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Justification - Workflow
Follow the Justification Workflow Guideline below to immediately get up and running with Costimator
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Start Justification Workflow
Click on “Justification” in the left sidebar menu to begin the Justification Workflow
Do this from anywhere in your app to enter the Justification Workflow
Click on “Create Justification” from Estimate Analytics Page
2
Create New Justification
Start by creating an Estimate (Estimation Workflow)
or, Start from an Existing Estimate
Click on “Create Justification” from Estimate Analytics Page
3
Open Existing Justification
Open existing Justification by clicking on any Justification Name from the list
Justifications are sorted by Date (Latest first)
4
Justification Options
Edit Details by clicking “Edit” Icon
Change Name
Change Description
Change Cost Index
Click on button “Update Value”
Duplicate by clicking “Duplicate” Icon
Enter “New Estimate Name”
Click on button “Duplicate Project”
Or click on “Cancel” to go back
Delete by clicking “Delete” Icon
Click on “Delete” to delete
Click on “Keep Project” to go back
5
Enter Market Rates
“Create Justification” button brings to this Page
Shows list of Unique Basic Items upon which Entire Estimate Depends
Option to provide “Market Rates” for these Basic Items
Enter Market Rates from Input Field
Right Side Top Card - Number of DSR Items in the Estimate
Right Side Middle Card - Number of Linked DSR Items (Sub-AR Items)
Right Side Bottom Card - Number of Unique Linked Basic Items
Click button “Justification Analysis”
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Justification Summary
Click Justified Cost Card to View Justification Statement
Click Estimated Cost Card to View Estimate Analytics
Click Cost Index Icon to Edit Cost Index
Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements
Click on Home Icon in Top Menu to view Justification Summary
Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
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Justification Statement
Click “Justification” in Top Menu or Justified Cost Card in Justification Summary page to view this
Rate Comparatives given
Difference is color coded for clarity
Bottom Right shows Justified Cost, Estimated Cost & Above Below
Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Justification Statement
Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements
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Justification (Analysis of Rates)
Click “Analysis of Rates” in top menu to view this
Shows complete Analysis of Rates of all Main Items, Sub-AR Items & Sub Sub-AR Items
Analysis of Rates modified as per Basic Item “Market Rates” provided
Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Analysis of Rates of all Items in Justification
Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements
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Justification (Linked Basic Items)
Click “Basic Items” in top menu to view this
Shows comparative statement of rates of all linked Basic Items as in DSR vs Market Rates provided
Difference is color coded for clarity
Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Comparative Statement
Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements
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Justification (Linked DSR Items)
Click “DSR Items” in top menu to view this
Shows comparative statement of rates of all linked DSR Item as in DSR vs Market Rates provided
Difference is color coded for clarity
Click button “Download (in Excel)” to Download Comparative Statement
Click “Edit Basic Rates (Market)” to modify Justification Analysis
Use Top Menu to Go to different Comparative Statements
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Excel File - Justification Statement
View of Downloaded Excel File
Formatted with alignment, column widths, border, currency symbol, color coding etc.
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Excel File - Justification Analysis of Rates
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Excel File - Basic Rate Comparative
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Excel File - DSR Rate Comparative
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