Budget and Contract Tables

Cost Management provides two ways to view your project's financial information through the Budget and Contract tables. These tables help you track all incoming and outgoing cash for your project:

Both tables contain identical financial information but present it differently based on your tracking needs.

Each table is organized into main sections:

Tip: For detailed information about these tables, see the Work with Budgets and Work with Contracts articles.

Budget Columns

The values in these columns update as the budget status changes:

The colors in the following image represent the column where values appear based on their budget status. The value entered comes from the budget stage of the cost item.

Note: Draft, Rejected, and Void budget statuses don't appear in the table.

Budget Forecast Columns

Columns in this section show budget projections and adjustments. These columns help you forecast total project revenue alongside costs to calculate projected fees and manage scenarios where resources change without exceeding contract limits.

Cost Columns

The values in these columns update as the cost status changes:

The colors in the following image represent the column where values appear based on their cost status. The value entered comes from the cost stage of the cost item.

Note: Draft and Void cost statuses don't appear in the table.

Cost Forecast Columns

The values populate and move across the columns in the forecast section as the cost status changes.

Variance Columns

The values populate and move across the columns in the variance section as the cost status changes.

Note: You can customize the budget and contract tables to provide unique columns for more individual calculations. To learn more, see the Create Custom Columns article.