Cost Control

Cost —
always under control

ERPCons helps you set budgets, manage cost commitments, record actual costs, forecast EAC and flag budget overrun risks early on construction projects.

Explore Cost Control See the sample data
98,6%Stay on budget
-12%Cost leakage
72%Automated reporting
24/7Variance alerts
Construction site
Cost control
Building profit
  • Clear budgets
  • Real-time data
  • Early risk warnings
  • Multi-dimensional reports
  • Connects the entire project
EAC forecast
1,198bn VND
95.3% of budget — within threshold

Key benefits of ERPCons Cost Control

Budget

Build and manage budgets by WBS, work item, work package and period.

Cost commitments

Manage commitments from contracts, purchase orders and variations (VO).

Actual cost

Record costs from procurement, acceptance and accounting postings.

Forecast EAC

Forecast estimate at completion (EAC) based on actuals and trends.

Variation approval

Tightly control variations with an approval workflow.

Multi-dimensional reports

By project, work package, contractor, work item and period.

Cost workflow

BudgetingBy WBS, work item, period
Award packagesContracts, purchase orders, cost commitments
Capture what actually happenedFrom procurement, acceptance, postings
Cross-checkBudget – commitment – actual
Forecast & optimiseEAC forecasting, risk alerts

Data in / out

Inputs
  • BOQ / Quantities
  • Contracts
  • Procurement (PR/PO)
  • Acceptance (IR)
  • Accounting postings
ERPCons Cost Control
  • Consolidation & reconciliation
  • Rule-based control
  • Budget overrun alerts
  • Trend-based EAC forecast
Outputs
  • Actual cost
  • Comparison & variance
  • EAC forecast
  • Risk alerts
  • Multi-dimensional reports

The Cost Control interface in reality

erpcons.vn/app/cost/riverside
Sample data
Project: Riverside Urban Area
Cost Control / Overview
All phases
Total budget
1,256bn
Cost commitments
892bn
71.0% of budget
Actual cost
612bn
48.7% of budget
EAC forecast
1,198bn
95.3% of budget
Budget vs actual cost
Cumulative budgetCumulative actualEAC forecast
Cost breakdown by work item
612bn VND
Civil works 42%MEP 24%Materials & equip. 18%Labour 10%Other 6%
Breakdown by work item
Work itemBudgetCommitmentRealityEAC forecastStatus
Substructure320.0bn289.0bn210.0bn318.0bnWithin threshold
Main structure520.0bn330.0bn280.0bn536.0bnOver forecast
Finishing300.0bn177.0bn64.0bn238.0bnWithin threshold
Infrastructure works116.0bn96.0bn58.0bn106.0bnTracking

Interface shown with sample data — not real customer data.

Use cases

Building projects

Stay within the total investment budget.

Infrastructure projects

Track multiple work packages, contractors and funding sources.

MEP costs

Purchasing of equipment, materials and specialist subcontractors.

Performance analysis

Compare plan vs actual and optimise the next project.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Budgets are built from the BOQ/quantities by WBS, work item and work package; import from Excel or carry over from an approved estimate.

Yes. Every commitment (contract, PO, VO) and actual cost is linked to a contractor, work package and work item, so you can view costs along any dimension.

Yes. You set a threshold for each work item; when commitments plus actuals or the EAC forecast reach it, the system alerts the owner before any further spending.

Yes. Multi-dimensional reports let you customise columns, group data and export to Excel/PDF in your internal templates.

Related resources

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User guidePDF guides for each workflow
Video demoSee it in action on sample data
Case studyReal-world deployment results
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