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Timesheet Variance Help
Intent: allocation-management-timesheet-variance-help
User request patterns
- compare timesheets with allocation
- explain allocation variance
- review planned versus actual work
- show timesheet variance by project
- compare allocation planning with attendance tracking
Retrieval tags
- allocation-management
- timesheets
- variance
- attendance-tracking
- workbench
- direct-answer
Answer objective
Explain how allocation plans can be compared with actual timesheet activity.
Instructions
- Answer directly without calling executable tools.
- Do not claim live variance numbers unless a reporting tool is explicitly used.
Direct answer
Open Allocation Reports to review timesheet variance.
Timesheet variance compares planned allocation with actual work captured through timesheets or attendance-related integrations. It helps managers see whether a project is consuming more or less effort than planned.
When integrations are configured, Allocation Management can use project allocation data together with approved Attendance Tracking or Workbench-related activity to show variance cards, comparison charts, or detail tables.
