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A measurement is not a certificate… and a certificate is not cash
Measured, claimed, certified, invoiced and collected: five separate values for every claim.
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Claim LineClaim lineProgress CertificateProgress certificateInvoiceInvoice
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- Described in the company profile, shown in a demo session per edition.
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Adapted from the DIGIT Corporate Profile 2026, page 22, 24
A claim is not a certificate; a measurement is not an invoice
When these values are mixed, the finance manager thinks cash is coming while it is still an unapproved request.
- 01
Lines from the schedule of values
A claim is built only from contract lines and approved variations.
- 02
A certificate from the client
What the consultant or client certifies is recorded as certified, not as claimed.
- 03
Separate collection
Invoice and payment are records separate from the certificate.
The five-value chain
As in the corporate profile (p. 24): each value has a document and an owner.
- Step 1:
Measured
- Record
- Measurement record
- Owner
- Quantity surveyor
- State
- What was recorded
- Output
- Quantity done
- Step 2:
Claimed
- Record
- Claim line
- Owner
- Commercial manager
- State
- What was claimed
- Output
- Claim to the client
- Step 3:
Certified
- Record
- Progress certificate
- Owner
- Client or consultant
- State
- What was certified
- Output
- Certified value
- Step 4:
Invoiced
- Record
- Sales invoice
- Owner
- Finance
- State
- What became due
- Output
- Receivable from the client
- Step 5:
Collected
- Record
- Payment receipt
- Owner
- Finance
- State
- What was actually paid
- Output
- Cash received
The sequence is illustrative of the stages, not customer figures.
Five values, five questions
Never shown as one figure and never interchangeable.
Measured
Means Work done and measured on site
Does not mean Not a claim
Claimed
Means What we asked the client for
Does not mean Not confirmed revenue
Certified
Means What the client approved
Does not mean Not yet an invoice
Invoiced
Means What became a receivable
Does not mean Not cash
Collected
Means What actually reached the account
Does not mean Not the full certified amount
Claim documents
The document chain from measurement to collection.
Claim line
Claim LineLine, quantity, percentage and claimed value.
Shown in a demoProgress certificate
Progress CertificateCertified value, deductions and retention.
Shown in a demoInvoice
InvoiceThe receivable after the certificate.
Shown in a demoPayment
PaymentCollected amount and date.
Shown in a demo
Questions from the project finance manager
What is read from the claim chain.
How much have we claimed that is not yet certified?
Claimed minus certified for each claim.
- Source
- Claims and certificates
- Decided by
- Commercial manager
What is certified but not invoiced?
Certificates without a linked invoice.
- Source
- Certificates and invoices
- Decided by
- Finance
What is invoiced but not collected?
Client receivable ageing on the project.
- Source
- Invoices and payments
- Decided by
- Finance
Claim views
Views that keep the five values apart.
Claim chain
Measured, claimed, certified, invoiced and collected per claim.
Shown in a demoProject receivable ageing
What the client owes, by age.
Shown in a demo
Connected to
The claim brings contract, site and finance together.
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