Excel Project Control Dashboard Dataset for Status and Milestones

Excel Dashboard for Real Project Control and Team Capacity Tracking

Managing multiple projects without a clear control layer often leads to missed milestones, unbalanced workloads, and late decisions. This Excel Project Control Dashboard is designed to solve that problem by turning raw project tables into a live, interactive overview of project status, milestones, and team capacity.

Using this dashboard, project managers can open one file, apply filters by date or manager, and instantly see how work is progressing. It is built for fast stand-ups, status reviews, and decision checkpoints where clarity matters more than complexity.

What You Can Analyze at a Glance

KPI tiles summarizing total projects, working hours, and capacity savings.
Clear split between active and inactive projects to assess overall delivery health.
Workload distribution by developer to support fair capacity planning.
Priority profiling to highlight risks and potential bottlenecks early.
Milestone timelines showing progress from idea to deployment.

Charts and Visual Structure Used

Projects Values – KPI cards for fast executive scanning.
Projects per Developer – Horizontal bar chart for workload balance.
Projects Status – Donut chart separating active and inactive work.
Projects Type – Column chart to compare delivery categories.
Projects Priorities – KPI-style badges for risk visibility.
Projects Milestones – Stacked progress timeline.
Project Details – Drill-down card with lifecycle dates and notes.

Filters and Interactivity

Status, Year, and Month slicers to focus on specific periods.
Project Manager filter to compare delivery ownership and workload.
Scrollable project list where selecting one project updates all details.
Cross-filtering across KPIs and charts for consistent analysis.

How Teams Use This Dashboard

Daily operations: get a fast pulse on project KPIs, workload, and blockers.
Planning: balance resources using milestone and capacity insights.
Reviews: drill into a single initiative without switching sheets.
Finance alignment: connect effort, time, and high-level performance signals.

Practice Dataset for Hands-On Learning

To help you practice and adapt this dashboard to your own environment, we’ve shared a structured dataset that mirrors real-world project control scenarios.

This dataset allows you to:

Practice building project control dashboards in Excel.
Analyze workload, priorities, and milestone progress.
Test slicers, KPIs, and cross-filtering logic.
Experiment with team capacity and delivery timelines.

Download the Excel Project Control Practice Dataset

Related Dashboards to Explore

For teams working in Google Sheets, explore the Project Status Tracking Google Sheets Dashboard for similar project status visuals and KPI tracking.

If you need deeper portfolio analysis in Excel, the Projects Status & Details Dashboard – Comprehensive Excel Dashboard extends milestone, priority, and manager-level insights.