Client Change Order (CCO) Generation

 

Overview

As you manage your issues and PCOs, you can convert them to Client Change Orders (CCOs) when they reach any of the following criteria:

• You are finalizing the negotiating process with the client

• You have an agreement in place

• You have something up for signature or already signed

• You already know the final value of your change order

Client Change Order (CCO) Creation

A CCO can be generated from an existing PCO, or directly from an Issue. The CCO will carry over all pertinent data from the PCO/Issue and populate fields within the CCO. Just like the relationship between issue and PCO, the link between Issue/PCO to the CCO is one-way, upstream. Data carried over from the Issue/PCO into the CCO can be modified without any changes occurring to the former; however, changes to the Issue/PCO can be pushed upstream to the CCO.

The following steps walk you through how to convert an issue to a PCO.

Step by Step — Create a Client Change Order (CCO)

Convert to CCO from Issue/PCO Record

Another option for Converting to a CCO is on the Details tab of an issue record. Clicking the Assign to potential change order link will open the window to assign the issue to a PCO.

CCO Header

The header at the top of your CCO record contains the same functionality as the issue/PCO header, allowing you to update the following:

• CCO status

• Pricing status

• Proposal status

CCO Details Tab

Below the header on the CCO record, there are tabs for capturing the CCO’s details, costs, and supporting documentation.

The CCO Details tab contains the identifying information you entered on the Convert to client change order window, along with several other fields to capture the change order amount, approved extension information, and type of signing agreement.

Overview – CCO Details Tab

Title		Description
1	CCO navigation	Lets you navigate to other CCOs without having to go back to the CCO log. Click the arrow to see a list of CCOs, and then select one. The selected CCO opens in the same window.
2	CCO ID	Free text entry for describing the CCO, carried over from filling out the Convert to client change order window.
3	CCO name	Free text entry for the name of the CCO.
4	Alternate CCO ID	Free text entry can be used as a subset to your CCO ID.
5	CCO start date	The date that work on the CCO started. You can use a start date that is different from the created date when the day work on a CCO was started is different from when the CCO was created. The CCO aging days open column on the CCO log uses the start date instead of the created date to give a more accurate count.
6	Description of change	Free text entry for describing the PCO, carried over from filling out the Convert to client change order window. You can use the Expand icon to expand the text box for easy text entry and viewing. You can then collapse the text box when you are finished.
7	Control budget change	Information about the contract adjustment status and the change register ID from InEight Control.
8	Additional Details	Sections for Client change order execution details, Schedule impact, Responsible parties, Correspondence, Request for information, Tasks, Revenue category, and Custom fields.
9	Associations	List of issues or PCOs that were associated to CCO for creation Clicking Issue or PCO ID link will navigate you back to Issue/PCO record Cost information is available in the Current value, Cost, Billing Markup, Markup, Markup %, Deductions, and Net value columns Able to add or remove issues or PCOs to the CCO if they are not assigned to an existing CCO
10	Client change order terms	Terms specific to the CCO. You can add up to two terms. You can use the Expand icon to expand the term text boxes for easy text entry and viewing. You can then collapse the text boxes when you are finished.
11	eSign	Lists of eSign recipients and project contacts that default as signees for an eSignature via a provider, such as DocuSign. When custom labels are used for contacts in InEight Platform project details, Change uses the labels set at the suite administration level. The labels are also used in the Send for signature dialog box.

eSign

The eSign section lets you view or add recipients to be used as default eSign signees. This section has subsections for eSign and Project contacts. All signees must be added to at least one section.

• Names in the eSign section are populated from the project eSign setup tab (Project settings > Change > Configurations > eSign setup). You can also manually enter the names of the signees.

• Names in the Project contacts section are populated with contact information from project contacts added in Project details. This section is for reference only. If you want to add or change recipients, you must edit the Project contacts section of the Project details.

Additional details

The Additional details section has expandable subsections for the following features:

• Client change order execution details

• Schedule impact

• Responsible parties

• Correspondence

• Request for information

• Tasks

• Revenue category

• Custom fields

Client change order execution details

The Client change order execution section contains fields that are used when the CCO is executed.

The Signing agreement field describes how the CCO was executed (bilaterally, unilaterally, or unassigned). The Current value is carried over from the Pricing tab and is read only. The executed change order amount typically matches the Agreed Change Order Amount, but could differ due to changes by the client. This value is shown in the CCO log.

The remaining fields are read-only and are automatically filled when the CCO is executed.

