Project Cost Forecasts Are Wrong By
An Average of 18 Percent
The Cost of Inaction
EAC projections use stale productivity rates
Estimate at Completion calculations depend on labor productivity, equipment rates, and material costs. Most EAC models use rates from 3 months ago because current field data takes weeks to compile.
Cost-to-complete estimates are negotiated, not calculated
When project managers submit cost-to-complete estimates, the numbers are often political — adjusted to avoid triggering budget alerts rather than reflecting actual remaining work conditions.
Contingency burn rate is hidden
Contingency gets consumed by small overruns across dozens of cost codes. Nobody tracks the burn rate until the contingency is nearly gone and the next unforeseen condition has no budget to absorb it.
Cash flow projections disconnect from actual billings
Cash flow forecasts are built from the schedule and budget. Actual billings depend on pay application approval, retainage, and disputed work. The cash flow forecast rarely matches what the bank account shows.
The Return on POD
Real-time productivity data for EAC
Daily field reports feed actual labor hours, quantities installed, and equipment utilization directly into EAC calculations. Forecasts update weekly based on what actually happened, not what was assumed.
Data-driven cost-to-complete
Cost-to-complete calculations built from actual remaining quantities and current field productivity rates. POD removes the politics from forecasting by using real field data.
Contingency burn tracking
Every cost code overrun tracked against contingency with burn rate trending. POD projects when contingency will be exhausted and which cost codes are consuming it fastest.
Billing-aligned cash flow
Cash flow projections tied to actual pay application status, approved change orders, and retainage schedules. The forecast matches the reality of when money actually moves.
Cost Forecasting Intelligence
EAC Trend Dashboard
Estimate at Completion trending over time with variance analysis showing exactly what drove each forecast change.
Contingency Burn Tracker
Real-time contingency consumption by cost code with burn rate projections and exhaustion date forecasting.
Cash Flow Projector
Cash flow projections aligned with actual billing cycles, pay application status, and retainage release schedules.
“Our EAC was showing $42 million through month 8. By the time we updated with actual field productivity data, the real EAC was $48 million. The owner found out about a $6 million overrun in month 11. That is the kind of surprise that ends contracts.”
— VP of Project Controls, National GC
See Your Entire Project Health at a Glance
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Cash Flow Analysis
Project DNA
PODThese update in real time from a 5-minute voice report. No spreadsheets. No data entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Forecast Costs With Field-Level Accuracy
See how POD builds cost forecasts from real field data instead of spreadsheet assumptions.