Progress Forecast

The Progress Forecast uses Earned Value metrics (SPI and CPI) to project when your project will actually finish and what it will actually cost — based on current performance, not the original plan.

Accessing the Forecast

Dashboard — the forecast mini-card shows a summary with a link to the full report.
Reports tab → select Progress Forecast in the sidebar.

Key Metrics

Metric	Formula	What it tells you
SPI	EV / PV	Schedule efficiency. SPI = 1.0 means on schedule. Below 1.0 = behind.
CPI	EV / AC	Cost efficiency. CPI = 1.0 means on budget. Below 1.0 = over budget.
EAC	BAC / CPI	Estimate at Completion — projected total cost based on current spending rate.
ETC	EAC − AC	Estimate to Complete — how much more you'll need to spend.
Projected Finish	Remaining duration / SPI	When the project will actually end at the current pace.

Three Scenarios

The forecast report shows three projections side by side:

Scenario	Assumption
Best Case	Performance improves — SPI and CPI capped at 1.0 (on-plan pace)
Likely	Current SPI and CPI continue as-is
Worst Case	Performance degrades further — SPI and CPI reduced by 0.2

Timeline Visualisation

The forecast includes a timeline bar showing:

Green — elapsed time (work already done)
Blue — remaining time within the original plan
Red — overrun zone (projected time beyond the planned end date)

Schedule Variance

The report shows the schedule variance in days — positive means ahead of schedule, negative means behind. For example:

+5 days — project is trending to finish 5 days early
−12 days — project is trending to finish 12 days late

The forecast needs task dates and progress to work. Cost forecasts (EAC, ETC) additionally require actual cost entries on tasks — without them, only schedule forecasts are shown.

Dashboard Mini-Card

The Dashboard shows a compact forecast summary card with:

Projected finish date (likely scenario)
Schedule variance in days
A link to open the full forecast report