This article dives into the five different Resource Reports available:
Resource Summary Report
The Resource Summary Report provides a high-level overview of resources used within a specific date range. It categorises resources by type (Labour/Plant) and supplier, offering a general understanding of resource usage.
Function: Summarises resource usage by type (Labour/Plant) and supplier within a date range.
Benefits:
Offers a quick overview of resource usage for project cost management.
Provides insights into labour, plant, and material costs.
Who Should Use It: Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Project Planners, Construction Managers.
Availability: PDF format only.
Resource Summary Report Breakdown:
Company Name: Resources are grouped alphabetically by company name.
Type: Name of the resource (e.g., Site Manager, Mini Excavator).
No. Shifts: Number of shift records the resource was used in.
Hours Worked: Total hours the resource was used across all shift records.
Total: Total number of shifts and total hours worked for each resource.
Resource Detail Report
This report offers a detailed breakdown of Labour, Plant, and Materials used in every shift record. It connects resources to the specific shift record they were used on, providing easy access to relevant details.
Function: Provides a detailed review of Labour, Plant, and Materials used in each shift record.
Benefits:
Enables management of project delivery, commercial aspects, and safety.
Supports fatigue management, payment substantiation, subcontractor applications, invoice verification, timesheet management, and resource scheduling.
Who Should Use It: Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Project Planners, Construction Managers.
Availability: CSV format only.
Resource Detail Report Breakdown:
Week: Financial year week.
Shift Start Date: Date the shift record began.
Hours Worked (Hrs): Total hours worked for that shift record.
Resource Category: Category of resource (e.g., Labour, Material, Plant).
Resource: Specific type of resource (e.g., ground worker, saw).
Resource Supplier: Supplier name for the resource.
Resource Quantity: Amount of resource used.
Resource Notes/Name: Name of the resource (if Labour).
Shift Record URL: Link to the shift record.
Report URL: Link to the shift report.
Project Name: Name of the project.
Labour Detail Report
This report focuses on Labour resources, providing details for each worker in a shift record. It includes start and finish times, total hours worked, project name, and supervisor details.
Function: Provides a detailed review of Labour resources used in each shift record.
Benefits:
Supports fatigue management to ensure workforce safety.
Who Should Use It: Project Managers, Health and Safety Managers.
Availability: CSV format only.
Labour Detail Report Breakdown:
Week: Financial year week.
Start Date: Date the shift record began.
Start Time: Time the shift record began.
Finish Date: Date the shift record finished.
Finish Time: Time the shift record finished.
Hours Worked (Hrs): Hours worked by the labour resource.
Sign In Time: Resource start time.
Sign Out Time: Resource end time.
Supervisor: Name of the supervisor.
Resource Supplier: Name of the resource supplier.
Resource: Type of resource (Labour).
Name: Name of the labour resource.
Project: Name of the project.
Plant Detail Report Breakdown:
Week: Financial year week.
Planned Resource Start Date Time: Planned start time for the plant resource.
Planned Resource End Date Time: Planned end time for the plant resource.
Actual Resource Start Date Time: Actual start time for the plant resource.
Actual Resource End Date Time: Actual end time for the plant resource.
Actual Hours Worked (Hrs): Amount of time the plant resource worked.
Supervisor: Assigned supervisor for the shift record.
Resource Supplier: Supplier name for the plant resource.
Resource: Type of plant resource.
Resource Quantity: Amount of plant resource used.
Shift Record URL: Link to the shift record.
Shift Report URL: Link to the shift report.
Project Name: Name of the project.
Status: Draft/Awaiting Actuals/Submitted (status of the shift record).
Allocation Detail Report
The Allocation Detail Report offers a combined view of Labour and Plant resources used in each shift record. It details who worked on the project (weekly - Labour), for how many hours, the total shift duration, location, and contractor information.
Function: Provides a detailed breakdown of Labour and Plant resources allocated to activities within each shift record.
Benefits:
Enables substantiating non-productive time, allocating costs to activities, highlighting changes from tender.
Supports long-term project optimisation through data-driven risk registers and improved future project estimations.
Who Should Use It: Project Managers, Cost Managers, Project Planners.
Availability: CSV format only.
Allocation Detail Report Breakdown:
Shift Record URL: Link to the shift record.
Report URL: Link to the shift report.
Week: Financial year week.
Shift Start Time: Date and time the shift record started.
Resource Category: Category of resource (e.g., Labour, Material, Plant).
Resource: Specific type of resource (e.g., ground worker, Stihl Saw).
Resource Supplier: Name of the resource supplier.
Resource Quantity: Amount of resource used.
Resource Notes/Name: Name of the resource (if Labour).
Activity Location: Where the activity took place.
Discipline: Discipline of the activity (e.g., civils or installation).
Activity: Description of the activity taking place.
Hours Allocated: Amount of time allocated to each activity.
Total Resource Duration: Amount of time the resource worked.
Total Shift Duration: How long the shift record lasted.
Comment: Any comments regarding non-productive time.
Project Name: Name of the project.