{"id":20899,"date":"2021-03-23T00:20:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psoda.com\/help\/?page_id=20899"},"modified":"2021-03-23T00:51:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:51:24","slug":"estimate-at-completion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psoda.com\/help\/estimate-at-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Estimate at completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='content-column three_fourth'><h4>How is the estimate at completion figure calculated for different user preference settings?<\/h4>\r\nLet&#8217;s take a project that runs from January to December and say the current month is <b>August:<\/b>\r\n<br><br>\r\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"847\" style=\"border-collapse:\r\n collapse;table-layout:auto;width:100%;border-spacing: 10px;\">\r\n <colgroup><col width=\"137\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4864;width:103pt\">\r\n <col width=\"98\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3470;width:73pt\">\r\n <col width=\"140\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4977;width:105pt\">\r\n <col width=\"472\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:16782;width:354pt\">\r\n <col width=\"77\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:2730;width:58pt\">\r\n <col width=\"116\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4124;width:87pt\">\r\n <col width=\"81\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:2872;width:61pt\">\r\n <col width=\"106\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3754;width:79pt\">\r\n <col width=\"116\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4124;width:87pt\">\r\n <col width=\"81\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:2872;width:61pt\">\r\n <col width=\"106\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3754;width:79pt\">\r\n <col width=\"116\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4124;width:87pt\">\r\n <col width=\"93\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3299;width:70pt\">\r\n <col width=\"106\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3754;width:79pt\">\r\n <col width=\"116\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:4124;width:87pt\">\r\n <col width=\"81\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:2872;width:61pt\">\r\n <col width=\"106\" style=\"mso-width-source:userset;mso-width-alt:3754;width:79pt\">\r\n <\/colgroup><tbody>\r\n <tr class=\"xl66\" height=\"58\" style=\"height:43.2pt;font-weight: bold;\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" height=\"58\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"137\" style=\"height:43.2pt;width:103pt\">Calculation\r\n  month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"98\" style=\"width:73pt\">Use maximum of actual vs forecast<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"140\" style=\"width:105pt\">Forecast month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"472\" style=\"width:354pt\">Calculation<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl67\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Two months ago<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\">Yes<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\">&#8211;<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl69\">Actuals(Jan to May)+Max(Actuals(Jun) vs Forecast(Jun)) +\r\n  Forecast(Jul to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl70\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Last month<\/td>\r\n  <td>Yes<\/td>\r\n  <td>&#8211;<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl71\">Actuals(Jan to Jun)+Max(Actuals(Jul) vs Forecast(Jul)) +\r\n  Forecast(Aug to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl70\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Current month<\/td>\r\n  <td>Yes<\/td>\r\n  <td>&#8211;<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl71\">Actuals(Jan to Jul)+Max(Actuals(Aug) vs Forecast(Aug)) +\r\n  Forecast(Sep to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;     border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl72\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Next month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">Yes<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">&#8211;<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl74\">Actuals(Jan to Aug)+Max(Actuals(Sep) vs Forecast(Sep)) +\r\n  Forecast(Oct to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl67\" style=\"height:14.4pt;border-top:none\">Two months ago<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">One month before<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl69\" style=\"border-top:none\">Actuals(Jan to Jun)+Forecast(May to\r\n  Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl70\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Two months ago<\/td>\r\n  <td>No<\/td>\r\n  <td>Same month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl71\">Actuals(Jan to Jun)+Forecast(Jun to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;     border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl72\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Two months ago<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">One month after<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl74\">Actuals(Jan to Jun)+Forecast(Jul to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl67\" style=\"height:14.4pt;border-top:none\">Last month<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">One month before<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl69\" style=\"border-top:none\">Actuals(Jan to Jul)+Forecast(Jun to\r\n  Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl70\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Last month<\/td>\r\n  <td>No<\/td>\r\n  <td>Same month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl71\">Actuals(Jan to Jul)+Forecast(Jul to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;     border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl72\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Last month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">One month after<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl74\">Actuals(Jan to Jul)+Forecast(Aug to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl67\" style=\"height:14.4pt;border-top:none\">Current month<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">One month before<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl69\" style=\"border-top:none\">Actuals(Jan to Aug)+Forecast(Jul to\r\n  Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl70\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Current month<\/td>\r\n  <td>No<\/td>\r\n  <td>Same month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl71\">Actuals(Jan to Aug)+Forecast(Aug to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;     border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl72\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Current month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl73\">One month after<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl74\">Actuals(Jan to Aug)+Forecast(Sep to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl67\" style=\"height:14.4pt;border-top:none\">Next month<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">No<\/td>\r\n  <td class=\"xl68\" style=\"border-top:none\">One month before<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl69\" style=\"border-top:none\">Actuals(Jan to Sep)+Forecast(Aug to\r\n  Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-left: 1px solid black;\" height=\"19\" class=\"xl70\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">Next month<\/td>\r\n  <td>No<\/td>\r\n  <td>Same month<\/td>\r\n  <td style=\"border-right: 1px solid black;\" class=\"xl71\">Actuals(Jan to Sep)+Forecast(Sep to Dec)<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <tr height=\"19\" style=\"height:14.4pt\">\r\n  <td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black; 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