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   <Header>
      <Title>Function: Project estimating</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2268409">
         <Level1>Project estimating</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this main business function is to provide the
		sales function with a rough indication of price and the required capacity load,
		which also results in an indication of the order lead-time. This information is
		mainly used during the quotation phase.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In this function, you can estimate the following:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The costs of the resources required to complete all project
		  activities.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The number of work periods that are required to complete all
		  project activities, which results in an estimated start and finish
		  date.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The quotation price, which you can use for a bid.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In addition to estimated cost and time, other considerations
		such as environmental hazards, government regulations, and safety can be
		important.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Estimate project, process (code:
		MPR02a)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The first process in estimating is to determine the cost and
		schedule for realizing the scope of the project. To perform estimating, you can
		use top-down, bottom-up, or a combination of techniques. You can perform the
		estimate with or without project structures. You can also estimate with or
		without using cost objects.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The contract definition function sets up the sales contract
		after you finalized the estimated scope, costs, global delivery planning, and
		the invoice planning and amounts.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this process is to estimate the costs of
		resources that are required to complete project activities, as well as the
		project price. In addition to estimated costs and time, various other issues,
		such as safety and environmental regulations, must be taken into
		account.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Project will serve as the supporting
		  functionality.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Project, Estimating</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Process: Estimate project, product (code:
		MPR02b)</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>You can make an estimate of the total costs, and then you can
		estimate a delivery date with the graphical planning board, place the item
		surcharges into the system, and generate quotations based on the entered data.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The objective of this process is to provide sales (cycle)
		management with a project cost-price calculation and a rough indication of the
		required capacity load, which results in an indication of the order lead-time.
		This information is used during the quotation phase.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>For budget-calculation purposes, you must create a budget and
		review and/or update the calculation setup. To calculate the project lead-time,
		you must create a dummy project, including a network planning. The user can
		perform a capacity check based on this network planning and the resources that
		are required to perform the network planning activities.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Assumptions:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Manufacturing Project Control will serve as the supporting
		  functionality.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>
            <GUIRef href="" role="manual">IT support:</GUIRef>
         </ListIntro>
         <ListItem>ERP Enterprise Manufacturing Project Control</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>