The Projects > Analysis area supports you with cross-project evaluations. You can spot trends and anomalies across multiple projects – depending on which projects and filters you select.
For general information on widgets (e.g. show/hide, arrange, save) see the article Widgets: Overview, Customization & Locations.
Define the Data Basis
Before widgets display any results, you need to define the data basis: use the project selection (top right) to pick individual projects – or use the filter to analyze e.g. all projects of a certain type, with a specific flavor, or label.
Tip
If you regularly use the same projects or filters for your analysis, save the selection as a view. That way you don't have to set up the data basis every time.
Chart Widget Features
The chart widgets (Monthly Project Cost Overview, Monthly Cost Distribution, Monthly Resource Overview) offer additional analysis features via the icons next to the chart:
- Zoom / Zoom Reset – Zoom into a time range or reset the view.
- Data View – Display the raw data behind the chart as a table.
- Switch to Line Chart / Switch to Bar Chart – Toggle between line and bar chart.
- Stack – Display values stacked to make proportions visible.
- Restore – Reset the chart to its default view.
- Save as Image – Download the chart as an image file (e.g. for presentations or reports).
Widgets in Projects > Analysis
Monthly project costs overview (plan)
- Shows: Planned costs per month, broken down by the selected projects.
- Good for: When do the highest costs occur? Are there months where the budget is particularly strained? This widget makes budget peaks and cost-intensive phases visible early on.
Tip
Use the Stack feature to see each project's cost share layered on top of each other – so you can instantly tell which project contributes the most to total costs.
Cost per month (plann/actual)
- Shows: A side-by-side comparison of monthly planned and actual costs across the selected projects.
- Good for: When do planned and actual costs start to diverge? This widget helps you spot deviations over time and take corrective action early.
Resources Overview
- Shows: Resource and capacity values per month across the selected projects.
- Good for: Are there months with resource bottlenecks? Where do peak loads occur? This widget is ideal for capacity gap and peak analysis across your entire portfolio.
Burndown
- Shows: How the remaining effort (or the number of open tasks) develops over time. The ideal line trends steadily downward toward zero.
- Good for: Are the teams on track? Is the remaining work decreasing – or is new work constantly being added? The burndown makes both visible at a glance.
Note
This widget is also available in the Project Overview – there it shows data for a single project rather than across projects.
Bubble Chart
- Shows: Projects as bubbles in a coordinate system. The position (X/Y axis) and bubble size are freely configurable – e.g. X = cost, Y = risk, size = effort.
- Good for: Which projects have high costs combined with high risk? Where are the outliers? The bubble chart is especially useful for portfolio decisions and prioritization.
Note
This widget is also available in the Project Overview – there it shows values within a single project.
List
The analysis area also includes the list widget. It displays content in a tabular list format and is especially useful when you prefer scanning and comparing projects or tasks rather than using charts.
For full details on the list widget (configuration, tips, details) see the section The List Widget in the overview article.
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