Techniques to manage cost resources
Techniques to manage cost resources are described. An apparatus comprises a project management program arranged to schedule resources for a project. The project management program includes multiple resource types with one of the resource types comprising a cost resource type. The cost resource type may have multiple defined cost resources each representing a cost value independent of a volume of work for a task or a duration for the task. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1 . A method, comprising:
defining a task for a project;
defining multiple cost resources each representing a cost value independent of a volume of work for said task or a duration for said task; and
assigning said multiple cost resources to said task.
2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising assigning said cost resource to said task over multiple time intervals.
3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising assigning a first portion of a cost resource to a first time interval and a second portion of said cost resource to a second time interval.
4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising assigning a first portion of a cost resource to a first time interval and a second portion of said cost resource to a second time interval, said first portion and said second portion having equal values.
5 . The method of claim 1 , comprising assigning a first portion of a cost resource to a first time interval and a second portion of said cost resource to a second time interval, said first portion and said second portion having unequal values.
6 . The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying a view of said task and assigned cost resources.
7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:
defining said multiple cost resources each representing an estimated cost value independent of a volume of work for said task or a duration for said task;
receiving an actual cost value for one or more estimated cost values; and
comparing said actual cost value with said estimated cost value.
8 . An article comprising a storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
define a task for a project;
define multiple cost resources each representing a cost value independent of a volume of activity or a duration of activity; and
assign said multiple cost resources to said task.
9 . The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign said cost resource to said task over multiple time intervals.
10 . The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign a first portion of a cost resource to a first time interval and a second portion of said cost resource to a second time interval.
11 . The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign a first portion of a cost resource to a first time interval and a second portion of said cost resource to a second time interval, said first portion and said second portion having equal values.
12 . The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to assign a first portion of a cost resource to a first time interval and a second portion of said cost resource to a second time interval, said first portion and said second portion having unequal values.
13 . The article of claim 8 , further comprising instructions that if executed enable the system to generating a report with said task and assigned cost resources.
14 . An apparatus comprising a project management program arranged to schedule resources for a project, said project management program including multiple resource types with one of said resource types comprising a cost resource type, said cost resource type having multiple defined cost resources each representing a cost value independent of a volume of work for a task or a duration for said task.
15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , comprising a task definition component to define a task for said project.
16 . The apparatus of claim 14 , comprising a resource definition component to define said cost resources for said project.
17 . The apparatus of claim 14 , comprising a resource assignment component to assign multiple cost resources to a task.
18 . The apparatus of claim 14 , comprising a resource assignment component to assign said cost resource to said task over multiple time intervals.
19 . The apparatus of claim 14 , comprising a resource assignment component to assign a first portion of a cost resource to a task for a first time period, and a second portion of a cost resource to said task for a second time period, said first portion and said second portion having identical values.
20 . The apparatus of claim 14 , comprising a resource assignment component to assign a first portion of a cost resource to a task for a first time period, and a second portion of a cost resource to said task for a second time period, said first portion and said second portion having different values.