Contingency Amount

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Probably better to be
Non-Recurring Cost (NRC)
Contingency Amount is
to mitigate for
uncertainty e.g. Risks. I’ll
be checking for reasons
(part of integration)
NRC ($)
Format right so units align.
No need to show cents
Generally – Good Working Document
Typically, too much Labour detail for a PMP
but because Labour is the major
component of total cost, Approvers may be
interested in labour breakup as shown.
Is Lawyer staff or consultant?
10% Total Cost –
correct
(designated
profit target)
Agrees with
amount in Cost
Table
Format right so units align.
No need to show cents
Always positive
– Correct
– (I’ll be checking integration
with Gantt Chart
Column Names?
(Day of Balance
Calculation)

Not necessary
for Cashflow
Table. (Numbers
gained from Cost
Table)
Where is Q4?
Keep Tables on 1
Page

10% Total Cost –
correct
(designated
profit target)

For a Working Document, a table over multiple
pages vertically is okay, but make it clear that it
is a continuation and repeat headings

Keep Tables on 1
Page Width
How is anyone
supposed to
know what each
row refers to?

Overall, a Great
Working
Document. Save
it as a PDF on 1
A3 page (so
reasonable
resolution, else
submit it as an
Excel File

No Cash Flow?
PMP Template does not have
Cost Centre. Consider
removing and adding width to
Description column.
Generally – Good Working Document.
Okay for PMP.
Format right so units align.
Table of nine pages of vertically, with
repeated headings – okay for working
document.
Format right
so units align.
No need to
show cents
10% Total
Cost – correct
(designated
profit target)

6 periods for
Cost Table, will
cause confusion
when given a
four period
Cashflow
constraint

Profit NOT
10% Total
Cost
Divide Project period into 4 parts (9 months?) and
“Income per quarter” must meet the constraints
from Lecture 6

Generally – Good Working Document.
Maximum size for PMP.
Consider whether
the Approver
needs all this detail
in PMP.
Format right
so units align.
No need to
show cents
No Cash Flow?
Actual Costs, are those that
are actual, ie spent to-date,
at the time of the planning
document

Not necessary
for Cashflow
Table. (Numbers
gained from PMP
Cost Table)
Where are Q2-4?
Keep Tables on 1
Page
10% Total
Cost – correct
(designated
profit target)

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