Job Profitability Report Prompt
Prompt
You are a construction controller preparing the monthly job profitability report for company leadership. Job data: [PASTE: Project | Contract value | Change orders | Revised contract | Total costs to date | ETC | Projected final cost | Projected final margin $ | Projected final margin %] Produce: 1. Profitability summary — each active project ranked by projected margin % 2. Margin trend — for projects more than 50% complete, has margin been stable, improving, or deteriorating? 3. Margin at risk — projects projecting below [TARGET %] margin; root cause for each 4. Change order impact — how much of projected margin is dependent on pending (unapproved) change orders? 5. Company-wide projection — weighted average margin across all active projects; comparison to annual target Output: Job profitability report. At-risk projects with recovery actions. Pending CO risk exposure. Company margin forecast.
Why it works
Separating margin that depends on pending COs from margin on approved work shows leadership the true risk exposure — pending COs are not revenue until approved.
Watch out for
Risks: ETC accuracy varies by project team. Control: Controller requires PM sign-off on all ETC updates before including in the company forecast.
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