PPM Cost Items
Cost Items are tracked costs related to ongoing project expenses.
Cost Items may or may not directly tie to a Budget Item. If a Cost Item does match a Budget Item (Type and Cost Type) the cost will be tracked against that Budget Item. Once you enter the Cost Items, you can refresh the Budget Items to see the changes. You can apply costs to a certain quarter of a budget so you can see run rates. All the Cost Items populate to the Cost section of the Project pane.
To create a PPM Cost Item:
Impact of Cost Items on Budget Items
If the Cost exceeds the Budgeted amount for the year, an alert appears by the Budget Item.
Cost Items with No Matching Budget Item
If a Cost Item does not have a matching Budget Item, it will be highlighted with the hazard marking for potential Project Management attention. A possible solution is to initiate a Change Order requesting additional budget.