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Budget vs Actual

Where the plan held and where it did not, by unit, region and quarter.

DashboardFinanceAny industry
The Budget vs Actual template, running on sample data
Shown on sample data. The figures are illustrative, not real business results — take the template and point it at your own.

What it needs from your data

Needsa revenue or money column, a category (~4 values)
Optionaldates for trends, 6 more

What is on it

Against plan shown above

  • Over and under plan Diverging bar chart
  • Actual against budget by quarter Combo chart
  • Variance over time Area chart
  • Operating cost by region Grouped bar chart
  • Percentage off plan by region Ranking chart
  • Variance by unit and region Heatmap

What's driving it shown above

  • Where operating cost concentrates Pareto chart
  • Which quarters moved the number Diverging bar chart
  • Cost share by region Stacked bar chart
  • How consistently each unit misses Box plot
  • Revenue against cost by region Combo chart
  • Variance by unit and quarter Heatmap