The Accelerator for Project Pipeline Planning offers insight into your organisation’s planned projects portfolio, aiding decision-making and progress tracking via iterative planning playback. You can use the “Portfolio Overview” and “Portfolio Overview - Timeline” dashboards to assess cost and benefit distribution. “Projects - Cost & Benefit” facilitates project comparison while “Projects by Detail” provides a detailed view. The “Project Profile” dashboard offers a comprehensive view of a specific project. Finally, “Projects per Goal” aligns the project portfolio with strategic goals.

### Answer Key Business Questions

* Are there any goals that do not have supporting projects planned?
* Which projects and their constituent initiatives is the organisation strategically focused on?
* What is the overall contribution of all projects to the costs and benefits?
* How do the costs measure up to the benefits over time?
* What is the business unit ranking regarding benefits and costs?
* What is the current phase of each initiative based on its planned timeline, including start and completion dates?
* What is the cost-benefit analysis for each project?

### Monitor & Improve KPIs

* Planned Cost
* Expected Benefit
* Project Count:
* Initiative Count

### Required Data Attributes

* Goal Name (String)
* Goal Item (String)
* Goal Description (String)
* Region (String)
* Location (String)
* Project Name (String)
* Initiative Name (String)
* Strategic Programme (String)
* Project Phase (String)
* High-Level Benefit Description (String)
* Benefit	(Number)
* Cost (Number)
* Year (Number)
* Planned Start Date (Date)
* Planned Completion Date (Date)


Project Pipeline Planning

Provide insights on the cost and expected benefits of planned projects