The Tasks Completion Rate chart on the Portfolio Dashboard shows the percentage of tasks your portfolio completes over time, so you can see whether execution velocity is accelerating or stalling.
Table of Contents
- What is the Portfolio Task Completion Rate?
- Why Does the Task Completion Rate Matter?
- How Do I Track Task Completion Rate at Portfolio Level?
- What Happens When You Use the Task Completion Rate Chart?
- What Are the Best Practices for Tracking Task Completion Rate?
- Related Articles
- What Are Some Frequently Asked Questions About the Task Completion Rate?
What is the Portfolio Task Completion Rate?
The Tasks Completion Rate chart is a Portfolio Dashboard widget that tracks what percentage of the portfolio's tasks are completed over time. A flat line means execution is stuck, while an upward curve means velocity is accelerating.
It aggregates task completion across all of the portfolio's projects, so it reads execution as one trend rather than project by project.
Why Does the Task Completion Rate Matter?
Calculating completion rates by hand from individual project reports is slow and quickly out of date. The chart shows momentum directly, so you can tell whether teams are gaining pace or falling behind.
That trend is a planning signal. An upward curve heading into a quarter supports taking on more work, while a flat line is a prompt to find and clear blockers first.
How Do I Track Task Completion Rate at Portfolio Level?
Step 1
- Open the portfolio you want to review and go to its Dashboard.
- Locate the Tasks Completion Rate chart among the dashboard widgets.
- Read the direction of the line: flat means execution is stuck, and an upward curve means velocity is accelerating.
What Happens When You Use the Task Completion Rate Chart?
| Scenario | What Happens |
|---|---|
| You open the Portfolio Dashboard. | Profit.co plots the portfolio's task completion rate over time. |
| Your teams complete more tasks across a period. | Profit.co curves the line upward to show accelerating velocity. |
| Task data changes. | Profit.co refreshes the chart automatically. |
What Are the Best Practices for Tracking Task Completion Rate?
- Read the direction of the curve rather than a single point, because the trend of flat versus rising is what signals momentum.
- Compare the completion-rate trend against the Projects by Stage donut, so you can see whether stalled velocity lines up with projects stuck in one stage.
- Filter the dashboard by period to compare completion velocity across quarters.
- Treat an upward curve heading into a quarter as confirmation to take on more work, and a flat line as a signal to investigate blockers before adding scope.
- Export the Portfolio One-Pager to share the velocity trend with stakeholders.
Related Articles
What Are Some Frequently Asked Questions About the Task Completion Rate?
Yes. It aggregates task completion across the portfolio's projects rather than a single project.
Yes. Period-based filtering lets you view the trend by annual, quarterly, or monthly horizons.
On the Portfolio Dashboard, alongside the summary metrics and the projects progress timeline.
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