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
