Question

Assume that the blue line is the project budget or S-Curve and the red line is the actual project spending. What can be inferred about the project progress to plan with respect to budget? What, if anything, could be determined about the progress to plan with respect to schedule?

Answer 1

From the given graph, it can be inferred that initially actual project spending was more than the planned project spending. But, as the project progressed, both crossed each other and now, actual project spending is less than the planned project spending with project moving to the advanced stages. It is a positive and favorable change for the project.

The given graph shows the pattern related to spending, rather the schedule related progress of the project. Though, it can be identified that project is as per the schedule, because both the lines are moving parallel (almost) to each other and at each stage, planned and actual spending can be identified. But, it requires more precise or different graph to check the progress of project w.r.t. the schedule.