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[Getting Started for Project Admins](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-with-join?hsLang=en#getting-started-for-project-admins) # 4. Visualizing Project Progress and Costs ## Project Admins: see project costs at a glance, pivot estimate and budget data by WBS, and visualize Items and opportunities on the Join Dashboard. If you're creating projects in Join, here is everything you need to get your project up and running. Select a section below and scroll down to see the related information. | [![Join\_SuccessHub Art\_ProductUpdates](https://20889837.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20889837/SuccessHub%20Illustrations/Join_SuccessHub%20Art_ProductUpdates.svg)](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-nav?hsLang=en) [1. 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Tracking Ideas and  Opportunities](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-items?hsLang=en) | | --- | --- | --- | | [![Join\_SuccessHub Art\_Dashboard](https://20889837.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20889837/SuccessHub%20Illustrations/Join_SuccessHub%20Art_Dashboard.svg)](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-dashboard) **[4. Visualizing Project Progress and Costs](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-dashboard)** | **[![Join\_SuccessHub Art\_Reports](https://20889837.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20889837/SuccessHub%20Illustrations/Join_SuccessHub%20Art_Reports.svg)](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-reports?hsLang=en)** [5. Pivoting and Reporting](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-reports?hsLang=en) [Cost Data](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-reports?hsLang=en) | **[![Join\_SuccessHub Art\_Projects](https://20889837.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20889837/SuccessHub%20Illustrations/Join_SuccessHub%20Art_Projects.svg)](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-configure?hsLang=en)** [6. Configuring Your Project and Inviting Your Team](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-configure?hsLang=en) | ### What You'll Learn - [Seeing your project costs at a glance](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-dashboard#project-sidebar) - [Get a project pulse across your project lifetime or current Milestone](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-dashboard#trendline) - [Pivot estimate and budget data based on your WBS](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-dashboard#estimate) - [Visualize Items and opportunities by your WBS](https://success.join.build/en/knowledge/getting-started-for-project-admins-dashboard#items) ### Project Sidebar Get a snapshot of your live project costs and how you're tracking toward your goal. --- ### Cost Trendline Use the Cost Trendline to monitor how project costs change over time and identify open cost opportunities at a glance. --- ### Estimate Chart Establish a cost baseline for your current Milestone and break down estimates by any Categorization or Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in your project. --- ### Items Chart Have a bird's-eye view of all the Items, ideas, and opportunities on the project. ---   | [**3. 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