The integration of schedule and price is additionally another cause for concern among project controllers. Schedulers tend to figure in terms of labor breakdown structures(WBS) and activities, whereas cost analyst and finance report and manage by cost codes, transactions, and monetary periods. Each side typically has different managers who are reviewing their data and schedules. Scheduling and price also are often using different tools to report their data.

Once the data has been collected and the format has been established for a report, then there comes the need to ensure that the report is accurate and understandable. For example, a summary report should be ready to provide accurate details in WBS or costs and supply A level of clarity on the project.

There seeks to be a greater demand for the cost reporting, better planning, and scenario analysis. In a more complex environment, where there could also be mergers and acquisitions, there are massive collaborations between different organizations on a project. At the same time, there is great pressure on the limited resources of the organization. The challenge becomes having the resources to supply detailed, accurate reporting during a timely fashion.

In many cases, approaches to budgeting and forecasting can vary based upon the background and approach of the person doing the work. Therefore, consistency across these elements of a project can be lost. Organizations face the necessity to standardize their budgets and forecasts in order that there must be a level of reliability in how budgets and forecasts are created in one project versus another part of the project.