STEP 01
Establish the plan
Start with estimated revenue, cost, hours, and target margin from the job and its accepted estimate.
See what a cabinet job is actually making while it is still open
Stop waiting until month-end—or the next estimate—to discover that labor or material cost consumed the margin.
Why it matters
A postmortem cannot save an active job
For owners and estimators who know the quoted margin but need the actual margin before closeout.
01
Estimated hours never meet the hours employees actually clock.
02
Material and labor are reviewed in separate reports.
03
Revenue, cost, and cash collection are mistaken for the same thing.
04
Overruns become visible only after invoicing is complete.
How it works
Connect the estimate to what really happened
STEP 02
Collect actuals
Bring clocked labor and recorded material cost onto the job as the work happens.
STEP 03
Compare
Review estimated versus actual revenue, cost, profit, margin, and hours with burndown views that show direction.
STEP 04
Act and learn
Investigate the records behind a number, correct an active overrun, and use completed performance to improve the next estimate.
Illustrative job snapshot
The estimate becomes a benchmark
Compare the plan with recorded performance while the job is still open. These sample values explain the view; they are not customer results.
Questions buyers ask
Straight answers, before the demo.
What costs can Woodsystems compare?+
The product currently centers on estimated and actual revenue, labor, material cost, hours, profit, and margin tied to the job.
Does time tracking connect to job costing?+
Yes. Time recorded against the work can become actual labor on the same job instead of remaining only a payroll record.
Is this accounting software?+
No. Woodsystems provides operational job costing and connects with accounting workflows; it does not replace the company ledger or CPA.
See it in action