Every manager performing work on a project that uses earned value as a linchpin to planning and progress reporting needs to have the performance data organized in a manner that extracts the needed management information from the mass of generated data. Then that information must be presented in a manner that is at once penetrating in its detail and specific in its purpose. The VitalThought Toolbox™ Analysis reports do just that. They are:

• Burn Rate Report: Displays 6 months of actuals and 6 months of ETC for any level of the WBS from the control account to the resource department (the lowest level of data within MPM™). When viewed on screen, the manager can interactively drill down through the data to find the drivers behind any actual or ETC number.
   
• Spotlight Report: Displays all current period and cumulative data elements, variance and 14 corresponding performance indices for each control account. When viewed on-screen the manager can interactively drill down from the control account to the work packages driving the variances.
   
• Schedule, Performance and Analysis Report (SPAR): Displays data element, variances (including labor rate and efficiency variances), and performance indices for each level of the WBS. When viewed on-screen the manager can interactively drill down to each lower level to find the work packages that are driving a particular variance at a higher level.

Analysis Reports