The Project Dashboard is a user configurable way of visualizing the status of a project. It consists of a number of different displays, which are described below. The user may choose which of the displays is visible. The displays may be generally categorized as tables or as charts. Each table may be sorted on a given column by clicking the column heading. The charts display a tooltip showing details when the mouse is hovered over the chart.
The Project Dashboard may be invoked by Tools → Project dashboard. To open any display in the panel on the right, double-click on the item in the tree on the left.
The displays are as follows.
General Overview: Shows the general status and properties of the selected project. The overview includes information such as the effort, number of resources involved, percentage complete, time left until end date.
Start Delayed Tasks: A table of tasks whose scheduled start dates have passed and which have not been started. The period elapsed since the scheduled start date is also displayed.
End Delayed Tasks: A table of tasks whose schedule end dates have passed and which have not been ended. The period elapsed since the scheduled end date is also displayed.
Task Estimated Efforts: This table shows each task's estimated effort values, allowing a sort which will let you to find out which task is estimated to be the most time consuming.
Task Actual Efforts: This table shows the actual effort values recorded for each task, showing which task actually consumed the most time.
Task Effort Differences: Shows the difference between the estimated effort and the actual effort recorded. This comparision shows which tasks are using more than the planned effort.
Task Effort vs. Budget: Shows the difference between the estimated effort and the budgeted effort. This comparision shows which tasks are estimated to require more effort than was budgeted.
Task Estimated Costs: This table shows each task's estimated cost values, allowing a sort which will let you find out which task is estimated to cost the most.
Task Actual Costs: This table shows the actual costs calculated for each task, showing the tasks that actually cost the most.
Task Cost Differences: Shows the difference between the estimated cost and the actual cost recorded. This comparision shows which tasks are overspending or underspending.
Task Cost vs. Budget: Shows the difference between the estimated cost and the budgeted cost. This comparision shows which tasks are estimated to require more than what the budget allowed for.
Resource Utilizations: Shows a chart grouped by the allocation percentage for the resource across the entire timespan of the selected project. Details are available which shows the allocation for each resource and the time that has been allocated to them.
Effort Allocations: This chart shows the portion each resource is responsible for in the selected project, calculated by the time allocated to each resource.
Effort Allocations by Department: This chart shows the portion each department is responsible for in the selected project, calculated by the time allocated to resources in each department.
Effort Allocation by Location: This chart shows the portion of effort responsible by each geographical location. This is calculated by adding the times allocated to resources in each location.
Resource Cost: This chart shows the cost of each resource for the selected project, allowing a visual representation of which resource is the most costly.
Resource Cost by Department: This chart shows the cost for each department for the selected project, allowing a visual representation of which department is the most costly.
Resource Cost by Location: This chart shows the cost for each geographical location for the selected project, also allowing a visual representation that shows which location is the most costly.
Material Planned Usage Chart: This chart shows the amount of material expected to be used for this project, showing which material is expected to be used the most. Details are also available showing a breakdown of material expected to be used by individual tasks.
Material Planned Usage List: This table shows the material expected to be used and the amount expected to be used. Details are available showing a breakdown of material expected to be used by individual tasks.
Material Actual Usage Chart: This chart shows the amount of material actually used for this project, showing which material was used the most. Details are available showing a breakdown of material used by individual tasks.
Material Actual Usage List: This table shows the material and the number of each material this project actually used. Details are available showing a breakdown of material used by each individual tasks.
Material Planned Cost: This chart shows the cost estimated for the each material that is expected to be used by the selected project.
Material Actual Cost: This chart shows the actual cost for each material that have been used during the course of the selected project.