ACTIVITY COST ESTIMATES

CHECKLIST

Questions that will get you the answers

you need to fill out the template below:

c 1. Were the tasks or work products prepared by the consultant useful?

c 2. What defines a successful Research and Development Tax Credit project?

c 3. What makes a good activity description?

c 4. Maintenance Reserve?

c 5. Where can you get activity reports?

c 6. How Award?

c 7. What are you looking for?

c 8. Why do you manage cost?

c 9. If you are asked to lower your estimate because the price is too high, what are your
options?

c 10. Were escalated issues resolved promptly?

c 11. The impact and what actions were taken?

c 12. Padding is bad and contingencies are good. what is the difference?

c 13. What is a Research and Development Tax Credit project Management Plan?

c 14. How quickly can the task be done with the skills available?

c 15. What is your organizations history in doing similar tasks?

c 16. What makes a good expected result statement?

c 17. How difficult will it be to do specific tasks on the Research and Development Tax Credit
project?

c 18. Certification of actual expenditures?

c 19. Review – what are some common errors in activities to avoid?

c 20. Does the activity serve a common type of customer?

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c 21. How many activities should you have?

c 22. How do you change activities?

c 23. Can you change your activities?

c 24. Who determines the quality and expertise of contractors?

c NOTES:

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Project Title: Date Prepared:

Direct Indirect Assumptions/ Additional Confidence

WBS ID Resource Costs Costs Reserve Estimate Method Constraints Information Range Level