Standard Rate for resources

[Sneha Satish]

Hi All,

My organization has implemented EPM 2003 successfully. For a particular
project each role has a particular cost rate attached. Now these costs have
changed.

For Example SE - Current cost say is $10 and the new cost is say $15.

I would like to know if we could change the Standard rate for the resource
without affecting the current project since the new cost would be applicable
to the new projects.

 

[Marc Soester [MVP]]

Hi Sneha,

You can change the effective cost rate based on a date. This means that the
project cost of an exisiting project will change as of this date. You cannot
change a cost rate based on on Project Start and finish date.

If you want to change the cost rate of a resource, you will need to go to
the resource sheet ( or global resource sheet) double click the resource you
would like to change which will bring up the resource information dialopg
box, and change the effective date and enter a new cost within the cost rate
table of the the cost tab of this resource information. This will calculate
the cost based on the effective date, indipendently if a project is in
progress.

I hope this helps

 

[Sneha Satish]

Hi,

Lets say this way,

I have 2 projects; Project A has started in January and Ending in July and
Project B starting in May and ending in July. Now for the old project i want
the SE's cost to be $10 and for the new project i want SE cost to be $15.

If i give the new cost with the effective date then in the old project for
the overlapping period the new cost will get applicable which i would not
want.

Any solutions??

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Regards,

Sneha Raghu Satish
Bangalore, India

 

[Ben Howard]

you can have up to 5 cost rate tables per employee, so set table B to be the
$15 cost. (the standard rate will already be set at $10). Then, for the new
project, select cost rate table B the assignment view for that employee.
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Thanks, Ben.
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[Marc Soester [MVP]]

Hi Sneha,

You can apply up to 5 different cost rates to a resource by using the cost
rate table. The 10 Dollars are set in cost rate table "A". If you apply the
15 dollars to cost rate table "B" and then apply the cost rate table "B" to
your new project, you can achieve your desired result.

Let me know if you have any more questions. Hope this helps

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Marc Soester [MVP]
State Manager: EPM
http://marcsoester.blogspot.com