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Check whether a design project will finish within its fee

A fee-burn check comparing fee spent with percent complete by phase, with an estimate at completion and recovery options.

Finance & AccountingFew-ShotAdvancedFinancePlanFill-in Template

The prompt

Help me check whether my architecture or engineering project will finish within its fee. Contract fee by phase: [e.g. "SD $40k, DD $60k, CD $120k, CA $80k"] Labor and consultant cost to date by phase: [PASTE from the project report] Percent complete by phase: [the project manager's honest estimate of work done, not fee spent] Approved and pending additional services: [AMOUNTS and status] Remaining staffing plan: [hours by role through completion] Billing and collections: [billed to date, unbilled work in progress, receivables over 60 days] Target project profit margin: [e.g. "15%"] Calculate and explain: 1. Earned value per phase (percent complete x phase fee) against cost to date, and the spent-vs-earned gap. 2. Estimate at completion: cost to date plus estimate to complete, and the projected profit or loss vs. target. 3. Effective multiplier or net revenue per hour, if I give raw salary costs [OPTIONAL]. 4. Which phase is causing the overrun and the likely cause (scope creep without an additional services request, rework from coordination errors, extra client meetings, longer construction period). 5. Billing health: over- or under-billed position and collection risk. Return: - A phase table: fee | earned | cost to date | estimate to complete | estimate at completion | variance. - The top three drivers of variance. - Recovery options ranked by impact: additional services to request, staffing changes, scope clarifications, schedule changes. - A short summary I can send to the principal in charge. Use only my numbers; mark gaps [NEED DATA]. Show formulas.

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What to fill in

  • e.g. "SD $40k, DD $60k, CD $120k, CA $80k"
  • PASTE from the project report
  • AMOUNTS and status
  • hours by role through completion
  • e.g. "15%"
  • OPTIONAL
  • NEED DATA

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