Generate time-phased estimates

Once the start and end date for each work package is populated, the estimates for the functional work packages are distributed to generate a monthly time-phased estimate. The leader of the functional organization can manually override those estimates. However, the system enforces the calculation such that the manual distribution of the estimates still adds up to the base estimate.

As a program manager, generate the time-phased estimate for each functional work package as follows:

Procedure

1. Select an FWP and choose New → Time Phased Estimates.

   The system generates the time-phased cost for the FWP.

2. To view the generated time-phased estimates, select the FWP, click the Estimates tab, and select the latest item in the Time Phased Estimates section.

   The Time Phased Estimate Table is populated with values.

3. As leader of the functional organization, you can optionally override the time-phased estimate. From the Estimates tab, choose Edit → Start Edit, and adjust the distributed cost from one month to another as necessary in the Time Phased Estimate Table.

4. Choose Edit → Save Edits to save the changes.