1.
(Buttons 1 – 7): The top seven command
buttons direct the user to the worksheets that capture data about the system
under cost allocation. These worksheets contain data concerning system
background information, the benefiting programs, and the methodology of
allocation, which includes the ALLOCATION_STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONAL_MODULES,
SUB_MODULES, Details, and the Weighting System worksheets.
2.
(Buttons 8 – 11): The middle four buttons
direct the user to the worksheets that track system functionality usage by
benefiting program. These sheets help determine and calculate the “fair share”
of cost allocation for the benefiting programs.
3.
(Buttons 12 –
15): The bottom 4 buttons direct the user to the optional
CAM-TOOL worksheets which include creating a summary by benefiting program,
formatting data from the ALL_SYSTEM_USAGE and SHARED_USAGE_LOE worksheets, and
accessing all files in the help menu.
1. SYSTEM_INFORMATION: any relevant information
supplied about the system undergoing cost allocation
2. BENEFITING_PROGRAMS: a listing of programs that
will benefit from the system development and program related information
3. ALLOCATION_STRUCTURE: information on the
methodology of allocation, which includes definitions of the levels of
allocation (i.e., functional module, submodule, and detail) and the selected
allocation base(s).
4. FUNCTIONAL_MODULES: all high-level system
development categories
5. SUB_MODULES: all secondary-level system
development categories
6. DETAILS: all third-level system development
categories
7. WEIGHTING_SYSTEM: an explanation of how complexity
of the system development effort will be measured, if the selected allocation
base does not measure level of effort
8. ALL_SYSTEM_USAGE: the usage (i.e., benefit) of the
system by each benefiting program
9. SYSTEM_USER_COUNTS: a copy of the
ALL_SYSTEM_USAGE worksheet with the user counts (i.e., recipients or caseloads)
assigned for each benefiting program
10. SHARED_USAGE_LOE: the calculated level of effort
values for shared system usage used to calculate the cost allocation plan
11. COST_ALLOCATION_PLAN: the final cost allocation
percentages based on the results in the SHARED_USAGE_LOE worksheet
12. PROGRAM_SUMMARY: a summary of the system functionality
usage by benefiting program
13. FORMAT_ALL_SYSTEM_USAGE: is a copy
of the ALL_SYSTEM_USAGE worksheet for formatting
14. FORMAT_SHARED_USAGE: is a copy of the
SHARED_USAGE_LOE worksheet for formatting
15. HELP: provides a listing of the CAM-TOOL
help files related to all of the worksheets