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Project Status Portlet

The Project Status portlet is an interactive portlet that contains an Xcelsius visualization with multiple components. Use this portlet to analyze your investments.

You can access this portlet from the projects list page by clicking the Status Report icon that displays in the Overview column.

Before data can display in this portlet, run the Update Business Objects Report Tables, Cost Matrix Extraction, and Time Slicing jobs.

The following information is available:

Manager

Displays the name of the resource responsible for managing the project.

Start

Displays the date of starting the project.

Finish

Displays the date of completing the project.

Baseline Finish

Displays the date of completing baselining the project.

Lifecycle Category

Displays the lifecycle category that controls the list of available lifecycle stages for this investment.

Lifecycle Stage

Displays the lifecycle stage of the investment. The metric is applied in portfolio analysis when using comparable stage criteria across all portfolio investments.

Status

Displays a graphical representation of the status.

Example: If the status is "Approved," the visual representation of the status is a Green stoplight. The selection is displayed as a stoplight symbol when saved.

Values: Red, Yellow, and Green

The following are included:

Investment Allocation Hours by Role

Displays the roles assigned for an investment in hours. This pie chart component shows allocation hours by role. Each pie segment represents the total allocation for a role.

Spending Plan by Month

Displays the cost plan for the month. This grid component displays a bar representing the spending for each month.

Schedule Variance

Displays the difference between the baseline finish and the finish dates. This gauge component measures the scheduled variance. If no baseline exists, the schedule variance is the current date minus finish date.

Issues

Displays the issue name, status, and priority. The list view component shows a list of the issues for an investment.

Values:

Risks

Displays the risk name, status, and priority. The list view component shows a list of the risks for an investment.

Values: