Project 2013 Intermediate

Project 2013

Lesson 3 - Assigning Costs

S ELECTING AN A CCRUAL M ETHOD

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Discussion

You can control how you want task costs to accrue. Costs can be accrued at the beginning or end of a task, or they can be prorated, which is the default method.

When you select the prorated method, actual costs are calculated based on the proportion of the work already completed. So, if a task is 50% complete, 50% of the projected cost is calculated as actual cost. The only exception to this method involves per-use costs, which accrue when a task starts.

If you select costs to be accrued at the beginning of a task, Microsoft Project calculates the entire cost of the task as actual cost when an actual start date is entered. If you select costs to be accrued at the end of a task, Microsoft Project calculates the entire cost of the task as actual cost when an actual finish date is entered, or when the task is marked 100% complete.

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Procedures

1. Switch to the Resource Sheet view.

2. Select the View tab.

3. Select Details to split the pane.

4. Select the resource in the top pane for which you want to select an accrual

method.

5. Click in the Accrue at field in the bottom pane to activate it.

6. Select the Accrue at list.

7. Select the desired accrual method for the resource.

8. Select

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Step-by-Step

Select an accrual method.

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