The range of contract manager codes, for which the report must
be generated.
Invoice Type
The invoice types, for which the report must be
generated.
Sales Office
The range of sales office codes, for which the report must be generated.
Group
The range of groups, for which the report must be
generated.
Acquiring Method
The range of the acquiring methods for which the report must be
generated.
Financing Method
The range of the financing methods for which the report must be
generated.
Business Sector
The range of the business sectors for which the report must be
generated.
Geographical Area
The range of the geographical areas for which the report must
be generated.
Category
The range of the categories for which the report must be
generated.
Program
The range of the programs for which the report must be
generated.
Project Manager
The range of project managers for which the report must be
generated.
Actual Cost
The options to view the actual costs for which the report must be generated:
Actual Cost: Only the actual costs are displayed in the
report.
Actual Cost + Hard commitment: The sum of the actual costs and hard commitments is
displayed.
Actual Cost + Hard Commitment + Soft commitment: The sum of the actual costs, hard commitments and soft
commitments is displayed.
Note
When you modify this parameter, the data is updated in the BI
reports.
Budget vs. Actual by Project
Budget vs. Actual by Project
A project manager uses several indicators and measures to
monitor and manage a project.
Note
The cost data is transferred from LN. Budget data is the
approved budget in BI.
The various reports that can be generated :
Budget Vs Actual by Project
Budget Vs Actual by Project / Activity
Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity / Cost
Component
Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity / Control
Code
Initial Budget Vs Actual Budget by Project
Budget Vs Actual by Project
The Budget Vs Actual report is used by the project manager to
monitor the project by analyzing the actual cost against the available
budget.
To generate the report:
Specify the range of data for which you want to generate the
report.
Review the data.
Click the project code in the Project field.
Click Budget Vs Actual by Project / Activity to review the
report for the budget against the actual cost at the activity level.
Click the activity code in the Activity field.
Click Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity / Cost Component
or the Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity / Control Code to view the
report for the budget against the actual cost at the cost component or the
control code level.
Review the data at the cost component or control code level for
the activity.
Review the project currency, the budgeted and the actual
project cost, the balance budget amount and the percentage.
Note
In the graphical representation of the budget, the
percentage of balance budget amount is indicated using various colours:
Blue - : Percentage of
the budget used for the project.
Yellow - : Percentage
of the budget available for the project.
Red - : Percentage of
the available budget for the project is negative.
Time Phased Project Performance
Time Phased Project Performance
The Time Phased Project performance report allows you to review
the time phased budget and actual cost data for the current and the cumulative
period. Time phasing is based on the EV method defined for the
activity.
Time Phased Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity / Cost
Component
Time Phased Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity / Control
Code
To generate the report:
Specify the range of data for which you want to generate the
report.
Review the data.
Click the project code in the Project field.
Click Time Phased Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity to
view the report for time phased budget vs. actual cost for the current and
cumulative period, at the activity level.
Review the time phased budget data for the current and
cumulative period at the activity level for the project.
Click the activity code in the Activity field.
Click Time Phased Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity /
Cost Component or the Time Phased Budget Vs Actuals by Project / Activity /
Control Code to view the report for the time phased budget vs. actual cost for
the current and the cumulative period, at the cost component or the control
code level.
Review the time phased budget data at the cost component or
control code level for the activity, for the current and cumulative
period.
Initial Budget vs. Actual by Project
Initial Budget vs. Actual by Project
The Initial Budget vs Actual by Project report allows you to
review the initial (the first approved budget) and actual cost data for the
selected project or projects.
The reports that can be generated are:
Initial Budget Vs Actual by Project
Initial Budget Vs Actual Budget by Project /
Activity
To generate the report:
Specify the range of data for which you want to generate the
report.
Review the data.
Click the project code in the Project field to view the report
for the initial budget vs. actual cost at the activity level.
Review the budget data at the activity level for the
project.
Review the project currency, the budgeted and the actual
project cost, the balance budget amount and the percentage.
Cost Forecast by Project
Cost Forecast by Project
The Cost Forecast report helps the project manager to analyze
the expected future costs, total cost to complete the project and determine the
budget variance. This report also allows the user to manually define the
Forecast Inflation Index at the control code level.
