Products
Project profitabilitySee what every engagement earnsMargin GuardFind the work you haven’t billedSales and quotingQuote from the delivery planPeople and capacityStaff by skill and availabilityDelivery and timePlans, timesheets and approvalsInvoicing and cash flowBill on time, see cash 13 weeks outWorkflows and approvalsRules, forms and deadlinesSecurity and accessRoles, permissions and sign-in
OrkestraWhy is Lone Star losing money?OrkestraLone Star’s margin at completion is −9.7%, against 28.0% sold. The team logged 395 days of the 300 planned.3 sourcesMeet Orkestra
Delivery leads
Keep your projects on track. And fix problems while there’s still time.
See late tasks first, track your team’s pace against the plan, manage risks, and find the right person for the next piece of work.
The plan
What needs you
Regional workshops is 6 days past its end date, still at 75%Reschedule
Hugo Delgado has logged no approved time since Oct 28Chase
KPI dashboards has no ownerAssign
Planned endNov 196 tasks · 300 md
Tasks2 done2 running · 1 needs an owner · 1 not started
Effort284 of 300 md16 md of the plan is unstaffed
Mirrored from the LSR board · names, status, progress and assignees come from the linked boardSync now
JulAugSepOctNovDec
LSR-12Maintenance diagnostic
Hannah62 / 60 md
Hannah62 / 60 mdLSR-18Depot operating model
Anthony44 / 45 md
Anthony44 / 45 mdLSR-24Regional workshops
Hugo6 d late71 / 52 md
Hugo6 d late71 / 52 mdLSR-31Work order redesign
Madelinebehind pace22 / 40 md
Madelinebehind pace22 / 40 mdLSR-37KPI dashboardsUnassignedno owner0 / 18 md
LSR-40Transition and handover
Cedric0 / 20 md
TodayCedric0 / 20 mdDoneBehind its windowPast its end dateNot started
To do 2
KPI dashboardsUnassigned
Transition and handoverCedric
CedricIn progress 1
Work order redesignMadeline
MadelineDone 2
Maintenance diagnosticHannah
HannahDepot operating modelAnthony
AnthonyOverdue 1
Regional workshopsHugo
HugoTimesheetsBy personTo approve3
The entries of the last 8 weeks waiting for your approval, by activity, the oldest first.
ActivityMan-daysOldest entry
ACT-2025-H01Lone Star Rail & Transit · 18 entries, 4 people9.5Oct 27ApproveOpened
ACT-2026-H02Brazos Valley Bancorp · 11 entries, 3 people6.0Oct 29Approve
ACT-2026-H04Thamesford Capital Partners · 6 entries, 2 people3.0Nov 2Approve
Your weekly project review
What a delivery lead checks each week.
01Team
Track your team’s pace
See who is on the project, their progress against the plan and hours waiting for approval. Time logged without an allocation is flagged.
- On track, behind or ahead
- Borrowed staff, priced
- Approve time by person
People and effortAssign someone
What needs youTeam (6)Cedric EllingtonDec 2 → Nov 19 · 50%58 mdOn trackEntriesHannah GoldsteinDec 2 → Oct 30 · 100%112 mdAheadEntriesAnthony GuerreroDec 2 → Sep 30 · 50%72 mdOn trackEntriesHugo DelgadoMar 2 → Nov 19 · 100%128 md4.5 not yet approvedApprovedOn trackEntriesMadeline ChoJun 1 → Nov 19 · 50%22 md2.0 not yet approvedApprovedBehindEntries
Simone Baptistefrom Platform Engineering3 md3.0 not yet approvedApprovedNot allocatedEntries
Madeline Cho is behind: 22 of 34 planned to dateOpen entries
Simone Baptiste logged 3 days without an allocationAllocate
Hugo Delgado rolls off on Nov 19 with 4 days leftExtend
People6 people1 from another department
Effort to date395 of 300 md9.5 md not yet approvedAll approved
Unstaffed16 mdof the plan has nobody on it
PersonLoggedPace
Cedric EllingtonDec 2 → Nov 19 · 50%58 mdOn trackEntriesHannah GoldsteinDec 2 → Oct 30 · 100%112 mdAheadEntriesAnthony GuerreroDec 2 → Sep 30 · 50%72 mdOn trackEntriesHugo DelgadoMar 2 → Nov 19 · 100%128 md4.5 not yet approvedApprovedOn trackEntriesMadeline ChoJun 1 → Nov 19 · 50%22 md2.0 not yet approvedApprovedBehindEntriesSimone Baptistefrom Platform Engineering3 md3.0 not yet approvedApprovedNot allocatedEntries02Workload
Balance the workload
Compare allocations with capacity after holidays and leave.
