has 10 days duration, I have assinged a
metarial/cost/work resource to the task; then project automatically
calculated the cash flow depends on the task duration ( 10 days ). But my
real cash flow is different ! I want to spread the flow like 25% of the total
task cost at the begining of the task,15% 30 days later and finaly 55% at the
and of the project.
I couldn't find any way to do it. If someone help me I will be very grateful.
Kind regards
Ozkan KARATAS.
Civ. Engineer ( Turkey )

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

If I understand you properly, this should be quite easy.

1) Create a Cost Resource
2) Assign the Cost Resource to the task
3) Go to the Resource Usage View
4) Right click on the chart to the right of the Resource Usage View
5) Add "Cost" as an available field
6) Zoom out to the proper level of detail
7) Manually enter the appropriate cost for the task for each time period.

If you want to track hours booked against the project, you do the same thing,
but enter Work instead of Cost. Then Cost will be calculated based on the
amount of Work.

 

[Steve House [MVP]]

There isn't. Project is dealing with internal economic cost, not
expenditure and revenue. From a cost accounting standpoint the money is
spent when you do the work that you're obligated to pay for, not when you
cut the cheques. Before you do the task the money hasn't been spent - even
if you have to pay for the resources ahaead of time, you still have the
value of the asset and its value has simply moved from one account to
another. After the work is done you have the obligation to pay and the
value of the resource becomes a liability. Project is completely
unconcerned about when you have to satisfy that liability (or even if you
EVER satisfy it), only about when you acquire the obligation. Figuring up
the distribution of payments such as you're looking to do is better done in
a tool such as Excel.

 

[ozkan ( Turkey )]

Thanks for your attention but if I make how u discribe to me, it makes a
automatic split on task duration where I have add manual cost so its change
finish date of task and maintask duration aswell. But I dont want it. The
duration and the finish day are stable.

 

[ozkan ( Turkey )]

Thanks for your attention and clear answer. I will try it with Excel how I
had done before. But I think it should be in Ms project becouse its an
importand part of our jobs.
Thanks and Regards.
Ozkan KARATAS.
Civ. Eng. ( Turkey )

There isn't. Project is dealing with internal economic cost, not
expenditure and revenue. From a cost accounting standpoint the money is
spent when you do the work that you're obligated to pay for, not when you
cut the cheques. Before you do the task the money hasn't been spent - even
if you have to pay for the resources ahaead of time, you still have the
value of the asset and its value has simply moved from one account to
another. After the work is done you have the obligation to pay and the
value of the resource becomes a liability. Project is completely
unconcerned about when you have to satisfy that liability (or even if you
EVER satisfy it), only about when you acquire the obligation. Figuring up
the distribution of payments such as you're looking to do is better done in
a tool such as Excel.
--
Steve House [Project MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm for the FAQs

Hi to everybody;
I try to explain my question with an example.
For example If I have a project and of course some subtask. The project
duration is 30 days and a subtask has 10 days duration, I have assinged a
metarial/cost/work resource to the task; then project automatically
calculated the cash flow depends on the task duration ( 10 days ). But my
real cash flow is different ! I want to spread the flow like 25% of the
total
task cost at the begining of the task,15% 30 days later and finaly 55% at
the
and of the project.
I couldn't find any way to do it. If someone help me I will be very
grateful.
Kind regards
Ozkan KARATAS.
Civ. Engineer ( Turkey )

 

[Steve House [MVP]]

Well, no one's toolkit has just a single tool in it. Project is the tool
for some, but not, relevant tasks the Project Manager has to undertake. So
is Excel. Best to use the right tool for the job at hand.

--
Steve House [Project MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm for the FAQs

Thanks for your attention and clear answer. I will try it with Excel how I
had done before. But I think it should be in Ms project becouse its an
importand part of our jobs.
Thanks and Regards.
Ozkan KARATAS.
Civ. Eng. ( Turkey )

There isn't. Project is dealing with internal economic cost, not
expenditure and revenue. From a cost accounting standpoint the money is
spent when you do the work that you're obligated to pay for, not when you
cut the cheques. Before you do the task the money hasn't been spent -
even
if you have to pay for the resources ahaead of time, you still have the
value of the asset and its value has simply moved from one account to
another. After the work is done you have the obligation to pay and the
value of the resource becomes a liability. Project is completely
unconcerned about when you have to satisfy that liability (or even if you
EVER satisfy it), only about when you acquire the obligation. Figuring
up
the distribution of payments such as you're looking to do is better done
in
a tool such as Excel.
--
Steve House [Project MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm for the FAQs

Hi to everybody;
I try to explain my question with an example.
For example If I have a project and of course some subtask. The
project
duration is 30 days and a subtask has 10 days duration, I have assinged
a
metarial/cost/work resource to the task; then project automatically
calculated the cash flow depends on the task duration ( 10 days ). But
my
real cash flow is different ! I want to spread the flow like 25% of the
total
task cost at the begining of the task,15% 30 days later and finaly 55%
at
the
and of the project.
I couldn't find any way to do it. If someone help me I will be very
grateful.
Kind regards
Ozkan KARATAS.
Civ. Engineer ( Turkey )