The various reports that can be generated:
Cost Forecast by Project
Cost Forecast by Project / Activity
Cost Forecast by Project / Activity / Control Code
The Cost Forecast report displays of following data:
Budget data: Budget data is based on the
last approved version in the BI.
Actuals: Cost data is transferred from LN.
Progress: The progress data is transferred from LN.
Forecast: Forecast data is defined in the
BI.
Inflation Index: Mark up (or down %) to be
applied on the Estimate To Complete amount. Note: Inflation Index is
modified at the control code level.
Estimate to Complete (ETC): Estimate-To-Complete is the additional cost required to
complete an activity or a project.
Estimate-at-Completion (EAC): Estimate-At-Completion is the total cost to complete an
activity or project. Estimate To Complete = Estimate At Completion -
Actual Cost
Variance At Completion (VAC): Variance At
Completion is the difference between the amount budgeted and the estimated
amount at the end of the project. Variance At Completion = Budget -
Estimate At Completion
To generate the report:
Specify the range of data for which you want to generate the
report.
Review the data.
Click the project code in the Project field.
Review the Cost Forecast by Project / Activity report at the
activity level and also the estimate to complete, estimate at completion and
the variance amounts.
Click the activity code in the Activity field.
You can view the Cost Forecast by Project / Activity / Control
Code report for the specific data at the control code level. Note: You can modify the
inflation index percentage.
Project Performance
Project Performance
The Project Performance report allows you to review the
performance indices using the earned value and variance data for the current
and cumulative period.
The Project Performance report displays the following
data:
Planned value: The amount of work planned in the
specified period
Earned value: The amount of work completed in the
specified period
Actuals: The cost incurred in the specified
period.
Cost variance: The difference between the cost
incurred for the task completed and the actual cost. Cost variance =
Earned value – Actual costs
Schedule variance: The time period by which a project
is ahead or behind the schedule. Schedule variance = Earned value –
Planned value
Estimate At Complete Variances : The project budget at
completion against the forecasted cost at completion. Estimate At
Complete Variance = Budget At Completion – Estimate At Complete
Cost Performance Index: The index is calculated by
dividing earned value by actual cost.
Specify the range of data for which you want to generate the
report.
Review the data.
Click the project code in the Project field.
Click Project Performance by Project / Activity in the Project
field to view the report for the performance index at the activity
level.
Review the Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule
Performance Index (SPI) data at the activity level.
Project Scheduling
Project Scheduling
Project Schedule status helps a project manager track the
project schedule and identify variances, if any, for the project. The Project
Scheduling report allows you to review the project performance with respect to
the schedule adherence.
The Project Scheduling report displays the following
data:
Base Line Start Date: Start date of the activity as defined in
the baseline.
Base Line Finish Date: End date of the activity as defined in
the baseline.
Actual Start Date: The date on which the activity
starts.
Expected Finish Date: The date when the activity is expected to
be completed. This date can be different than the Base Line Finish
date.
Actual Finish Date: The date on which the activity is
completed.
Start Variance: The number of days by which the activity starts
prior to or later than the planned date. Start Variance = Baseline
Start Date - Actual Start Date
Finish Variance: The number of days by which the activity is
expected to finish prior to or later than the planned date. Finish
Variance: Baseline Finish Date - Expected Finish Date
To generate the report:
Specify the range of data for which you want to generate the
report.
Review the schedule. Note: The Expected Finish Date can be specified
by the user.
Review the graphical representation of the project schedule
performance using the Pie diagrams for the activities and milestones completed
/ yet to be completed.
Ad hoc Analysis
Ad hoc Analysis
The Ad hoc analysis report allows you to review the expected,
actual and balance budget data for a specific project.
Note
To review these reports, adhering to the pre-defined sequence is
not mandatory.
To generate the report:
Specify the data filters to generate a budget data report for
the specific project at specific level.
Select the company. Click Company. The following pane is
displayed.
Select the options, similarly.
Select a method to calculate the actual cost.
Review the budget data at the activity level.
Click the arrow on the Activity field. The following pane is
displayed.
Click Show top level elements to review the budget reports only
for the top activities.
Click Level, to select the activity level at which the report
must be generated, using the following pane: