Project Dashboard Overview
Understand it first
In simple words: A dashboard is a one-page summary of the whole project. Instead of opening 34 documents, the PM and managers can see the key numbers, alerts and progress in one place.
Think of it like: Like the dashboard of a car: speed, fuel and warning lights at a glance, so you know when to act.
Budget, contract value and document status for the website project at a glance. This is the view a PM keeps open every day.
Key numbers
Measure | Value | Detail |
Cost baseline | ₹5,03,800 | Total budget ₹5,26,700 (includes management reserve ₹22,900) |
Contract value (excl. GST) | ₹5,96,500 | ₹7,03,870 including 18% GST |
Gross margin | ₹92,700 | 15.5% of price |
Documents | 34 | Across 5 phases, all created |
Status | Execution | Week 4 of 10 |
Alerts at week 4
Cost is Red at week 4: CPI 0.907 gives a forecast (EAC) of ₹5,05,188, above the ₹5,03,800 cost baseline. Escalated to the Delivery Head; see lesson 31, Budget Tracker (EVM).
Cash dip in month 2: Cumulative spend passes payments received by about ₹19,050 until the UAT sign-off payment in week 9. Agree the invoice date for M3 with the client early. See lesson 4, Cash Flow Analysis.
Timeline and payment milestones
10 weeks from receipt of the advance. Diamonds mark client payment milestones.
Phase | Weeks | Payment milestone |
Planning | 1–2 | M1 Advance 30% (week 1) |
Design | 2–4 | M2 Design approval 30% (week 4) |
Development | 4–8 | |
Testing and UAT | 8–9 | M3 UAT sign-off 30% (week 9) |
Launch | 10 | M4 Go-live 10% (week 10) |
Key baseline documents
Document | Audience | Lesson |
Project Charter | Internal | 10 |
Scope Statement | Shared | 14 |
Project Schedule (Gantt) | Shared | 16 |
Project Budget (Cost Baseline) | Internal | 17 |
Risk Register | Internal | 20 |
Commercial Proposal | Client-facing | 8 |
Document progress by phase
Phase | Documents | Created |
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