| # 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. |