Plan Variance reporting is used by managers to monitor the performance of their team or group against a previously set plan.

It compares actual results against planned results across various metrics and input levers, such as Available Time, Contribution, and Utilization.

The purpose of this report is to provide managers with a daily view of how their team is tracking and to identify areas where actual performance deviates from the plan.

The Plan Variance report can be accessed via the sidebar menu under Reports > Performance. Once you are directed to the Performance Overview, simply select the 'Plan Variance' tab at the top of the screen:
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As with all reports in Bramble, you can run the Plan Variance over any selected date-range and depending on your role in the organization, across multiple teams or business units.

The first section of the report focuses on the levers available to a manager that impact Output and Inventory movement. These are:

Both the metric-cards and the charts in this section provide you with a comparison of actual performance versus planned performance:

When hovering over the actual metrics, a tool-tip will appear providing greater detail specific to that metric, in the screenshot below, I have hovered over the Available FTE:

The second section of the report focused on Outcome metrics, they are:

All are expressed in FTE, however as above, if you wish to drill-down to hours, simply hover your curser over the metric:

The chart displays the accuracy of planning for these metrics against actuals by day.

The final section of the report looks at performance at the team and team member levels across:

The chart focuses on overall team performance trended over the selected date-range while the tables provide a view of aggregate performance with traffic-light indicators comparing actuals against planned performance:

Again, please note that by hovering over a specific result, a pop-up will appear outlining the planned performance for that metric (see screenshot above).

By toggling to the individual tab, managers can also review the plan variance of each individual in their reporting line. This information is useful for daily team huddles and 1-1s as it helps managers make objective decisions about individual contributor performance and drives actionable conversations within the team.

The first section of the Individual Plan Variance report provides a visualization of planned performance versus actual performance:
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This allows the User to quickly ascertain variance between plan and actuals for:

The second section of the report provides greater insight into the levers driving Output, and the variance of each lever against plan:

Output is a product of available time, utilization and contribution. That is to say:

Using the figures in the screenshot above:

Therefore, by understanding the variance in the levers that impact Output, a Manager can quickly identify the root-cause of any variance and follow-up accordingly.

The 'Context' reports are designed to help you identify the root-cause behind any variances across Available Time, Utilization and Contribution:
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The third and final section provides a view of individual performance aggregated over the selected date-range:
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Where actual Contribution, Utilization and Yield are contrasted against the team members' plan.

Pro tip - Hover over the variance indicators to pop-up the planned performance.