When the crew runs long

A crew that runs past the figured days has no surplus to share, still earns its day rates, and the overrun comes out of the builder's margin rather than becoming a debt against the men.

What it is

When base pay plus equipment exceeds the pool, surplus is reported as zero and an overrun flag is set. The payout screen says so in plain English rather than showing a negative bonus.

Also called: job went over · no surplus · who eats the overrun · crew took longer than figured

See it
When the crew runs long
Day rate
$400
Days figured
5
Crew size
4
Fuel & equipment
$300
Finished 2 days early — $1,800 back to the crew
The payout header with a red 'Overrun' figure and the explanatory paragraph beneath it. Sample data — no customer information appears here.
How it works
  1. 1rawSurplus is computed; if negative, surplus is 0 and overrun is true.
  2. 2The panel swaps the 'Surplus shared' figure for 'Overrun' in the breached colour.
  3. 3Copy states: 'They have gone past the N days this job was figured for, so there is no surplus to share. The crew still earns its day rates — the overrun comes out of your margin.'
Why we built it

A crew that runs past the days a job was figured for has no surplus to share, and showing one would pay out money the job never made. The overrun is not charged back against the men either — the builder eats it, which is the other side of the bet he made when he fixed the pool. The screen says plainly that the job ran long and why there is nothing to split.

The problem
  • Ambiguity about who absorbs an overrun on a fixed pool.
  • Negative bonus figures presented to a crew.
Sound familiar?
What you get
The downside of the model is stated as plainly as the upside.
Crews are never shown a negative they might be asked to repay.

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