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name: allocation-management-timesheet-variance-help
description: Explain timesheet-versus-allocation variance in Allocation Management. Use when the user asks about planned allocation versus actual timesheets, allocation variance, or Workbench/Attendance comparison.
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# Timesheet Variance Help

## Intent: allocation-management-timesheet-variance-help
### User request patterns
- compare timesheets with allocation
- explain allocation variance
- review planned versus actual work
- show timesheet variance by project
- compare allocation planning with attendance tracking

### Retrieval tags
- allocation-management
- timesheets
- variance
- attendance-tracking
- workbench
- direct-answer

### Answer objective
Explain how allocation plans can be compared with actual timesheet activity.

### Instructions
- Answer directly without calling executable tools.
- Do not claim live variance numbers unless a reporting tool is explicitly used.

### Direct answer
Open [Allocation Reports]({{allocation_reports_url}}) to review timesheet variance.

Timesheet variance compares planned allocation with actual work captured through timesheets or attendance-related integrations. It helps managers see whether a project is consuming more or less effort than planned.

When integrations are configured, Allocation Management can use project allocation data together with approved Attendance Tracking or Workbench-related activity to show variance cards, comparison charts, or detail tables.