Cost Influence Curve

How much power over cost do you still have?

The cost of a change rises as a project moves forward, while your ability to influence it without penalty falls. Set where your project sits and see how much of the window is left, and what a change costs now versus at design.

Your project

Used only to label your review.

Project name

Construction value

Where is your project?

Drag from early design to work on site. The GMP sits at the end of buyout.

DesignProcurementField

The cost influence curve

Influence over cost falls as the cost of a change rises. The lime line is your project. The dashed line is the GMP.

Influence over cost Cost of a change Your project

Influence left

of design-stage power

Change costs now

versus at design

Stage

on the curve

GMP window

to act cheaply

Position

Set your project on the curve

Drag the slider to where the project stands today.

Reltic VDC

Use the window while it is open.