Estimating system
The estimate maps one to one onto the job cost codes, so variance means something the day it appears.
Chapter 4 is step 04
The chapter explains the thinking. The step page is the working reference: what it depends on, what it feeds, and how to tell whether it's installed. Step 04 needs step 01 and step 03 in place first.
Before and after
What readers ask
What does chapter 4 of CONTROL cover?
The estimate maps one to one onto the job cost codes, so variance means something the day it appears. It's chapter 4 of 8, and it aligns with step 04 of the system.
Is there a template with this chapter?
Yes. Chapter 4 has a QR code that opens the estimating alignment meeting agenda. The agenda that gets estimating and accounting using the same cost codes.
What has to be in place before this chapter works?
Steps 01 and 03 come first: job cost structure and overhead calculation. Installing this one ahead of them produces numbers the field won't trust.
Should I read chapter 4 out of order?
You can. Chapter 4 falls between overhead calculation and software and bookkeeping alignment, and it reads on its own. Installing out of order is the part that doesn't work, because step 04 needs 01 and 03 to be correct first.
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