Project 2013 Introduction

Lesson 5 – Tracking Your Progress

Project 2013

Steps

Practice Data

4. To enter a percentage using the Update Tasks dialog box, select the task you want to update. The desired task is selected. 5. Click the Mark on Track dropdown menu in the Schedule group on the Task ribbon. The dropdown menu appears. The Update Tasks dialog box opens with the value in the % Complete spin box selected. 7. Enter the actual percentage of work completed in the % Complete field. The percentage appears in the % Complete field. 6. Select Update Task

Click the 10 Select Subcontractors task.

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Click the % Complete to 80%.

8. Select OK .

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The Update Tasks dialog box closes and the percent complete for the task is entered.

E NTERING C OMPLETED AND R EMAINING W ORK

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Discussion

Microsoft Project calculates work values for tasks. You can enter the total hours of work completed and remaining for a task. If a single resource is assigned to the task, the work values are applied to that resource. If multiple resources are assigned to the task, the hours are distributed in relation to the percentage of time each resource is scheduled to spend on the task. To update your progress, you can also enter work values for individual resources assigned to the same task. If you have resources that are working on the same task at different rates, you should enter the work for the individual resources instead of the total for the task. When you enter these work values, Microsoft Project sums them automatically to calculate the total work completed on the task to date.

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