# Project Management Dashboard

Review the people and costs behind project delivery. Compare staffing capacity, billable utilisation, revenue and margins in one Excel dashboard to support resource planning and hiring decisions.

- Canonical: https://finamodel.com/excel-dashboard/project-management
- Excel download: https://finamodel.com/templates/consulting-firm.xlsx

## About this dashboard

The Project Management Dashboard brings together team capacity, utilisation and financial performance to support decisions about resourcing project work. See how staffing levels, billable hours and compensation affect revenue and margins, and use the summary to identify where the delivery team may need closer attention.

The supporting workbook provides a five-year staffing and financial plan. Headcount, utilisation, hourly rates and compensation are entered by seniority level, connecting available people with billable activity and its cost. The dashboard summarises the final forecast year, including blended utilisation, revenue per employee and EBITDA margin. Editable thresholds highlight results that fall outside your chosen targets.

Use it when reviewing hiring needs, team structure or the financial implications of changing workloads. Adjust the assumptions to compare resource plans and discuss whether expected billable activity supports the proposed staffing cost. The workbook focuses on team-level capacity and economics; individual project tasks, deadlines and completion status are managed separately.

## What's included

- Five-year staffing plan across five seniority levels
- Headcount growth, utilisation and hourly-rate assumptions
- Billable-hours and revenue calculations by level
- Compensation and other operating-cost forecasts
- Dashboard summary of utilisation, productivity and margins
- Editable thresholds for performance status indicators

## Frequently asked questions

### What does this project management dashboard cover?

It covers the resource and financial side of project delivery: staffing, billable utilisation, compensation, revenue and margins. Use it to review the economics of the delivery team and compare staffing assumptions.

### Can I track tasks, deadlines and project completion?

The workbook does not include a task register, Gantt chart or completion tracker. It supports team-level resource planning and financial reviews alongside the tools you use to manage individual projects.

### How is team capacity reflected in the forecast?

Average headcount and available hours per employee establish the hours base. Utilisation determines billable hours, and hourly rates turn those hours into revenue. Assumptions are entered separately for each seniority level.

### Can I compare different staffing plans?

Yes. Change headcount growth, utilisation, rates or compensation in the assumptions and review the resulting revenue, costs and margins. Save separate workbook copies if you want to retain and compare multiple plans.

### What period does the dashboard show?

The supporting schedules cover five forecast years, while the dashboard summarises the final year. Selected metrics use editable thresholds to show On track, Watch or Stretched status for the planned outcome.

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