Labor Timeline Chart
Use the Labor Timeline chart on the Labor Charts dialog box, available from the Labor tab of the Plan form in the Projects hub, for a quick view of how your project is trending over time.
This chart provides details on the project's cumulative planned, baseline, and actual labor amounts, and enables you to compare them to the contract amount that was earned through today. This comparison of actuals to the original plan is helpful when analyzing the accuracy of original forecasts and determining how to improve future planning efforts.
The periods and amounts that display on the chart reflect the selected plan work breakdown structure (WBS) element's date range. If you have the Labor Charts dialog box open, you can select another row in the grid, and updated charts display automatically to reflect the currently selected row. The chart also updates automatically if you change data in the grid that affects the currently selected row.
Note: The option to display charts is not available for labor code rows.
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As you review the chart, you can mouse over or tap on its data points to view specific amounts. The earliest and latest dates on the chart update based on the earliest and latest planned, baseline, and job-to-date (JTD) activity. If the date range for the selected WBS element is 0 to 180 days, the data points are weekly; if the range is greater than 180 days, the data points are monthly.
The amounts on this chart display at billing or cost, depending on the option you select in the upper-right corner of the form. Whether both options are available depends on the budget type selected for the project plan. If both Billing and Cost options are available, you can switch between them, and the chart's information will update accordingly. Billing or Cost displays as part of the chart title, so you know at a glance which you are viewing.
If your firm uses multiple currencies, the currency in use is indicated next to the Billing or Cost option. The project cost currency is always used when viewing projects and plans at cost. A configuration setting that your system administrator selects determines whether project cost currency or billing currency is used when you view projects and plans at billing.
When you select the Cost option, some information may not display if your security role does not provide access rights to labor cost rates and amounts.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Chart legend | The legend above the chart indicates the values represented on the chart and the color for each. You can click an item in the legend to hide or display the corresponding line on the chart. |
| Contract (displays when the Billing option is selected) | This line represents the labor contract billing amount from the Contract planning grid.
If the selected WBS element is a labor code, this line does not display. |
| Baseline |
This line represents the planned labor billing or cost amount that is saved in the baseline plan. |
| Planned | This line represents the planned labor billing or cost amount through today's date. |
| Actual | This line represents the billing or cost amount for the actual posted and unposted labor charges through today's date. |
| Planned Earnings | This line represents the contract earned billing or cost amount based on the percent complete for the plan. The calculation of the planned earnings amount differs depending on whether you are viewing the chart at billing or at cost:
Percent complete is calculated as follows: JTD amount / (JTD amount + Estimate-to-complete amount) The Planned Earnings line does not display in the following situations:
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