COST METRICS

Submitted by sspawar on Sat, 08/18/2012 - 01:27















































































































 


 

 DIRECT COST INDIRECT COST
FIXED COST

 

          
Project staff   Utilities    
Consultants        
Project supplies   Telephone  
Project set up   Administrative staff
Rent     Generator  
           
      Maintenance  
VARIABLE COST            
Fuel          
Security          
Equipment rental        
Publications        
Travel          
Training          
Audit and legal        

Here I tried to fix some "cost heads" to put in Matrix of FIXED / VARIABLE/DIRECT / INDIRECT .


If some body have any better idea, or can rectify/modify , above matrics, please may rearrange


I have seen, some questions on this, and very confusing.


Please update or give your feedback.


Regards

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Sat, 08/18/2012 - 12:53

Indirect costs are something which affects the entire company and not just the project or project. Eg: Cost of advertising, support staff, facility maintenance, etc.  These costs will be there whether or not a project is there. So these are called overhead costs.

Whenever you want to distinguish between direct and indirect costs you must ask the question, "Will this cost apply to my organization if my project was not there ?". If Answer is yes then its Indirect cost to project.