This handbook is intended as an aid to project management within DOE by delineating ways in which data provided by the Uniform Contractor Reporting System (UCRS) can be evaluated and analyzed. Such evaluation and analysis can serve as one of the bases for the review of contractors' progress and of project status, and for forecasting future performance trends. The various methods for analysis, interpretation, display, and evaluation of UCRS data suggested in the handbook can be tailored or combined to fit specific cases. This handbook is not all-encompassing. 22 figures.