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Bring status information together in dashboards
Project dashboards present schedules, progress and control data for day-to-day work. The optional Can Do BI extension adds preconfigured dashboards and analyses to the standard solution.
PROJECT CONTROLS & REPORTING
Understand project performance. Make informed decisions.
Bring plans, progress, costs and budgets into one view.
Can Do brings schedules, progress, effort, costs and budgets together. Dashboards and analyses highlight variances across projects and portfolios, giving project managers, PMOs and project controllers a reliable basis for status reviews and decisions.
Project Controls & Reporting
Keep plans and progress in view.
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A shared basis for decisions
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WHY CAN DO
Turn status information into informed decisions
Compare plans with progress
Baselines capture an approved version of the plan. Can Do compares it with the current plan, making variances in start dates, work and costs transparent.
Analyse data flexibly
Built-in analyses address operational questions. Can Do BI adds preconfigured dashboards and analyses, while the optional Base Foundation makes the underlying data available for tools such as Microsoft Power BI.
PROJECT CONTROLS & ANALYSIS
Analyse schedules, performance, costs and portfolios
Project managers, project controllers and PMOs can review the current position from different perspectives. Analyses range from comparisons with the approved plan to multidimensional portfolio analysis.
View project status in a dashboard
- Track schedules, progress and current risks in a clear project overview.
- Make dashboards available to authorised stakeholders and use them in regular status reviews.
- Use the optional Base Foundation to make the complete Can Do dataset available in standardised, automatically updated tables, for example for Microsoft Power BI.
Compare planned and actual performance using baselines
- Store approved versions of the plan with an audit trail and compare them with the current plan.
- Examine variances in schedules, work and costs in charts or tables.
Analyse schedule trends
- Use milestone trend analysis to identify changes to milestone dates across reporting periods.
- Highlight the critical path to see which delays affect the project finish date.
Analyse performance and effort
- Use earned value analysis to assess project performance against the schedule and budget.
- Include progress updates and recorded time in ongoing assessments.
Keep track of budgets and costs
- Compare the budget, planned and actual costs, and remaining budget.
- Choose an effort, cost or combined view to suit the question you need to answer.
Analyse project and portfolio data
- Use built-in project, portfolio, capacity and utilisation analyses directly in the system.
- Include data from agile teams through the Jira integration in the overall reporting and project control view.
DATA & ANALYSIS
Take your analysis further where you need it
The standard solution includes built-in analyses for projects, portfolios, capacity and resources. The optional Can Do BI extension adds preconfigured dashboards and analyses.
If your organisation already uses business intelligence tools, the optional Can Do Base Foundation provides the complete dataset in standardised, automatically updated tables. This allows you to work with Can Do data in Microsoft Power BI or other BI tools.
The people responsible decide which metrics matter for a decision and how to interpret the results. To learn how to identify and assess risks early, explore Risk Management.
SEE THE CONNECTIONS
Turn project data into a reliable basis for project control
Schedules & progress
Where does progress differ from the plan?
Compare the baseline, milestones and progress.Costs & budget
What was planned and what has been spent?
Review the remaining budget and cost trends.Effort & performance
How is the project performing?
Analyse progress updates and earned value.Explain project status and prepare decisions
Interpret variances, share findings and agree on clear next steps.
More capabilities in the Can Do platform
Project management → How do we plan and manage an individual project?
Risk management → Where do we need to monitor developments or take action?
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Project controls & reporting FAQs
What does a baseline comparison show?
A baseline captures an approved version of the plan. Comparing it with the current plan highlights variances in schedules, work and costs.
How do built-in analyses differ from Can Do BI?
The standard solution includes built-in analyses for projects, portfolios, capacity and resources. The optional Can Do BI extension adds preconfigured dashboards and analyses.
Can I use Can Do data in Microsoft Power BI?
The optional Can Do Base Foundation provides the dataset in standardised, automatically updated tables. These can be used for further analysis in tools such as Microsoft Power BI.
Which figures do you need to make decisions?
See in a personalised demo how Can Do brings project status, costs, schedules and performance together in dashboards and analyses.