Cash Flow Curve Types
The following explains each of the cash flow curves types in detail.
Detail Curves
The Detail Curves are referred to a family of curves that can be defined at the project/shell level, or at the company level.
Each curve, within the family, is based on a data source (one curve per unique data source).
A cash flow curve of type Detail Curves is a curve that is used to monitor the movement of cash at different detail levels in a project/shell.
The cash flow (Detail Curves) levels in a project/shell are:
- Project/Shell
- Commitment
- CBS
- Summary CBS
As mentioned earlier, you can specify the following cash flow types for each detail level in a project.
Note: The first three cash flow types in the list below are the three most common, and important, standard cash flow types.
- Baseline
Depicts the project budget that is spread over the duration of the project. Users can define multiple baselines for a project.
- Actuals (Spends)
Depicts the expenditures (spends) that have actually incurred.
- Forecast
Depicts the projection of the future costs, based on current expenditures (Actuals or Spends).
- Estimate
Roll up Cashflow Curve (Rollup Curves)
A Roll up Cashflow curve includes a group of curves with Active status summarized by data source across all projects/shells in a company.
A Roll up Cashflow curve facilitates the aggregation of cash flow data source (from projects/shells and CBS) to the company cash flow worksheets.
Note: A Roll up Cashflow curve can only be created at company levels.
You can compare curves side-by-side, in the cash flow worksheet, to view cash flow distribution over time.
Summary Curves or Summary Cash Flow Curves
A summary cash flow curve is designed to present a consolidated view of cash flows, and each project/shell cash flow has a system-defined project/shell summary curve. A summary cash flow curve:
- Uses the detail cash flow curves to compare the movement of curves against the previous snapshots, and in the process show differences among curves with respect to time and schedule.
- Displays Variance and Forecast analyses, similar to the detail cash flow curves.
Last Published Wednesday, June 26, 2024