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Project Summary

Learn about the Project Summary Dashboard

Edition: Business + Insights Pro Add-on, Enterprise + Insights Pro Add-on
User-level: Permissions are set at an Organisation level by System Administrators
Who this is for: Project managers, principals, finance team


Dashboard Explained

Single-project deep-dive: all stages, fee, WIP, invoiced revenue, forecast and resourcing in one view. Project Summary is the PM's primary tool for monitoring their project's financial and resourcing health — everything needed for a project status meeting on one screen.

How to use it

Open Project Summary before any project review meeting to confirm financial status. Check fee consumed % by stage — any stage over 90% needs a billing or variation decision. Review the planned vs actual hours table to identify where hours are running ahead of plan. If a stage has high WIP and is close to its fee cap, it needs to be invoiced promptly to avoid fee overrun appearing in the data.

Understanding your data

Key Fields

How it's Calculated

Agreed Fee by Stage

Contracted fee for each stage as entered in Total Synergy. The financial ceiling for each scope of work

Invoiced Revenue (PTD) by Stage

Cumulative invoiced revenue from project start for each stage

WIP by Stage

Current uninvoiced chargeable balance for each stage

Fee Consumed % by Stage

Invoiced revenue plus WIP divided by agreed fee for each stage. Values over 100% indicate the stage has exceeded its contracted fee

Monthly Forecast

Forward revenue forecast entered for each stage per month. Used to track billing intentions for upcoming periods

Planned vs Actual Hours

Planned hours from the resource plan vs actual charged hours on each stage, broken down by staff member

Staff Cost to Date

Cumulative cost of all hours charged to the project, calculated using each staff member's cost rate

Gross Margin by Stage

Invoiced revenue minus staff cost for each stage, expressed as both a value and a percentage


Filters

  • Project: Search and select by project name or number

  • Stage: Filter to one or more stages

  • Period: Date range for monthly views

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