IBM TRIRIGA Version 10.5.0

Cost of Operations (by Service Type) metric

Determines or compares the building cost efficiency based on the type of services provided.

Details of the metric	Description
Name	Cost of Operations (by Service Type)
Category	Financial
Analysis objective	Determines which building operating costs are causing the over-expenditure. Uses time trend analysis to compare seasonal peaks, anomalies, or trends.
Description	Facilitates internal trend analysis and external benchmarking by equating operational costs as a function of the services provided. The cost of operations is evaluated as an overall total cost of operations, at the subcomponent level, and at the various operations processes which are represented by cost codes in IBM® TRIRIGA®.
Source	IFMA, BOMA, APPA
Measurement	Total Operating Cost by Service Type Total Operating Cost by Service Type includes maintenance, housekeeping, and utilities.
Dependent data that is calculated	Financial Summary Object provides summary data for operating costs
Roles	FA Move Manager/Planner FA Space Manager/Planner OP Executive OP Service Manager OP Facility Assessment Manager/Planner
Display chart types	Value-based: Horizontal Stacked Bar Chart (Capture Period: Vertical Stacked Bar)
Thresholds	Low Threshold: Not Used High Threshold: Not Used Range 1: Not Used Range 2: Not Used Range 3: Not Used
Fact details	Module: triMetricFact Business Object: triBuildingCostFact Metric Queries: triBuildingCostFact - Metric - Total Cost of Operations ($ / Service Type) Metric
Drill paths	Geography Location Service Class Organization Capture Period
Interactive filters	Geography Location Building Class Service Class Organization For US Federal Government: Geography Location Real Property Type Real Property Use Mission Dependency Legal Interest Service Class Organization
Static filters	Active Buildings Operating Costs
Time	Months
Data point refresh rate	Monthly After month-end close and scheduled load of financial data

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