Term for the actual costs incurred in the past over a certain period of time. These are compared with the planned (Planned cost) or budgeted costs in the context of cost control or monitoring in order to assess whether the project resources were used efficiently and whether the goals were achieved in terms of cost efficiency. The actuals thus serve as a basis for target/actual comparisons and as a basis for future budget planning.In the CIO COCKPIT, each element has time-sensitive actuals, planned costs and budget entries, which can also be further qualified with tags.