A CEO needs to see how to understand the types of projects that comprise the current and future backlog for one company in an organization.The following case studies illustrate some of the ways you can use Backlog Analytics:
You can use Backlog Analytics to compare your company and divisional backlog variance to the established target.
There is a decrease in funded backlog, so you want to compare the contract to the contract backlog budget to see how backlog is trending. You also want to view how much of that contracted backlog is actually funded, and then compare the funded backlog to funded backlog budget. Set the Backlog Type to Funded and view the Comparison chart to compare the contract to the budget. Then, use the Backlog Baseline Budget chart to compare the contract to funded backlog amounts.
You want to see the contract and funded backlog for the past six months. Have you been above or below budget? Set the analysis period to a six-month timeframe and use the Comparison chart to compare the contract to the budget.
The timeframe selection bar displays at the top of the dashboard and is segmented by year, quarter, and months. This information is further broken down by period.
Timeframe selections that are made for one dashboard are applied to all other active dashboards.
By default, the current year is selected when you view a dashboard.
The number of quarters that display is static: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. For non-calendar fiscal years, any period beyond twelve is included in Q4.
The number of periods that display depends on the global system configuration setting and the data that is loaded. If it is based on the calendar year, then 12 periods display with a description of each month (for example, Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.). If there are 13 or more periods, then the periods are represented numerically (i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc.).
You want to see contract backlog for the next six months. You notice that it has decreased, but the funded backlog has decreased by the same amount and the unfunded amount has not changed. Set the analysis period to the timeframe that reflects the next six month period. When you view the Backlog with Baseline Budget chart, you notice that contract backlog has decreased, as well as funded backlog. The unfunded amount has not changed.
The timeframe selection bar displays at the top of the dashboard and is segmented by year, quarter, and months. This information is further broken down by period.
Timeframe selections that are made for one dashboard are applied to all other active dashboards.
By default, the current year is selected when you view a dashboard.
The number of quarters that display is static: Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4. For non-calendar fiscal years, any period beyond twelve is included in Q4.
The number of periods that display depends on the global system configuration setting and the data that is loaded. If it is based on the calendar year, then 12 periods display with a description of each month (for example, Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.). If there are 13 or more periods, then the periods are represented numerically (i.e. 1, 2, 3, etc.).
You need to determine which levels of your organization have caused this problem of decreased backlog. Use the Organization Hierarchy to select the organizations you wish to view. When their backlog data displays on the respective charts, it is evident that the Alaska division's contract backlog dropped significantly in the past four months. Select the Waterfall chart to view how the values increased and decreased over the past four month period.
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one or more times to display the level of the organization or reorganization.
Click the organization or reorganization.
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one or more times to display the level of the organization or reorganization.
If the organizations or reorganizations are listed together, click the first organization or reorganization, hold down the left mouse button, and drag the mouse pointer over the other organizations or reorganizations. If they are not listed together, press the CTRL key as you click each of the organizations or reorganizations.
You want to see how backlog is composed.
You need to view the types of projects that comprise the current and future backlog for a company in your organization for the last two quarters and the next four quarters.
Select Contract as the Backlog Type, and set the analysis period to incorporate the six desired quarters. Select the organization from the Owning Organization Hierarchy, and filter the Other Attributes by Project Type. Review the Backlog with Baseline Budget chart to determine the amounts for funded and unfunded backlog.
You notice that the CPFF project type has enough contracted backlog for the time period, but the amount of funded backlog is decreasing. You need to determine why the trend in funded backlog is decreasing. From the Owning Organization Hierarchy, select the second level organization for the CPFF project to view the divisions that are declining.