What is the Tracked vs. Estimated Report?
The report, called Planned vs. Tracked in Planyway, compares your original plan with the effort required to complete Jira work items.
It helps you identify tasks that are taking longer than expected and improve future estimation.
Open the report
Go to Reports.
Open Planned vs. Tracked.
Select the relevant Jira spaces.
Apply filters and choose the reporting period.
Understand report columns
Planned time
The total estimated effort for a work item.
Planned time includes the work item's own estimate and estimates from its allocated parts.
Tracked time
The total hours recorded through work log entries.
Remaining time
The effort still expected to complete the work item.
Deviation
The difference between actual effort and planned effort.
Deviation %
Actual effort as a percentage of the original plan.
How deviation is calculated
When remaining effort is included:
Actual time = Tracked time + Remaining time
Deviation = Actual time − Planned time
Deviation % = Actual time ÷ Planned time × 100
You can configure whether remaining time should be included in deviation calculations.
Example
Suppose a work item has:
Planned time: 20 hours
Tracked time: 18 hours
Remaining time: 8 hours
Actual projected effort is 26 hours.
Deviation = 26 − 20 = +6 hours
Deviation % = 26 ÷ 20 × 100 = 130%
This means the task is projected to require 30% more effort than originally planned.
Understand report indicators
Below 100% — Actual or projected effort is below the estimate.
100% — Actual or projected effort matches the estimate.
Above 100% — The task is exceeding its planned effort.
Positive deviations appear in red to highlight potential overruns.
Export the report
Click Export to download the current report in Excel or CSV format.