Project Splits Screen

The Levels of Service (LoS) that define the need for and extent of the project are identified and recorded. Where it is clear the project delivers more than one LoS the project will be divided into separate project drivers. Each of the drivers will be considered as a stand alone project and each will follow the cost allocation process.

It is important that the levels of service are clearly defined in a manner that relates to the capacity of the infrastructure to deliver the service. For the purposes of this cost allocation methodology the service levels adopted relate to the measures used to define the extent of the project.

Information recorded includes:

Each LoS driver
A discussion as to how those statements have been applied to this project
A record of file references, usually asset management plan, where the Level of Service statements have been developed
A statement of the Capacity measures together with a commentary
Based on the defined Level of Service, Capacities are the measures that describe the existing capacity, existing demand and the the total Capacity to be provided by the Project.

A Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service defined by a specific set of deliverables.

A project involves the selection of specific components for maintenence or renewal activities, with a budget allocated to cover the cost of the project.

A series of Projects, combine to form a Programme.

An agreed upon measurement of the amount of service an organisation is expected to supply to its customers.
Dividing a project into separate drivers should only occur where there are clear and substantive components delivering different LoS. Division of the project into drivers provides the ability to consider different LoS, project purposes and beneficiaries.

On completion of the first outcome/impact details, click save to display the fields for a second outcome/impact.

Cost Allocation Drivers

Field		Description

primary outcomes		A brief outcomes description.
references		References to documentation that supplement and support the Level of Service statement.
project splits into level of service and project outcomes/impacts:
	no	A number to identify the outcome/impact
	outcomes/impacts	Name of the outcome/impact
	analysis method	Selected analysis method. Different from Project Method.
	Split	The funding allocation for outcomes/impacts can be defined as either an amount ($) or a percentage (%)
	$	The cost to be allocated to this outcome.
		Where the outcome costs are greater than the Project costs, the final outputs will be a calculated as a proportion of the Project cost.
	%	The percentage of the Project cost to be allocated to this outcome
		Should add up to 100% when multiple outcomes are defined.
	del.	Tick to delete this outcome/impact
		Outcome/impact added at the Sub-activity level cannot be deleted.

Cost Allocation Project Splits 2

The project method chosen does not equal to the analysis method used for each outcome. When project method 4 is chosen the analysis method can be clicked and the analysis method selection screen will be displayed as below. An appropriate analysis method could be chosen according to the answers given by the user. It could be method 3 or method 4.

The analysis method chosen on this screen will influence how the capacity screen is displayed.
If project method 3 is chosen the analysis method links will be grayed out. i.e. analysis method can't be modified and will always be method 3.