Construction Budget vs Actual & Progress Dashboard
Track project budget, actual costs, and construction progress in one place. Free .xlsx with formulas. Tracks Total Budgeted Cost, Total Actual Cost.
Finance · dashboard · CC0 public domain · Built by Sheetly AI
About this template
This finance dashboard brings together indicators like "Total Budgeted Cost", "Total Actual Cost" and "Overall Cost Variance" in a single view. Edit the entries in the Data tab and the dashboard numbers update instantly — no need to build the spreadsheet from scratch.
Use this template to monitor your construction project’s planned budget, actual spending, and progress status by phase. Enter each cost item with its phase, budget amount, actual cost, and completion percentage along with the transaction date. Review the summary KPIs and comparison bars to quickly spot overruns and under-spending across phases. Update the data regularly to keep stakeholders informed and support timely decisions.
Released under the CC0 license (public domain): download, edit and use it freely — including commercially — with no attribution required.
Use cases
- Visualize indicators like "Total Budgeted Cost" and "Total Actual Cost"
- Make faster decisions based on "Overall Cost Variance"
- Compare your finances without building the spreadsheet from scratch
- Edit the entries in the Data tab and watch the dashboard recalculate automatically
Key features
- Total Budgeted Cost
- Total Actual Cost
- Overall Cost Variance
- Visual dashboard with 3 automatic indicators
- Editable formulas in the Data tab
- In-cell mini charts (sparklines)
What's inside the file
- 3 tabs: Dashboard, Data, Instructions
- 41 working formulas — including SUM, AVERAGE, COUNTA. They recalculate as you edit, so the sheet stays yours after download.
- Sized for real data: up to 37 rows × 7 columns already laid out and formatted.
Everything is a normal .xlsx: it opens in Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice and Numbers, with no add-ons, no macros and no locked cells.
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