Backlog Analytics: Quick Reference

The Backlog Analytics provide details about how much work remains for your organizations, and it allows you to measure if you are operating above or below the planned target. You can sort backlog information by organization level and use different project attributes, like project type and customer, to further filter your data. These details allow you to analyze the trends in your contracts and measure the overall health and status of your organizations.

Executive management can use backlog to monitor and assess workload to determine if the organization is operating above or below the planned target. You can analyze backlog over time, by project attribute, and by individual component or total. Components include new contracts, contract expansions, and revenue accrual as well as comparisons to budgets.

Backlog is increased by new and expanded business while it is decreased by revenue. It is tracked by contract or funded values. The backlog of any projects that have a status change (for example, from active to inactive, or inactive to active), will be reflected as adjustments.

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Charts and Tables

Backlog with Baseline Budget or Forecast — This bar chart displays the actual backlog amounts by fiscal period. This is through the current period and projected budget or forecast backlog amounts for future periods. If you view contract backlog, funded backlog appears as a black square on each bar. More...

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Backlog with Baseline Budget or Forecast Comparison — This line chart compares the backlog amounts by fiscal periods for the set of organizations, project types, project managers, or customers that you select. The chart displays actual backlog amounts (solid lines) through the current period and budget or forecast backlog amounts (broken lines) for future periods. More...

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Backlog Composition — This table provides a summary of the backlog's details, including beginning backlog, component amounts, ending backlog, and the variance from budget or forecast. It is shown by the designated analysis period, and you can select different dashboard filters and analysis periods to adjust as needed. More...

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Backlog Variance Analysis — This table displays the variance for the different aspects of the budget. This includes the actual amounts and variance percentages for each component of backlog, and for ending backlog. More...

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Trending Backlog Composition Chart — This chart displays how values increase and decrease over a specified period of time. The heights of the columns for each time period indicate the totals for each time period, and provide a quick means to view trends over time. More...

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How to...

Specify the analysis period — Use the fiscal year, quarter, and period controls across the top of the tab to change the analysis period reflected in the analytics.

Filter by organization or reorganization — Use the Orgs or Reorgs list to filter the contents of the analytics by organization or reorganization. When you display the analytics initially, they display backlog data for all of the organizations or reorganizations to which you have access.

Filter by project attributes — Use the Additional Filters lists to filter the backlog data by any combination of project type, project manager, customer, and proposals.

Filter by projects — Use the Projects list to filter the backlog contents by project. When you display the analytics initially, they display project data for all of the projects owned by organizations to which you have access.

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