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cwicr-historical-cost

Track and analyze historical cost data using CWICR. Compare actual vs estimated costs, build project cost database, and improve future estimates.

Install / Use

npx skills add datadrivenconstruction/DDC_Skills_for_AI_Agents_in_Construction --skill cwicr-historical-cost

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SKILL.md

Installable skill definition

Quality Score

91/100

Supported Platforms

Universal

Our assessment of cwicr-historical-cost

cwicr-historical-cost scores 91/100 on our quality scale, 247th of 585 Data & Analytics skills we index (top 43%).

Its SKILL.md is 15 KB long, well organised into 16 sections with 5 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.

It has 333 GitHub stars, a meaningful sign that others use it.

Substance
30/30
Structure
20/20
Description
15/15
Adoption
11/20
Freshness
15/15

Maintenance, license and trust

  • The repository was last updated 44 days ago, so cwicr-historical-cost is actively maintained.
  • It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
  • Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install cwicr-historical-cost?
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The repository was last updated 44 days ago, so cwicr-historical-cost is actively maintained.

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CWICR Historical Cost Tracker

Business Case

Problem Statement

Improving estimates requires:

  • Actual cost feedback
  • Historical comparisons
  • Trend analysis
  • Lessons learned

Solution

Track actual costs against CWICR estimates, build historical database, and use data to improve future estimating accuracy.

Business Value

  • Accuracy improvement - Learn from actuals
  • Benchmarking - Project comparisons
  • Trend analysis - Cost movement patterns
  • Organizational knowledge - Cost database

Technical Implementation

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from datetime import datetime, date
from enum import Enum
import json


class ProjectStatus(Enum):
    """Project status."""
    ESTIMATED = "estimated"
    IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
    COMPLETED = "completed"
    CANCELLED = "cancelled"


@dataclass
class CostRecord:
    """Historical cost record."""
    project_id: str
    project_name: str
    work_item_code: str
    quantity: float
    estimated_cost: float
    actual_cost: float
    variance: float
    variance_percent: float
    completion_date: date
    notes: str = ""


@dataclass
class ProjectCostSummary:
    """Project cost summary."""
    project_id: str
    project_name: str
    project_type: str
    location: str
    status: ProjectStatus
    estimated_total: float
    actual_total: float
    variance: float
    variance_percent: float
    start_date: date
    completion_date: Optional[date]
    item_count: int


class CWICRHistoricalCost:
    """Track historical costs using CWICR data."""

    def __init__(self, cwicr_data: pd.DataFrame = None):
        self.cwicr = cwicr_data
        self._projects: Dict[str, ProjectCostSummary] = {}
        self._records: List[CostRecord] = []

        if cwicr_data is not None:
            self._index_cwicr()

    def _index_cwicr(self):
        """Index CWICR data."""
        if 'work_item_code' in self.cwicr.columns:
            self._cwicr_index = self.cwicr.set_index('work_item_code')
        else:
            self._cwicr_index = None

    def add_project(self,
                    project_id: str,
                    project_name: str,
                    project_type: str,
                    location: str,
                    estimated_total: float,
                    start_date: date) -> str:
        """Add new project to historical database."""

        summary = ProjectCostSummary(
            project_id=project_id,
            project_name=project_name,
            project_type=project_type,
            location=location,
            status=ProjectStatus.ESTIMATED,
            estimated_total=estimated_total,
            actual_total=0,
            variance=0,
            variance_percent=0,
            start_date=start_date,
            completion_date=None,
            item_count=0
        )

        self._projects[project_id] = summary
        return project_id

    def record_actual_cost(self,
                           project_id: str,
                           work_item_code: str,
                           quantity: float,
                           actual_cost: float,
                           completion_date: date = None,
                           notes: str = "") -> CostRecord:
        """Record actual cost for work item."""

        # Get estimated cost from CWICR
        estimated_unit_cost = 0
        if self._cwicr_index is not None and work_item_code in self._cwicr_index.index:
            item = self._cwicr_index.loc[work_item_code]
            labor = float(item.get('labor_cost', 0) or 0)
            material = float(item.get('material_cost', 0) or 0)
            equipment = float(item.get('equipment_cost', 0) or 0)
            estimated_unit_cost = labor + material + equipment

        estimated_cost = estimated_unit_cost * quantity
        variance = actual_cost - estimated_cost
        variance_pct = (variance / estimated_cost * 100) if estimated_cost > 0 else 0

        record = CostRecord(
            project_id=project_id,
            project_name=self._projects.get(project_id, {}).project_name if project_id in self._projects else "",
            work_item_code=work_item_code,
            quantity=quantity,
            estimated_cost=round(estimated_cost, 2),
            actual_cost=round(actual_cost, 2),
            variance=round(variance, 2),
            variance_percent=round(variance_pct, 1),
            completion_date=completion_date or date.today(),
            notes=notes
        )

        self._records.append(record)

        # Update project summary
        if project_id in self._projects:
            proj = self._projects[project_id]
            proj.actual_total += actual_cost
            proj.variance = proj.actual_total - proj.estimated_total
            proj.variance_percent = (proj.variance / proj.estimated_total * 100) if proj.estimated_total > 0 else 0
            proj.item_count += 1
            proj.status = ProjectStatus.IN_PROGRESS

        return record

    def complete_project(self, project_id: str, completion_date: date = None):
        """Mark project as completed."""
        if project_id in self._projects:
            self._projects[project_id].status = ProjectStatus.COMPLETED
            self._projects[project_id].completion_date = completion_date or date.today()

    def get_work_item_history(self, work_item_code: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Get historical data for specific work item."""

