Project 2013 Intermediate

Lesson 5 – Working with Baselines

Project 2013

Steps

Practice Data

3. Select a baseline from the Set Baseline dropdown list.

Click Baseline 1 , if necessary.

The options for a new baseline appear.

4. Select the Entire Project or Selected Tasks option. The desired option is selected.

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5. Click the OK button.

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A new Baseline 1 is saved.

Practice the Concept: If necessary, display the Cost table. Change the Fixed Cost for the 2 Conduct Site Survey task to $ 50 . Select the 2 Conduct Site Survey task and open the Set Baseline dialog box. Select Baseline 1 from the Set Baseline list and select the Selected tasks option. Select OK and then Yes to confirm overwriting the baseline.

Select the Variance column, use the [Insert] key to insert a new field, and insert the Baseline1 Cost field. Notice that the Baseline1 Cost is calculated with the $50.00 Fee cost. ( $630.00)

S AVING A P ROJECT I NTERIM P LAN

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Discussion

Project can also save Interim Plans. Interim Plans save only the start and finish dates for tasks. This set of dates is referred to as an interim plan. You can create an interim plan during the planning stage or after the work has begun. Microsoft Project allows you to compare an interim plan with the baseline or current plan to manage your project. Microsoft Project provides ten sets of interim baseline dates that can be used for comparison in addition to the original baseline dates (saved in the Baseline Start/Finish fields). The interim baseline dates are saved in fields named Start1 through Start10 and Finish1 through Finish10 . You can save the current dates for comparison against these baseline dates, which helps you to analyze problem areas both during and after the project. These fields are for dates only; work and cost values are not included. In addition, no resource or assignment data is saved in an interim plan.

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