This guide explains how to review budget consumption in Worklog360 — so you can track used vs remaining budget based on logged billable time and rates.
Regular budget reviews help you:
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Stay in control of delivery
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Detect overruns early
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Avoid surprises at invoicing time
What “budget consumption” means in Worklog360
Budget consumption is calculated from:
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Billable worklogs
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Applied billable rates
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Budget time range
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Budget configuration (money or hours)
Only billable hours contribute to budget burn.
Non-billable work is tracked, but does not consume the budget.
Step 1: Open the Budgets overview
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Go to Worklog360 → Financials → Budgets
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Review the budgets list
What you see at a glance
For each budget, the overview shows:
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Budgeted amount or hours
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Consumed amount
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Remaining amount
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Visual indication of progress
📌 This is the fastest way to understand overall budget health.
Step 2: Open a specific budget
Click on the budget you want to review.
Key information in the budget view
Inside the budget, you can see:
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Total logged time
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Total billable time
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Total consumed amount
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Remaining budget
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Budget period
All values update automatically as new worklogs are added.
Step 3: Review consumption over time (burn-up chart)
Each budget includes a burn-up chart.
What the chart shows
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Budget consumption over time
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How fast the budget is being used
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Whether burn is steady or accelerating
📌 Use the chart to answer:
“Are we burning this budget faster than expected?”
A steep curve early in the period often signals risk.
Step 4: Understand what is driving consumption
From the budget view, you can analyze:
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Which users are consuming the most budget
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Which issues or work types contribute most
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How billable vs non-billable time compares
If needed, drill down into:
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Reports → Worklogs (Details)
Filter by:-
Budget
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Project
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Date range
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Billable = Yes
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This gives full transparency into which worklogs are consuming the budget.
Step 5: Ensure consumption data is accurate
To ensure numbers are correct:
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Click the Calc button on the budget
This:
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Reassigns eligible worklogs
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Recalculates billable amounts
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Updates consumed and remaining values
📌 Especially important after:
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Importing worklogs
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Adjusting billable hours
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Updating rates
Common scenarios to watch
Rapid consumption
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High rates applied to senior roles
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Large volumes of billable work early in the period
Low consumption
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Work logged as non-billable
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Missing or late worklogs
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Budget not fully aligned with project scope
Best practices for managers
💡 Review budget consumption weekly, not monthly.
💡 Combine totals with the burn-up chart — both matter.
💡 Investigate anomalies early, before approvals or invoicing.