Project 2013 Intermediate

Project 2013

Lesson 6 – Tracking Your Progress

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Step-by-Step

Update a project on schedule.

If necessary, switch to the Gantt Chart view and apply the Tracking table.

Steps

Practice Data

1. Select the Project tab.

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The Project ribbon appears.

2. Select the Update Project button from the Status group. The Update Project dialog box opens. 3. Enter the desired date in the Update work as complete through box. The selected date appears in the Update work as complete through box. The Update Project dialog box closes and a Planning Wizard opens or the project is updated using the selected date. 5. If a Planning Wizard dialog box opens, select OK . The project is updated. 4. Select OK .

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Change the date in the Update work as complete through box to 7/15/16.

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Notice that completed values have been entered for the 6 Review Bids and 7 Request Permits , but the 8 Obtain Permits task is only 40% complete and still has a remaining duration of 0.6 wks . Drag the split bar to the left and view the progress bars for the tasks. Mark 8 Obtain Permits 100% complete.

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Discussion

When you automatically update a task as scheduled, Microsoft Project calculates the percent complete value for the task using the number of days between the current date you entered and the start date of the task. Sometimes the number of days

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