Architecture · How-to
Track Budgets and TPMs
Roll mass, power or cost up the system structure with margins, and track technical performance measures against plan.
- Open Architecture → Budgets & TPMs, Budget tab. Click Select Root Asset… and pick the system.
- Choose the Quantity (Mass, Power, Cost, Data Rate or any name) and the display Unit.
- Type each leaf's value in Unit Value with its unit (
12 kg,3.5 W) and set its basis (Estimated, Calculated, Measured). Set the contingency for each basis and the required margin %. - Enter allocations on the lines that have one. Margin = allocation − (estimate + contingency); ✕ Over and ▲ Low mark problems.
- Label the Measures you track TPM. On the TPMs tab, select one and add planned values with + Milestone.
- Update the Measure's Current Estimate as the design matures (every change is recorded) or click Take Snapshot. The chart shows estimate, plan, threshold and objective; the status shows ✕ Breach, ▲ At risk or ✓ On track.
- Click Export XLSX in the top bar for the budget or the TPM workbook.