ASA Project Management System (ASAPMS) Housekeeper is a cost-estimating system that is targeted to architects, engineers, and contractors. The program combines estimating and scheduling through internal cost control and scheduling modules. It interfaces to other databases such as RS Means. The estimating program transfers takeoffs to a spreadsheet. It allows tracking of manpower requirements, project costs, individual activity costs, profit estimating reports, and cost variance reports (differences between actual cost and budget).
The program comes in three levels:
| Level | Maximum activities | Cost(single user-system) | ||
| Educational: | 200 | $400 | ||
| Regular | 800 | $1200 | ||
| Professional | 8000 | $4000 |
Multiple projects can be supported, with a maximum of 299. Additional cost categories can be added through specific requests to ASA. The vendors can modify the system to meet specific customer requirements.
Another system, called the ASAPMS Project Scheduling Library is also offered. It includes 7 independent products: two books and 5 computer programs. The five computer programs are ASAPMS LOTUS123, BARCHART and MILESTONE METHOD, CRITICAL PATH METHOD, PRECEDENCE METHOD, and PROJECTEVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT). BARCHART, CPM, and PDM are made up of three modules: TIME ANALYSIS, RESOURCE CONTROL, and COST CONTROL, including earned value analysis. All these programs are IBM-PC based, and work on client server LAN, or single user environments. Single user prices range from $149 to$4000. These programs also come in three levels.
ASAPMS was first released in 1969, with system updates released every January. The current release is Version 26, January, 1995.
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