Project dashboard. Project summary figures and graphs. Manage Project Budget with the Overview app.

The various information blocks displayed in the Overview application can be customized. The visibility of each block is based on users access privileges to the Overview application (Administrators, Group managers, Colleagues or Guests). Each block can also be completely hidden from all users.

Project managers have access to the Reports menu apps to keep a pulse on performance across all projects.

For each project, you can define a budget and monitor the evolution of your budget based on actual time spent recorded in the project. There are three types of budgets: Overall budget, Budget per category and Budget per role.

Overall budget

Budget per category

Budget per role

For more information on Project budget, please refer to: How to use the budget of a project

History

Breakdown by time category

You can enable the billable time feature in a project. If you do so, when time spent is recorded in a project, participants can indicate whether or not recorded time can be billed or not (checkbox option).

The total time spent is the sum of "billable" and "non-billable" time records.

Value of time spent per category

This graph displays recorded time spent for each time category in a project.

Upcoming project milestone

This item presents the upcoming important due date in your project. The name of the project member who owns the milestone is also displayed.

Project summary figures

The key metrics of the projects are displayed as separate sub-blocks for tasks, milestones, time estimate and time spent. 

Late items

This item displays all milestones and tasks that are late in the project.

Project members can directly update late tasks and milestones using the Project Dashboard (Overview application).

Project schedule

This schedule is displayed in the form of a calendar and allows you to view upcoming tasks and milestones. You can see additional weeks by clicking on the 'Show the 2 following weeks' link.

With GroupCamp Project, you can express your time unit in days or hours. You can also set a limit for each time category used in your project. 

Overall budget

Budget per category

Budget per role

To learn more about the Budget, please read this FAQ: How to use the budget of a project 

The Overview application settings allow you to control visibility for each block displayed in the project dashboard.

Every item in the Overview application can be customized, you can: 

• Set up the visibility of an item depending on the user's identity
• Sort displayed items
• Hide items

For more information, please read: How to set up the Overview application and the Project dashboard

The Overview application allows you to post graphs or spreadsheets to your colleagues or invited guests. 

Click on the Post button.

The Post a message window already has the internal budget file attached in the message. 

Selected users will receive the message in their Inbox application.

By clicking on the post preview, you can see the visual.

Click on the Actions menu and select Excel Reports.

Select your report:

• Time spent for project: one Excel line for the project.
• Time spent per category: one Excel line for each time category.
• Time spent by user: one Excel line for each user who has recorded time spent in the project.
• Time spent by role: one Excel line for each role.

Important note: you can export reports for all your projects. To find out more, please consult this FAQ: How to build cross-project reports and export data