Project Performance

The Project Performance report allows you to review the performance indices of the project. These are calculated using the earned value and the variance data for the current and cumulative periods.

Select the required project and click Project Performance by Project/ Activity or Project Performance by Project/ OBS to view the report for:

• The performance data of the project at the activity level.
• The performance data of the project at the organization breakdown structure (OBS) level.

To generate the report, specify:

• Currency Type

  The type of the currency used for the project.

• Company

  The code of the company.

• Project

  The code of the project (range) for which the report is generated.

• Status

  The project status.

• Acquiring Method

  The method used to acquire the project.

• Financing Method

  The financing method used for the project.

• Business Sector

  An area of commercial endeavor. Projects can be categorized based on the business sector.

• Geographical Area

  The geographical area associated with the project.

• Category

  The user-defined classification of the project.

• Group

  The user-defined classification of the project.

• Program

  A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain more benefits and control.

• Project Manager

  The employee who manages the project.

• Actual Cost

  Actual Cost = Actual Cost + Hard Commitment

  or

  Actual Cost = Actual Cost + Hard Commitment + Soft Commitment

The report displays this data:

• Project

  The code of the project for which the report is generated.

• Currency

  The currency in which the report data is displayed.

  Note: This value is based on the selected Currency Type.
• Budget

  The budget allocated to the selected project. The Bottom-up budget specified in Infor LN (all budgets are considered irrespective of the status).

• Period/ Cumulative
  • Year

    The current/ cumulative year for which the report is generated.

  • Period

    The current/ cumulative period of the year for which the report is generated.

  • Planned Value

    The amount of work planned in the current/ cumulative period. The Bottom-up budget specified in Infor LN. This budget is Time Phased based on the Earned Value Method of the activity.

  • Earned Value

    The amount of work completed in the current/ cumulative period.

  • Actuals

    The actual cost incurred for the task in the current/ cumulative period.

  • Cost Variance

    The difference between the estimated cost and the actual cost incurred for the task.

    Cost variance = Earned value - Actual costs

  • Schedule Variance

    The schedule variance is the time period by which a project is ahead of or behind the schedule.

    Schedule variance = Earned value – Planned value

  • Cost Performance Index

    The cost performance index is calculated by dividing the earned value with the actual cost.

  • Schedule Performance Index

    The schedule performance index is calculated by dividing the earned value with the planned value.

EV Method in Infor LN	EV Calculation is based on
Percent Complete	Progress defined in Infor LN for the activity
Start and End Percent	Start and end date of the activity
Milestone	Milestone completion date
Level of Effort	Effort to complete the project
Apportioned	Distribution of the Earned value