What is the Percentage change to Previous Period (Revenue, Direct Costs, Indirect Costs) on the Dashboard?

These percentages on the Dashboard Summary show the Increase or Decrease in Revenue, Direct Costs or Indirect Costs for this trailing 12 month period compared to the previous 12 month period.  E.g. 12 months to July 21 vs 12 months to July 20.

Revenue percentage change to previous period: Read this number in conjunction with the change in Direct Costs and the change in Indirect Costs.

Direct Costs percentage change to previous period: Read this number in conjunction with the change in Revenue.  If revenue is growing at a faster rate than the Direct Costs, the contribution margins are growing.

Indirect Costs percentage change to previous period: Read this number in conjunction with the change in Revenue. If Indirect Costs are growing at more than a quarter to a half of your Revenue (depending on your cost variability), then the additional spending needs to be investigated. Is it wasted money, catch-up spending, or J-Curve spending?