Project 2013 Intermediate

Project 2013

Lesson 6 – Tracking Your Progress

Practice the Concept: Scroll to the 14 Dig Foundation task. Enter 24 hours of actual work on the task row. Since both the Backhoe Operator and Backhoe are assigned equal work units for the task, the work is distributed equally, with each resource assigned 12 hours .

Switch to the Gantt Chart view and drag the split bar as far right as possible. Change the status date to 8/13/16 . Use the Update Project button on the Project ribbon, Status group to update the tasks.

E NTERING A CTUAL AND R EMAINING D URATIONS

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Discussion

You can update tasks by entering the actual or remaining duration of a task. You can enter this information in the Update Tasks dialog box or in the Act. Dur. or Rem. Dur. fields in the Tracking table.

If you enter an actual duration that is less than or equal to the scheduled duration, Microsoft Project assumes that the work on the task is going according to schedule and automatically sets the actual start date as scheduled. Microsoft Project also completes the percent complete value and remaining duration by comparing the actual duration with the original duration. If you enter an actual duration that is greater than the original duration, Microsoft Project assumes that the task is complete and took longer than expected. The percent complete value is set to 100%, the remaining duration is set to zero, and the current duration is revised to match the longer duration. If you enter a remaining duration that is different from the current task duration or current remaining duration value, Microsoft Project assumes that you are providing a new estimate of the total duration of the task. If you enter a remaining duration of zero for a task that has started, Microsoft Project asks if you want to assign the resources at 100% or not and then marks the task as 100% complete and enters the finish date according to the original schedule.

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