Project Glossary


AttributeRead/WriteDescription
NameRWA short description.
Planned StartRWThe start date. Tasks that have ASAP constraint and no predecessors will start from this date. Changing this value will reschedule the project plan.
DeadlineRWThe date beyond which the project cannot finish.
ManagerRWThe primary project manager.
ClientsRWThe project clients. Read More.
StateRWThe project state. Read More.
% FertigRThe overall progress of the project. Read More.
Actual Cost (ACWP)RThe total cost incurred so far. It is the sum of actual costs of all its leaf tasks.
Tatsächlicher AufwandRThe total effort spent so far. It is the sum of actual effort of all its leaf tasks.
Tatsächliche EinnahmenRThe total bill amount to client. It is the sum of all bill amounts for all approved time and expenses in this project.
Budget GesundheitRThe color coded health indicator of the project's progress with respect to cost. Read More.
Abgerechnete ErlöseRThe total bill amount for which the client has been invoiced. It is the sum of all bill amounts for all invoiced time and expenses in this project.
Geplante KostenRThis is the cost a project is expected to incur based on its plan. It is the sum of all planned costs for all its leaf tasks.
Geplanter AufwandRThese is the total effort that must put in to complete the project as per its plan. It is the sum of planned effort of all its leaf tasks.
Geplantes EndeRThis is the maximum of the planned finish dates of its tasks.
Geplante ArbeitseinnahmenRThe total revenue expected from this project. It is the sum of the planned labor revenues of its leaf tasks.
Gesundheit des ZeitplansRThe color coded health indicator of the project's progress with respect to schedule. Read More.
Tatsächliche abrechenbare StundenRThe total time that is billable and approved.
Aktuelles EndeRThe date the last task was finished. It is the maximum of the actual finish dates of its tasks.
Tatsächliche FixkostenRThe fixed cost incurred on a project till date. It is the sum of actual fixed costs of all its leaf tasks.
Tatsächliche ArbeitskostenRThe total labor cost so far. It is the sum of all labor costs of all its leaf tasks.
Tatsächliche MargeRThe actual profit margin: Tatsächlicher Gewinn ÷ Tatsächliche Einnahmen
Tatsächlicher nicht abrechenbarer AufwandRSum of amounts of approved and non-billable expenses in this project.
Tatsächliche nicht abrechenbare StundenRSum of hours from approved and non-billable time entries in this project.
Tatsächliche nicht abrechenbare ArbeitRSum of bill amounts from approved and non-billable time entries in this project.
Tatsächliche Nicht-ArbeitskostenRSum of amounts of costable expenses in this project.
Tatsächlicher GewinnRTatsächliche Einnahmen - Tatsächliche Kosten
AusrichtungRWA number between 0 and 100 that reflects how closely this project's requirements fit within the organizations business, goals, skill sets, and resources. Higher number means better alignment.
IKAARBudgeted Cost of Work Performed. Read More.
SKAARBudgeted Cost of Work Scheduled. Read More.
Basis % CompRThe expected % complete of the project based on the baseline.
Basisbudget RThe budget of the project when it was baselined.
Basiskosten RThe planned cost of the project when it was baselined.
Basis-Deadline RThe deadline date of a project when it was baselined.
Basis-TerminabweichungRThe difference in days between the current and baseline deadline.
Basis-BemühungRThe planned effort when the project was baselined
Basis-BemühungsabweichungRThe difference between the planned and baseline effort
Basis-EndeRThe project's planned finish date when it was baselined.
Basis-Ende AbweichungRThe difference between the project's planned and baseline finish date.
Basis StartRThe planned start date of the project when it was baselined.
Basis Start AbweichungRThe difference in days between the planned and baseline start.
VorteilRWA number between 0 and 100 that reflects the potential for financial or operational gain upon successful completion. Higher number means more benefit.
FakturierungsartRWThe default billing type of new tasks. If billing type is Zeit & Material, new time logs will automatically be marked as billable. If Festpreis, then they will be marked as non-billable.
BudgetRWThe budget of a project - typically planned cost + buffer
Verbraucherpreisindex VPIRCost Performance Index. Read More.
CodeRWThis is a short alpha numeric code that identifies the project. This code should be unique across the company and has to be entered manually. This is useful if you refer to projects with a code. You can also search for projects using the project code.
KostenabweichungRIKAA - IKAA
ErstelltRDate on which the project was created.
ErstellerRUser who created the project.
BeschreibungRWA detailed description of the project.
FestpreisRWThe fixed price of the project (only applicable when Fakturierungsart is Festpreis)
IDRThe primary key of the project record in the database.
Berechneter AufwandRThe sum of all invoiced expenses for this project.
Abgerechnete StundenRThe total hours for invoiced time.
Abgerechnete ArbeitRThe total bill amount of invoiced time
Zuletzt geändertRThe date on which the project was last edited or some attribute was modified.
Geplante % CompRThe expected percent complete based on the plan.
Geplante feste KostenRThe total fixed cost of the project. It is the sum of fixed costs of all its leaf tasks.
Geplante ArbeitskostenRThis is the total estimated labor cost of all the tasks in the project.
Geplante MargeRThe profit margin as per plan. Margin = Geplanter Gewinn ÷ Geplanter Umsatz
Geplante Nicht-ArbeitskostenRThe total estimated non-labor cost (e.g. travel, food, software, etc.). It is the sum of planned non-labor costs of all its leaf tasks.
Geplanter GewinnRGeplanter Umsatz - Geplante Kosten
Geplanter UmsatzRIf the project's billing type is Festpreis then it is the sum of the planned revenue of all its leaf tasks.
PrioritätRWOne of the following Sehr niedrig, Niedrig, Normal, High, Sehr hoch.
Projizierte KostenRThe expected total cost of a project based on its current rate of spend. It is the sum of projected costs of all its leaf tasks.
Projizierter AbschlussRThe date on which the project is expected to finish based on the current rate of progress. It is max of the project finish dates of its leaf tasks.
Projizierte StundenRThe total hours this project will require to finish based on the current rate of progress. It is the sum of projected hours for all its leaf tasks.
Remaining HoursRPlannedHours - ActualHours
RisikoRWThe potential negative impact that may arise from this project.
SPIRSchedule Performance Index. Read More.
ScheduleVarianceRIKAA - SKAA. Read More.
TeamRWThe pool of users working on this project. Read More.
TypRWOne of your project types. Read More.
ArbeitskalenderRWProject's work calendar. Tasks that do not have a resource are scheduled based on this calendar. All dates in the interactive Gantt chart are shown with respect to this work calendar's time zone. Read More.