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Confronted with tight project deadlines, a development team is often under pressure to make decisions regarding the project (e.g., Which features can be included in the next release? Is the software product ready for release?). In order to make these decisions, it is necessary to obtain information from multiple sources, including source code in different languages and documentation in different formats. In this paper, we present a technique that uses change entries to obtain relevant project information. Our technique, FACTS PT, automatically extracts, traces, aggregates, and visualizes change entries along with other software metrics to provide project information. Results from our case study at the ABC Organization* suggest that the information provided by the FACTS PT is useful to project managers and developers. We also offer lessons learned regarding collecting and presenting information to a team in a proprietary and regulated software development context.