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Project Budget Tracker

Track planned and actual project costs, spot overruns early, and review your budget in a live AED dashboard.

Free Excel Template
Project Budget Tracker Excel preview showing an AED budget dashboard, planned-versus-actual category chart, and expense table.

What is inside

A practical setup, ready to make your own.

  • Compare planned costs with actual spending and spot overspending early.
  • Review remaining budget and savings by category in the dashboard.
  • Change the default AED number format to a currency that suits your project.

Workbook sheets: Budget Overview · Expense Tracker · Instructions

Made for

Useful for people who need a clearer workflow.

  • Project managers
  • Freelancers
  • Small-business owners
  • Event planners

Getting started

How to use this template

  1. Replace the sample rows in Expense Tracker with your own categories and expenses.
  2. Enter planned and actual amounts, due dates, and a status; use the category and status dropdowns.
  3. Review Budget Overview: positive variance means under budget; negative means over budget.
  4. To change currency, select the amount cells and edit their number format as described in Instructions.