Consultant Progress Chart

Use the Consultant Progress chart to view how each consultant's JTD is trending compared to the remaining work on the project. This information is presented at the WBS element level, and updates as you select different elements on the Consultants Planning grid. Use this information to quickly analyze each consultant's progress and compare it to that of other consultants. You can hover over or tap a bar on the chart to see specific amounts.

Contents

The amounts on this chart display at billing or cost, depending on your selection in Show. Whether both options are available depends on the budget type selected for the plan. If both Billing and Cost options are available, you can switch between them, and the chart's information will update accordingly.

If your firm uses the Multicurrency feature in Vision, the currency in use is indicated in Show next to the Billing and Cost options. The project currency is always used when viewing projects and plans at cost. The currency used when viewing projects and plans at billing is determined by a Vision configuration setting that your system administrator selects. See the Use Project and Billing Currencies online help topic for more information on currencies.

Field Description
Consultant Name or Type

The consultant names and/or consultant types display on the left side of the chart, with an associated progress bar for each. The consultant name displays when it is associated with a planned amount or with JTD charges to direct or reimbursable consultant accounts. The consultant type displays for any consultant account types that do not have associated consultant names. The consultant types are grouped below the consultant names.

Consultant Progress Bars

The JTD and ETC bars display what percent of the total planned amount is complete through today, and what percent of the planned amount remains for each consultant type.

JTD % = (JTD/(ETC + JTD)) * 100

ETC % = (ETC/(ETC + JTD)) * 100

The JTD amount is the sum of all consultant-related charges on posted transactions and committed purchase orders through today. For consultant names, it is the sum of all charges for the name. When no name is assigned, though, it is the sum of all charges for the account that displays for the consultant type.

Calculation of the ETC amount depends on whether the project plan is an iAccess plan or a Vision plan:

  • iAccess plan: If Planned consultants - JTD consultants is greater than 0, then ETC consultants = Planned consultants - JTD consultants. If Planned consultants - JTD consultants is less than or equal to 0, then ETC consultants = 0.
  • Vision plan: ETC consultants = Sum of planned consultants from tomorrow forward.

You can hover over each consultant's progress bar to view values for JTD, ETC, EAC, percent complete, planned amount, and plan balance.

If the JTD is greater than the planned amount, the Plan Balance field displays in red to alert you that the project is trending to be over budget.

If there is JTD but no planned amount, the bar displays Nothing planned.

Tooltips

Tooltips display when you hover over or tap various parts of the iAccess interface, including buttons, status and warning indicators, and data on the dashparts and charts. You can also click to view specific calculation information, and click the More links to access the related online help.

If you are using a tablet device, the tooltip hover action is not available, but you can tap and the More links to view the calculations and online help.