This help article applies to users on Fresh Projects Version 2.
Which version of Fresh Projects am I using?
00:00: A job category is a broad-based group of employees with comparable job
00:04: responsibilities located at comparable levels of responsibility within an
00:08: organization.
00:10: An example of this are CAD Operators or Senior Engineers.
00:15: Navigate to Settings.
00:19: Then click "Job Categories".
00:22: To set up a new job category,
00:24: click " New Job Category"
00:27: In the pop-up window, enter the name of the relevant job category.
00:32: You can now set the Cost Rate Calculation Method.
00:36: For higher accuracy,
00:38: set the Cost Rate to be Calculated.
00:41: Next, drag the slider to reflect the correct Utilisation Rate for this job category.
00:47: The utilisation rate represents the proportion of time spent on project-related tasks
00:52: as opposed to those tasks which are more of a general nature and cannot be directly
00:56: associated to a specific project,
00:59: such as general admin.
01:02: Lastly, enter the Average Monthly Salary for the job category.
01:07: This will automatically calculate the Average Cost Rate per hour for this job
01:11: category.
01:13: Click "Save job category" to save your new catagory.
01:18: You have now successfully added a new Job Catagory in Fresh Projects.