From operations to finance, all in one place.
Many companies start a project with tasks in one tool, hours tracked in a spreadsheet, and expenses scattered across emails waiting for approval.
The result is always the same: information becomes fragmented and no one has a complete view of the project.
- Where do we stand?
- How much have we invested?
- Is is still profitable?
To answer these questions, task organization isn't enough. Recording expenses isn't enough either.
The key is connecting the working being done with its financial impact. And this is exactly where an integrated tool like Odoo Project makes all the difference.
From tasks to the Real Cost of Your Project
Every project needs structure: phases, tasks, owners, and deadlines.
Kanban and Gantt views help coordinate work and understand each team’s progress.
But even with all this, one critical piece is still missing:
“Planning tasks is helpful… but it won’t tell you whether you’re making or losing money.”
Most project deviations don’t happen because the plan is wrong, but because the actual effort is not recorded correctly, or reaches decision-makers too late.
This is where Odoo Timesheets and Expenses come into play.
Every hour worked and every validated expense is linked directly to the project, creating automatic traceability and turning daily work into real financial data.
The Budget: The Missing Reference in Many Projects
Knowing what’s happening is important, but without a baseline you can't evaluate whether a project is going according to plan.
That’s why Odoo allows you to define project budgets:
- Forecasted revenues
- Estimated costs
- Target margins
These budgets don’t live in a separate Excel sheet: they are linked to the project’s analytical account, allowing you to compare planned vs actual at any time.
“Logging expenses is useful… but without a budget you cannot measure variance.”
The Integration That Makes It Possible: Analytical Accounting
This is Odoo Project’s true competitive advantage.
Analytical accounting works as the glue that connects:
- Tasks
- Hours
- Expenses
- Invoices
- Budgets
Every movement automatically generates an analytical line linked to the project. As a result, all the data flows into a single place and provides a coherent picture.
Without analytics, project control is manual and fragmented. With analytics, it becomes a continuous, connected process.
The Final View: Real-Time Profitability
When all this information comes together, something truly valuable emerges: the real-time financial dashboard of the project.
Many companies only discover their true margin once the project is finished.
With Odoo Projects App, you have that information as it happens:
- Planned vs actual revenue
- Accumulated costs
- Updated margin
- Variances
- Operational progress
Everything in one single panel: no manual reports, no external reconciliations.
Why This Matters
Managing a project is not just organizing tasks or reviewing numbers at the end. It’s understanding how every daily action impacts profitability.
Odoo Project brings all this together: operational structure, actual effort, costs, revenue, budget, and results.
Your team’s work automatically becomes useful financial insight.
And that’s the difference between reacting too late… and steering projects with real data from day one.
At ForgeFlow, we help companies adopt this way of working: projects with full visibility, integrated financial control, and informed decision-making.
How to Manage and Control the Profitability of Your Projects with Odoo Project App