Reports

DPlan's Reports view provides eight purpose-built analysis reports covering project health, schedule slippage, cost breakdown, resource utilisation, and procurement. All reports are print-ready and update live from the active project's data — no separate setup required.

Opening Reports

Click the Reports tab in the application titlebar (or select it from the navigation). The Reports view replaces the main content area and shows report cards you can navigate between. Click any report name to open it, or use the ribbon buttons in the REPORTS tab.

All reports operate on the active project. Switch projects using the project selector in the titlebar before opening Reports.

1. Project Status Report

A one-page summary of the project's current health. Ideal for weekly status emails and management briefings.

What it includes:

Overall completion percentage and progress bar.
Task count breakdown by status (Not Started / In Progress / Completed / On Hold / Cancelled).
Upcoming milestones (next 30 days) with dates and completion state.
Overdue task count and list of the top 5 most overdue tasks.
Project start / end dates and elapsed / remaining days.
Total cost vs. completed cost (if Cost Tracking is enabled).

2. Critical Path Report

Lists every task on the critical path — the chain of dependent tasks that directly controls the project finish date. Any slip on a critical task extends the project end date by the same amount.

What it includes:

Ordered list of critical path tasks with WBS, name, start, finish, and duration.
Total critical path duration and project end date.
Total float for each task (critical tasks have zero float).
Recommendations for fast-tracking (overlapping tasks) where gaps exist.

Tip: Use this report before a stakeholder meeting to identify which tasks the sponsor should protect from scope changes. Any addition of scope to a critical path task directly delays the delivery date.

3. Slippage Report

Compares current task dates against the saved baseline to measure schedule slip. Requires a baseline to have been captured first (SCHEDULE → Set Baseline).

What it includes:

For each task: planned start, actual start, variance (days early/late).
For each task: planned finish, actual finish, finish variance.
Summary: number of tasks on schedule, ahead, and behind.
Worst-slipping tasks sorted by finish variance (most delayed first).
Schedule Performance Index (SPI) from EVM if cost data is present.

If no baseline has been captured, the Slippage Report shows a prompt to set one first. See Baseline.

4. Completion by Phase Report

Shows progress broken down by summary phase (top-level groupings). Useful for phase-gate reviews where each phase must reach 100% before the next begins.

What it includes:

Per-phase progress bar and percentage.
Task count per phase (total / completed / in-progress / not-started).
Phase start and end dates.
Overall project completion roll-up at the bottom.

5. Cost Summary Report

A financial breakdown of the project's costs. Requires Cost Tracking to be enabled in Settings.

What it includes:

Total project budget vs. actual cost to date.
Cost breakdown by type: Labour (Person resources), Equipment (Equipment resources), Materials (Material resources), and Fixed Costs.
Colour-coded cost mix bar per phase showing the proportion of each cost type.
Per-task cost table: fixed cost, labour cost, material cost, total cost, and % of project budget.
Top 5 most expensive tasks.

6. Resource Assignments Report

Shows every resource and the tasks they are assigned to, making it easy to review workload distribution and identify over- or under-utilised team members.

What it includes:

Per-resource list of assigned tasks with dates and allocation percentage.
Total days allocated per resource across the project.
Total cost per resource (if Cost Tracking is enabled).
Utilisation percentage: days allocated vs. total project working days.

7. Material Consumption Report

Focused on Material type resources (📦). Provides a procurement schedule and cost analysis for all materials used in the project. See Resource Types for how to set up material resources.

What it includes:

Per material: total quantity used across all tasks, unit cost, total cost, and percentage of the material budget.
Consumption progress bar per material.
Procurement Schedule: a table sorted by task start date listing each material assignment — resource name, task name, quantity, unit cost, and total line cost. This table is a ready-made purchase order guide.
KPI strip: total material cost, number of material types, number of tasks using materials, and the highest-cost material item.

8. Equipment Utilisation Report

Focused on Equipment type resources (🔧). Analyses how efficiently equipment is being utilised across the project timeline. See Resource Types for how to set up equipment resources.

What it includes:

Per equipment item: tasks assigned, total days utilised, utilisation percentage vs. total project duration, and cost breakdown.
Utilisation colour-coding: 🟢 ≥70% (well-utilised), 🟡 ≥40% (moderate), 🔴 <40% (under-utilised — consider whether the equipment is needed or should be released earlier).
KPI strip: total equipment cost, number of equipment items, total equipment-days, and average utilisation.

Printing Reports

Each report includes print-friendly CSS. Click the Print button at the top of any report, or press Ctrl+P while viewing the report. The ribbon, navigation, and non-report UI elements are hidden in the printed output.

For best results, print reports in Portrait A4 orientation. The Cost Summary and Resource Assignments reports work well in Landscape if the task list is long.