Workspace Tab (within the Analysis Tab)

Workspace Tab

The Workspace Tab is a centralized overview that provides access to all project analytics and performance insights. Within the workspace tab, there are several metrics available for analysis.

Summary

A snapshot of your project’s key details, including links to the Gantt chart, schedule name, data date, finish date, planned vs. actual progress, and activity counts, so you can quickly see overall status and remaining workload at a glance.

Planned VS Actual Percent Complete

A visual comparison of planned vs. actual progress over time, including early and late projections. The chart also forecasts future performance beyond the data date using historical production rates to show where your project is headed.

(Displays: Progress Target, Early/Late Planned Dates, Actual Progress, Scheduled Completion, Predictive Completion)

Average Trend Lines

The chart includes two average trend lines:

• Left of the Data Date: Represents the average of past data, up to the current data date.
• Right of the Data Date: Represents the average of future data, from the current data date onward.

To calculate these averages:

1. Sum all metric bar values for the respective side of the data date.
2. Count the number of months represented.
3. Divide the total sum by the number of months to obtain the average.

Example:

If the sum of metric values to the right of the data date is 188, and there are 6 months:

188 ÷ 6 = 31.33

Critical Indexes

A snapshot of your schedule’s overall health, showing counts and percentages of key quality indicators. Quickly identify high-risk logic issues, like missing ties, negative lags, or finish-to-finish relationships, that could affect accuracy and reliability.

(Displays: # of Activities, # of Milestones, Critical Indexes such as Finish-to-Finish, Missing Logic, and Negative Lag)

Schedule Delay Over Time - New

See how your project changes day by day, including delays, gains, compression, and adjustments affecting the critical path, so you can understand what’s driving schedule performance.

Project Health Index Over Time

Tracks your overall project risk over time using the Schedule Quality Grade™, SPI, and Schedule Compression Index™. Quickly see whether risk is rising, falling, or staying stable.

Schedule Changes Over Time

A concise view of all recent schedule updates, including activity, logic, calendar, duration, and delay changes, plus counts of critical and near-critical changes. Easily drill down to see more details when needed.

(Displays: Total Activities, Critical Changes, Near-Critical Changes, Activity Changes, Logic Changes, Calendar Changes, Duration Changes, Delayed Activity Changes)

Schedule Compression Index Over Time

Shows how the Schedule Compression Index™ changes over time from delays, schedule updates, or missed progress. Highlights how much daily effort is increasing to stay on track, with the option to explore more in the Monthly Activity Start & Finish Distribution Table.

Schedule Quality Grade Over Time

Displays the Schedule Quality Grade™ over time, helping you see if your schedule’s structure is staying strong or starting to break down. Click through for more details in the full Schedule Quality Report.

SPI Over Time

Tracks the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) over time, showing whether your project is ahead, behind, or on track.

Duration

Shows baseline and current start/finish dates and durations, along with variances, so you can quickly spot slippage or compression. Acts as an early warning for potential schedule risk, even from small changes.

(Displays: Baseline – start, finish, duration; Current – start, finish, duration; Variance – start, finish, duration; option to see Gantt)

Cost Metrics

Provides a snapshot of your project’s budget performance, including planned costs, earned value, remaining budget, total budget, and the Cost Performance Index (CPI). Quickly see if the project is on track, overspending, or underperforming in cost efficiency.

(Displays: Planned % Complete Cost, Cost Performance Index, Project Earned Cost, Project Remaining Budget, Project Budget; option to see Gantt)

Manpower Metrics

Tracks labor productivity and resource efficiency, showing planned progress, earned and actual man-hours, total planned hours, current estimates, and the Manpower Performance Index (MPI). Helps support workforce planning and resource leveling.

(Displays: Planned MH % Complete, MPI, Project Earned MH, Project Actual MH, Total Planned MH, Current Estimated MH; option to see Gantt)

Earned Baseline Days

Shows how your project’s progress compares to the baseline and planned schedule. Earned Days represent the number of baseline days it would have taken to achieve the actual progress completed, alongside Planned Days and Predictive Days for forecasting.

Activity Hit Rate

Displays the trend of activities starting and finishing on time, based on the latest update and progress targets, helping you track schedule reliability and on-time performance. 

Monthly Activity Start & Finish Distribution

Compares baseline vs. current activity starts and finishes each month, overlaid with actuals. Click any value to see the specific activities, dates, variances, and related change log details.

Window Start Accuracy

A stacked bar chart showing activities that started on time, started late, or didn’t start. Quickly see how accurately work began compared to the most recent update’s plan.

Window Finish Accuracy

A stacked bar chart showing activities that finished on time, finished late, or didn’t finish. Easily track how closely actual completions matched the most recent update’s plan.

End Date Variance 

A line or bar graph showing how current finish dates compare to baseline or contractual dates for each update period. Quickly see if schedule slippage is growing, stabilizing, or improving over time.