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Open Task Budgeted vs Logged Hours

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Purpose

To compare budgeted hours versus logged hours for all open (incomplete) tasks, helping managers monitor project health, time management, and potential overruns before completion.


Visualization Type

Bar Chart

Liveboard

Capacity Dashboard

Tab

Tasks

Function

Capacity & Time


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​Filters

Includes
Tasks in Progress
Tasks Budgeted Hours > 0

Excludes
Completed Tasks


Need-to-know Glossary of Terms

  • Task Status - Designation that indicates the current state of a task (e.g. in progress, with client, completed).

  • Task Assignee - Team Member assigned to the task.

  • Task Budgeted Hours - Total hours budgeted to a task.

  • Task Logged Hours - Total hours logged to a task.


Report Structure Overview

  • Task Budgeted Hours filter - Filtered to include tasks with more than O budgeted hours

  • Task Status filter - Filtered to exclude completed tasks

  • Y~ Axis - Task Assignee

  • X ~ Axis - Task Logged & Budgeted Hours

  • Legend - Task Logged Hours & Task Budgeted Hours segmented by color


Tips & Tricks

Want to see the number count of logged or budgeted hours for a team member? Hover over the logged or budgeted bar column and see a pop-up with a count of total hours.


Primary Use Case Scenario

A Project Manager reviews this report weekly to guide workload balancing, time tracking accuracy, and budget forecasting.


Actionable Insights

Clear visual comparison of expected vs. actual effort and early identification of team members whose logged hours are close to matching the budgeted hours.

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