Approved commitment
Count only authorised purchase orders, work orders and subcontracts in committed cost.
Committed cost
Track every obligation—not only the bills that have arrived
A budget can look healthy while approved orders have already consumed it. CostGrid makes those obligations visible at the project, WBS and cost-code level.
Where control breaks
Recognise the warning signs
- PO registers sit in separate sheets
- Approved scope changes need a linked amendment workflow
- Available budget is overstated
The CostGrid control path
Open commitment
Separate the unconsumed obligation from recognised actual and cancelled remainder.
Current amendment boundary
Approved commitments are not silently editable, but linked commitment amendments are not implemented in this release.
Operational outcome
Approvers know what the project already owes before they authorise more.
Control one live project before expanding
Start with one live project, keep the control trail intact, and expand only after the workflow proves useful.