CWICR Comparison Tool

Business Case

Problem Statement

Project stakeholders need to compare:

• Alternative design options
• Estimate versions over time
• Projects against benchmarks
• Actual vs estimated costs

Solution

Structured comparison of CWICR-based estimates with variance analysis, benchmarking, and visual reporting.

Business Value

• Decision support - Compare alternatives objectively
• Version control - Track estimate evolution
• Benchmarking - Compare against standards
• Audit - Document estimate changes

Technical Implementation

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


class ComparisonType(Enum):
    """Types of comparisons."""
    VERSION = "version"          # Same project, different versions
    ALTERNATIVE = "alternative"  # Same project, design alternatives
    BENCHMARK = "benchmark"      # Project vs standard/benchmark
    ACTUAL = "actual"            # Estimate vs actual costs
    PROJECT = "project"          # Different projects


class VarianceSignificance(Enum):
    """Significance level of variance."""
    CRITICAL = "critical"    # >20% variance
    HIGH = "high"            # 10-20%
    MEDIUM = "medium"        # 5-10%
    LOW = "low"              # <5%
    NONE = "none"            # No variance


@dataclass
class ComparisonItem:
    """Single item comparison."""
    work_item_code: str
    description: str
    base_quantity: float
    base_cost: float
    compare_quantity: float
    compare_cost: float
    quantity_variance: float
    quantity_variance_pct: float
    cost_variance: float
    cost_variance_pct: float
    significance: VarianceSignificance


@dataclass
class ComparisonResult:
    """Complete comparison result."""
    comparison_type: ComparisonType
    base_name: str
    compare_name: str
    base_total: float
    compare_total: float
    total_variance: float
    total_variance_pct: float
    items: List[ComparisonItem]
    summary_by_category: Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]
    created_at: datetime


class CWICRComparisonTool:
    """Compare CWICR-based estimates."""

    SIGNIFICANCE_THRESHOLDS = {
        VarianceSignificance.CRITICAL: 0.20,
        VarianceSignificance.HIGH: 0.10,
        VarianceSignificance.MEDIUM: 0.05,
        VarianceSignificance.LOW: 0.01
    }

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def _get_significance(self, variance_pct: float) -> VarianceSignificance:
        """Determine variance significance."""
        abs_var = abs(variance_pct) / 100

        if abs_var >= self.SIGNIFICANCE_THRESHOLDS[VarianceSignificance.CRITICAL]:
            return VarianceSignificance.CRITICAL
        elif abs_var >= self.SIGNIFICANCE_THRESHOLDS[VarianceSignificance.HIGH]:
            return VarianceSignificance.HIGH
        elif abs_var >= self.SIGNIFICANCE_THRESHOLDS[VarianceSignificance.MEDIUM]:
            return VarianceSignificance.MEDIUM
        elif abs_var >= self.SIGNIFICANCE_THRESHOLDS[VarianceSignificance.LOW]:
            return VarianceSignificance.LOW
        else:
            return VarianceSignificance.NONE

    def compare_estimates(self,
                          base_df: pd.DataFrame,
                          compare_df: pd.DataFrame,
                          base_name: str = "Base",
                          compare_name: str = "Compare",
                          comparison_type: ComparisonType = ComparisonType.VERSION,
                          code_column: str = 'work_item_code',
                          quantity_column: str = 'quantity',
                          cost_column: str = 'total_cost') -> ComparisonResult:
        """Compare two estimates."""

        # Merge on code
        merged = base_df.merge(
            compare_df,
            on=code_column,
            how='outer',
            suffixes=('_base', '_compare')
        )

        items = []
        for _, row in merged.iterrows():
            base_qty = float(row.get(f'{quantity_column}_base', 0) or 0)
            base_cost = float(row.get(f'{cost_column}_base', 0) or 0)
            compare_qty = float(row.get(f'{quantity_column}_compare', 0) or 0)
            compare_cost = float(row.get(f'{cost_column}_compare', 0) or 0)

            qty_variance = compare_qty - base_qty
            qty_variance_pct = (qty_variance / base_qty * 100) if base_qty > 0 else (100 if compare_qty > 0 else 0)

            cost_variance = compare_cost - base_cost
            cost_variance_pct = (cost_variance / base_cost * 100) if base_cost > 0 else (100 if compare_cost > 0 else 0)

            items.append(ComparisonItem(
                work_item_code=str(row.get(code_column, '')),
                description=str(row.get('description_base', row.get('description_compare', ''))),
                base_quantity=base_qty,
                base_cost=base_cost,
                compare_quantity=compare_qty,
                compare_cost=compare_cost,
                quantity_variance=round(qty_variance, 2),
                quantity_variance_pct=round(qty_variance_pct, 1),
                cost_variance=round(cost_variance, 2),
                cost_variance_pct=round(cost_variance_pct, 1),
                significance=self._get_significance(cost_variance_pct)
            ))

        # Totals
        base_total = sum(i.base_cost for i in items)
        compare_total = sum(i.compare_cost for i in items)
        total_variance = compare_total - base_total
        total_variance_pct = (total_variance / base_total * 100) if base_total > 0 else 0

        # Summary by category
        summary_by_category = self._summarize_by_category(items, merged)

        return ComparisonResult(
            comparison_type=comparison_type,
            base_name=base_name,
            compare_name=compare_name,
            base_total=round(base_total, 2),
            compare_total=round(compare_total, 2),
            total_variance=round(total_variance, 2),
            total_variance_pct=round(total_variance_pct, 1),
            items=items,
            summary_by_category=summary_by_category,
            created_at=datetime.now()
        )

    def _summarize_by_category(self,
                                items: List[ComparisonItem],
                                merged_df: pd.DataFrame) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, float]]:
        """Summarize comparison by category."""

        summary = {}

        # Try to extract category from work item code prefix
        for item in items:
            code = item.work_item_code
            category = code.split('-')[0] if '-' in code else 'Other'

            if category not in summary:
                summary[category] = {
                    'base_cost': 0,
                    'compare_cost': 0,
                    'variance': 0,
                    'variance_pct': 0,
                    'item_count': 0
                }

            summary[category]['base_cost'] += item.base_cost
            summary[category]['compare_cost'] += item.compare_cost
            summary[category]['variance'] += item.cost_variance
            summary[category]['item_count'] += 1

        # Calculate percentages
        for category in summary:
            base = summary[category]['base_cost']
            if base > 0:
                summary[category]['variance_pct'] = round(
                    summary[category]['variance'] / base * 100, 1
                )

        return summary

    def get_significant_variances(self,
                                   result: ComparisonResult,
                                   min_significance: VarianceSignificance = VarianceSignificance.MEDIUM) -> List[ComparisonItem]:
        """Get items with significant variances."""

        significance_order = [
            VarianceSignificance.CRITICAL,
            VarianceSignificance.HIGH,
            VarianceSignificance.MEDIUM,
            VarianceSignificance.LOW,