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What is the best report to show estimated vs. actual hours?

There are several different ways you can view your estimated vs. actual hours. One way is navigating into a project, then selecting “estimated vs. actual” in the left-hand column. There is an option to toggle the estimated vs. actual by task. For example:

Project view - Estimate vs Actual

Another option is the task listing itself. A filter can be run to grab all of the tasks for a particular project and there is an estimated and actual column.  The page can be exported to a spreadsheet for further manipulation if needed:

Task List - Estimate vs Actual

Another option is the Project Activity report. When running the report please be sure to select “by task” in the summary only drop-down menu. When this option is selected, the bottom half of the report will have each task, its estimated and actual time, and the financial value of the time.

Project Activity Report - Estimate vs. Actual

If you need to view estimates vs. actuals across multiple projects with fairly granular details, the Project Budgets vs. Actuals report can be used to view a detailed account of budgeted and actual time for multiple projects at once. The report is very similar to the “estimated vs. actual” option at the project level mentioned above, but across projects.

Project Budgets vs. Actuals

Lastly, if you are looking for a high level view across projects, the Project Landscape report includes time estimates vs. actual and budget estimates vs. actual. The Project Landscape report is probably the most comprehensive high-level report in Intervals.

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