        records = [r for r in self._records if r.work_item_code == work_item_code]

        if not records:
            return {'work_item_code': work_item_code, 'records': 0}

        variances = [r.variance_percent for r in records]
        actual_costs = [r.actual_cost / r.quantity if r.quantity > 0 else 0 for r in records]

        return {
            'work_item_code': work_item_code,
            'records': len(records),
            'average_variance_pct': round(np.mean(variances), 1),
            'variance_std': round(np.std(variances), 1),
            'average_actual_unit_cost': round(np.mean(actual_costs), 2),
            'min_actual_unit_cost': round(min(actual_costs), 2),
            'max_actual_unit_cost': round(max(actual_costs), 2),
            'projects': list(set(r.project_id for r in records)),
            'trend': 'increasing' if len(records) > 2 and actual_costs[-1] > actual_costs[0] else 'stable'
        }

    def get_accuracy_metrics(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Calculate overall estimating accuracy metrics."""

        if not self._records:
            return {}

        variances = [r.variance_percent for r in self._records]

        # Accuracy by category
        by_category = {}
        for record in self._records:
            category = record.work_item_code.split('-')[0] if '-' in record.work_item_code else 'Other'
            if category not in by_category:
                by_category[category] = []
            by_category[category].append(record.variance_percent)

        category_accuracy = {
            cat: {
                'average_variance': round(np.mean(vals), 1),
                'count': len(vals)
            }
            for cat, vals in by_category.items()
        }

        return {
            'total_records': len(self._records),
            'average_variance_pct': round(np.mean(variances), 1),
            'variance_std': round(np.std(variances), 1),
            'within_5pct': sum(1 for v in variances if abs(v) <= 5) / len(variances) * 100,
            'within_10pct': sum(1 for v in variances if abs(v) <= 10) / len(variances) * 100,
            'overestimated_pct': sum(1 for v in variances if v < 0) / len(variances) * 100,
            'underestimated_pct': sum(1 for v in variances if v > 0) / len(variances) * 100,
            'by_category': category_accuracy
        }

    def suggest_adjustment_factors(self) -> Dict[str, float]:
        """Suggest adjustment factors based on historical variance."""

        factors = {}

        for record in self._records:
            category = record.work_item_code.split('-')[0] if '-' in record.work_item_code else 'Other'
            if category not in factors:
                factors[category] = []

            if record.estimated_cost > 0:
                actual_factor = record.actual_cost / record.estimated_cost
                factors[category].append(actual_factor)

        return {
            cat: round(np.mean(vals), 3)
            for cat, vals in factors.items()
            if len(vals) >= 3  # Require minimum data points
        }

    def compare_projects(self,
                          project_ids: List[str] = None) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """Compare multiple projects."""

        if project_ids:
            projects = [self._projects[pid] for pid in project_ids if pid in self._projects]
        else:
            projects = list(self._projects.values())

        if not projects:
            return pd.DataFrame()

        return pd.DataFrame([
            {
                'Project ID': p.project_id,
                'Project Name': p.project_name,
                'Type': p.project_type,
                'Location': p.location,
                'Status': p.status.value,
                'Estimated': p.estimated_total,
                'Actual': p.actual_total,
                'Variance': p.variance,
                'Variance %': p.variance_percent,
                'Items': p.item_count
            }
            for p in projects
        ])

    def get_benchmarks_by_type(self, project_type: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Get cost benchmarks for project type."""

        projects = [p for p in self._projects.values() if p.project_type == project_type]

        if not projects:
            return {}

        actuals = [p.actual_total for p in projects if p.status == ProjectStatus.COMPLETED]

        return {
            'project_type': project_type,
            'completed_projects': len(actuals),
            'average_cost': round(np.mean(actuals), 2) if actuals else 0,
            'min_cost': round(min(actuals), 2) if actuals else 0,
            'max_cost': round(max(actuals), 2) if actuals else 0,
            'average_variance': round(np.mean([p.variance_percent for p in projects]), 1)
        }

    def export_historical_data(self, output_path: str) -> str:
        """Export historical data to Excel."""

        with pd.ExcelWriter(output_path, engine='openpyxl') as writer:
            # Projects
            if self._projects:
                projects_df = self.compare_projects()
                projects_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Projects', index=False)

            # Records
            if self._records:
                records_df = pd.DataFrame([
                    {
                        'Project': r.project_id,
                        'Work Item': r.work_item_code,
                        'Quantity': r.quantity,
                        'Estimated': r.estimated_cost,
                        'Actual': r.actual_cost,
                        'Variance': r.variance,
                        'Variance %': r.variance_percent,
                        'Date': r.completion_date,
                        'Notes': r.notes
                    }
                    for r in self._records
                ])
                records_df.to_excel(writer, sheet_name='Records', index=False)

            # Accuracy metrics
            metrics = self.get_accuracy_metrics()
            if metrics:
                metrics_df = pd.DataFrame([{
    

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