Construction Project Budget & Schedule Tracker — Excel spreadsheet template to download
Track project budget, costs, and work schedule for better site control
Operations · tracker · CC0 · Public domain · Built by Sheetly AI
About this template
This operations tracker follows indicators like "Total Budgeted Cost", "Total Actual Cost to Date" and "Overall Cost Variance" over time. Log your entries in the Data tab and the tracking stays up to date — no need to build the spreadsheet from scratch.
Use this template to plan, track, and control construction project costs alongside key schedule milestones. Log each cost item with category, date, budgeted amount, and actual spend to monitor variances. Update task start and end dates plus completion status to keep the work schedule aligned with your budget. Review the KPIs and comparison chart regularly to spot overruns early and adjust resources or timelines.
Released under the CC0 license (public domain): you can download, edit and use it freely — including in commercial projects — with no attribution required.
Use cases
- Track indicators like "Total Budgeted Cost" and "Total Actual Cost to Date"
- Make faster decisions based on "Overall Cost Variance"
- Monitor your operations 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 to Date
- Overall Cost Variance
- Tracking 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 × 15 columns already laid out and formatted.
- Built-in chart that updates with your numbers.
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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