- By person or project
- People over 100% listed first
- Allocate from open capacity
WorkloadBy person
Patrick Callahan is above 100% on 9 days · heaviest Nov 18, 140%See their allocations
Total allocated man days1,284Total available man days1,452Overall allocation88%
Employee nameNov 2Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23Nov 30Dec 7
Patrick Callahan100%118%124%112%100%80%Hannah Goldstein96%100%100%92%60%40%Anthony Guerrero100%100%104%96%88%72%
Valerie Holbrook80%80%72%60%60%52%Madeline Cho40%48%52%60%76%80%
Carlos Arredondo100%100%100%100%100%92%1 to 60%61 to 100%101 to 120%Over 120%
03Risks
Manage risks with owners and dates
Rate each risk by probability and impact, assign a response, and see late responses first.
- Raised from the project
- Responses with owners
- Resolution rate
Risk dashboardRaise a risk
No response to “Steering committee slips the workshop sign-off”Add a response
A response is late on “Legacy CMMS data is incomplete”Open the risk
Total risks7
Open risks4
High impact risks2
Risk resolution rate43%
Impact
111211
ProbabilityCodeStatusLevel
RSK-2026-019Legacy CMMS data is incompleteIn progress9
RSK-2026-021Steering committee slips the workshop sign-offOpen6
RSK-2026-024Union consultation extends the depot pilotOpen6
04Staffing
Find the right person
Ask Orkestra for the skills you need, and it ranks your people by skill level and availability.
- Matched by skill level
- Checked against workload
- Request a person in one click
Orkestra⌘J
Who could own the KPI dashboards on Lone Star? Power BI, KPI design, ideally transit.
Read 2 sources · 3 s
- Searching internal talent3 skills, minimum 70%
- Reading the workloadnext 6 weeks
Charlotte KimSenior Strategy Consultant · San FranciscoKPI design 4Power BI 4Transit ops 392%Free from Nov 23
Julia ReyesSenior Consultant · San FranciscoKPI design 4Power BI 3Transit ops 285%Free now, 50%
William ZhaoSenior Consultant · San FranciscoKPI design 3Power BI 4Transit ops 178%Free from Dec 7Ask Charlotte’s manager for herCompare the three
Planned versus actual hours
Compare planned, logged and paid hours for each person, week by week.
TimesheetsTo approvePlan vs actual
Weeks Last 4 weeksDepartment All you can see
For each person and week: what the plan books, what was logged, what the person is paid for, and the paid hours no entry explains. A holiday or an approved day off is never planned, expected or missing.
PersonProjectPlannedLoggedPaidUnassigned
Cedric EllingtonWeek of Oct 262 projects40 h40 h40 h0 hHannah GoldsteinWeek of Oct 261 project40 h40 h40 h0 hHugo DelgadoWeek of Oct 261 project40 h45.5 h40 h0 hMadeline ChoWeek of Oct 262 projects20 h28 h40 h12 hSimone BaptisteWeek of Oct 26No project0 h24 h40 h16 h
Julian Mercer-HayesWeek of Oct 26No project0 h0 h40 h40 hPlannedFrom project plans.
LoggedFrom KPilot and Jira.
UnassignedPaid hours with no time entry.
Included in every planFrom $349 a month for up to 9 full users. Team members $8 each.
Questions
Do we have to leave Jira?
No. Mirror the board into the plan, and worklogs come in on a schedule.
Can I see the margin of my activities?
If your role includes it. Money figures follow the invoice permission.
How are late tasks found?
A task past its end date, behind its window or with no owner is listed first, with the action to take.
Keep your projects on track.
See plans, people and margin in one place.