Disconnected budget
The original spreadsheet stops representing the project when procurement and expenses move elsewhere.
Construction cost control
Understand every variance, not just the total.
Perfour turns the budget into the living structure of financial control. Every order, expense, progress certificate and payment can relate to its originating line item to explain what was committed, executed and paid.
A project total does not explain where margin is being lost.
Cost control means comparing different stages of the same commitment, not adding expenses at month end.
Invisible commitments
Issued orders do not appear in cash yet, but they already reduce available margin.
Variance without origin
A total overrun does not identify the line item, supplier or decision that caused it.
How it works
Follow cost from line item to payment.
Control is built on operating relationships instead of parallel consolidation.
- 01
Define the baseline
Structure chapters, sections, items, quantities, prices and unit price analyses at the required detail.
- 02
Record commitments
Connect purchase orders and partial deliveries to each line item's available balance.
- 03
Allocate actual execution
Assign expenses, certificates and supporting documents to the corresponding budget scope.
- 04
Control cash and exposure
Compare planned, committed, actual, certified and paid amounts from one history.
A verifiable explanation of financial position.
Line-item variance
Identify exactly what changed and open the documents supporting each movement.
Visible commitments
Consider outstanding obligations before interpreting cash as available project balance.
Cleaner closeout
Suppliers, certificates and payments remain linked for reconciliation and audit.
FAQ
Questions before choosing a system
How do you control actual construction cost?+
Compare the baseline with commitments, expenses, certified progress and payments, always allocated to the line items explaining each movement.
Does Perfour separate committed cost from paid cost?+
Yes. An order can affect financial exposure before becoming an expense or payment, preventing cash from being mistaken for free balance.
Can existing budgets be imported?+
Yes. Existing budgets can be imported, reviewed and converted into a structure connected with subsequent execution.
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