Project 2013 Intermediate

Project 2013

Lesson 6 – Tracking Your Progress

Practice the Concept: Mark the 3 Develop Blueprints task as 50% complete. Notice that the progress bar only extends half the length of the task bar.

Display the Tracking table, if not already displayed, and drag the split bar as far right as possible. Notice the data that appears in the actual fields for the tasks updated with completed work. The 2 Conduct Site Survey task is marked as 100% in the % Comp. column. Since the task is complete, 0 days appears in the Rem. Dur. (remaining duration) column. Notice that the 3 Develop Blueprints task is listed as 50% complete and still has a remaining duration of 1 week.

Select the 3 Develop Blueprints tasks and use the 0% button to remove all actual data.

S ETTING THE S TATUS D ATE

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Discussion

Some methods of recording progress need a status date when updating tasks. Although Microsoft Project uses the current date if you do not enter a status date, it is often useful to set separate dates when recording progress. You can use the current date if you are entering progress that was completed today, or if a task is proceeding as scheduled. If you are late in entering progress information, you may want to select an earlier date to reflect the true progress of the tasks you are updating.

It is important to set a status date if you are rescheduling uncompleted work. Uncompleted work is automatically scheduled after the status date (or current date if a status date has not been set).

The status date is also used when you want to analyze the project status at various times throughout its duration. Changing the status date allows the program to compare your baseline information with the date, cost, and work information for a date other than the current date. If you do not enter a status date, the current date is used for updating tasks and analyzing progress.

The status date is saved with the project file.

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