Schedule impact

The Schedule impact section includes the Approved time extension and the Time extension. The Approved time extension is the number of days granted by the client per CCO. You can also select Deferred to defer the extension or N/A when the time extension is not applicable. The time extension fields show the time extension requested. When there is only one PCO associated to the CCO, the PCO delay days populate this field. When there is more than one PCO associated, the field is blank. You can add forecasted days in the Forecast field.

The Request for information fields are assigned by a supporting document of type RFI.

Custom fields include CCO custom lists 1 and 2 and CCO custom fields 1-4.

Correspondence

Use the Correspondence section to track the following:

• CCO Date client notified. An information icon in the Date column shows the specific supporting document that must be attached to populate the date. You can add the document on the Supporting documents page. After a document is added, a link is shown in the File/Link column.

• CCO Date price to client. An information icon in the Date column shows the specific supporting document that must be attached to populate the date. You can add the document on the Supporting documents page. After a document is added, a link is shown in the File/Link column.

• Executed change order. An information icon in the Date column shows the specific supporting document that must be attached to populate the date. You can add the document on the Supporting documents page. After a document is added, a link is shown in the File/Link column.

Request for information

The Request for information fields are assigned by a supporting document of type RFI. The heading for the Request for Information section includes a counter so you can quickly see the number of associated RFIs the CCO has.

Tasks

The Tasks section shows all tasks assigned in InEight Compliance for the CCO. For each task, the section shows the task name with a link to the task, the name of the person assigned to the task, the due date, and the current state. Overdue tasks show in red in both the Due date and State columns. Pending tasks show in yellow in the State column. Completed tasks show in green in the State column.

Custom fields

Custom fields include CCO custom lists 1 and 2 and CCO custom fields 1-4.

CCO Pricing Tab

On the CCO Pricing tab, you can work out the final pricing for your change order, ending up with a Current Value for the CCO derived from Contributed values based on Agreed subtotals. You have the same pricing functionality on the CCO Pricing tab as you have on the PCO Pricing tab.

• Saved values in the PCO Pricing tab populate the CCO Proposal tab on original creation. A PCO row is the sum of the pricing items in the PCO and the issue pricing items. Individual markups are not included in the PCO row, but are shown below it. This reporting lets you see value when collapsed.

• Pricing changes made on your CCO, will not affect assigned issues/PCOs.

• The Pricing summary has the same rules of precedence for ROM, Estimate, Proposal and Agreed values.

• The CCO’s Grand total is the sum of the Direct cost, Vendor, and Indirect cost subtotals. 

The ability to automatically update values from lower levels is configured in project Settings > Configurations > Pricing configuration. When set to automatically update value changes to lower levels, any changes made at the PCO level are automatically reflected in the CCO. Any changes made at the CCO level are automatically reflected in the PCO.

When the Change is not configured to update values to higher levels, you can manually update values as follows:

• At the issue level, you can push values to the PCO. If the PCO is associated to a CCO, the value is automatically pushed to the CCO.

• At the PCO level, you can push values up to a CCO.

• At the CCO level, you can pull values from the PCO. If the issue is associated with a PCO, the value is automatically pulled from the issue.

When Change is not configured to update values to lower levels, you can manually update values as follows:

• At the issue level, you can pull values from the PCO. If the PCO is associated to a CCO, the value is automatically pulled from the CCO.

• At the PCO level, you can pull values from the CCO.

• At the CCO level, you can push values to the PCO. If the issue is associated with a PCO, the value is automatically pushed to the issue.

If you make a change to the pricing at any level, the Pricing pages at the other levels show a banner warning that the updated values are not reflected at all levels. For example, if a pricing change is made at the issue level, the banner shows at the PCO and CCO levels. To update values, go to the Actions menu. Then select whether to push values down or pull values up.

CCO Log

The CCO Log tab is a display of all CCOs, regardless of status. Most fields will contain data from the CCO Details header and Pricing. However, there are some editable fields on within the CCO Log.

• Executed CCOs have a green checkmark next to them and are no longer editable

• Dropped CCOs have a yellow caution sign next to them and are locked

• Note that there is no delete button. Once a CCO is created, it cannot be deleted

• The CCO Log provides subtotals at the bottom of the register for total number of CCOs and total current value of the CCOs (based on those CCOs that have locked pricing – ROM, Estimate, Agreed)

You can also export your table (will export the data exactly as displayed within the table, thus if any filters are on that data will not export), show details, and search for data within the table.

You can generate a change document from the CCO log. Select a CCO, go to the Actions menu, and then select Generate Change document. See "Change writer" for information about generating change documents.