Whether you are in manufacturing, consulting or construction, CTRL/Project’s Work in Progress Management module is a must to ensure the profitability of your projects.

Work in progress is evaluated using fully configurable rate tables. The “General” and the “Individual” merge with an astonishing simplicity since the special project can enjoy a specific table whereas a standard rate table can be assigned to the majority of other projects, with no limits on the number of tables.

CTRL/Project also includes a work in progress analysis function that operates from the actual progress of each project and allows the Project Manager to quickly identify situations of overbilling or underbilling.

The software can be configured to make automatic adjustments to work-in-progress based on criteria controlled by the manager, making it easier to manage. CTRL/Project includes all essential reports for rigorous monitoring of ongoing work. An analysis report of average rates is also available for further analysis in a multi-vision context.

CTRL/Project offers you two different billing approaches that can be combined as required. Where the work to be invoiced is similar to the notion of deliverables, for example, if it is a product or a study report, CTRL/Product’s basic level of itemised billing supports this approach through full integration with the transactional history of each project.

When invoicing is more about professional services, whether it is incremental or lump sum, CTRL/Project takes over with amazing presentation flexibility. Each billing batch is unique, so our ERP project management software allows you to process your billings independently of each other.

Through CTRL/Project, you can see if your project is profitable in one quick glance. Simply select the project in question and activate the “Cost Effectiveness” option. Billing, costs, work in progress, “Real-Budget” variance analyses… Everything is presented in a single screen that clearly shows the profitability of your project based on the progress you have previously determined. 

The cost-effectiveness analysis can be performed using the management by exception approach, which allows you to focus your analysis efforts on problematic projects to optimize your interventions and your time.

The cost-effectiveness analysis is also available in the form of a report that offers three levels of interactive drilling to allow you to navigate from the general (project summary) to the individual (transaction details).

The specialized purchase order tracking module of CTRL/Project is dedicated entirely to project management and has been specifically designed for the company whose activities are strongly focused on outsourcing, and whose profitability of each project depends directly upon it. The function offers two levels of reading, a detailed follow-up by "Project-Activity-Extra-Order" as well as a summary follow-up by "Project-Activity". The goal is to keep track of current purchase orders for each project and supplier by having access at all times to future invoicing (commitment), billing received from the suppliers and balance due to the supplier for the order in question. The management of deductions is fully integrated and supports the concepts of progressive and final withholding on contract.

CTRL/Project allows you to view the costs of a project through its transaction history and analyze them in a summary or detailed manner using a multitude of reports designed for analysis from all possible angles.

In addition to including "Real-Budget" comparisons, all project cost reports are structured according to customized cost categories (salaries, materials, etc.) for a matrix analysis.

CTRL/Project can also respond to the most demanding contexts with a report generator that allows you to produce customized reports or export data in CSV format for graphical analysis with Microsoft ExcelTM.

In the context of project management, time sheets and expense reports represent a significant volume of transactions, hence the importance of the flexibility of the methods of entry available. CTRL/Project is a champion when it comes to adaptation since it offers four types of configuration: the "centralized data entry", an entry of data entirely made by the administrative department; the "decentralized data entry", performed by each employee with complete security for each of them; the "data entry with external integration", for example  through a time stamp with the use of magnetic cards, as well as the "Web data entry", that is through a web form and a remote entry via the Internet.

You are free to combine all these input modes. CTRL/Project is responsible for merging all the data for the centralized verification by the administrative department before the final transfer.