- The project
- Earned value, burn and the forecast at completion $150,000 spent against $240,000 at 55% complete is $132,000 of work done and $18,000 over; $7,500 a week for 16 more weeks forecasts $270,000 at completion, $30,000 over the budget, worked on the page before the next status meeting rather than after it.
- The departments
- Three budgets rolled into one variance and one run rate $1,200,000 across three departments is $600,000 for the first six months; $610,000 spent is $10,000 over year to date and a $1,220,000 run rate for the year, with department A carrying $20,000 of the overspend on its own. The sheet shows which department, not just that the total is over.
- The pool
- Merit, promotions and the on-cost, in one figure 40 people at $65,000 is $2,600,000 of base pay; 4% merit adds $104,000, five promotions at $8,000 add $40,000, and 22% employer on-cost on the new base adds $603,680: a $3,347,680 compensation budget, $83,692 a head, filed against the pool and exported.