The request
“Create a waterfall chart titled Atlas Launch Budget Variance showing Approved budget $130,000, Agency savings minus $6,000, Security review plus $18,000, Cloud testing plus $18,000, Launch events plus $9,000, and Forecast $169,000.”
Then tryChange Cloud testing to plus $12,000.Add Legal review plus $5,000 before Forecast.
What is in this drawing
Read the decisions behind it.
01Savings
Agency savings offset part of the spend.
02Scope cost
Security and testing increased the forecast.
03Approval
The final forecast frames the funding decision.
Use to explain a plan-to-forecast change with named drivers.
More like this
Other examples in this family.
FAQ
Common questions
What is a budget variance waterfall?
It connects a planned budget to an updated forecast through the individual changes between them.
How are savings shown?
Savings are negative changes that lower the running balance.
What should the final bar represent?
It should be the latest total after all listed changes.