Project 2016 Intermediate

Project 2016

Lesson – Tracking Your Progress

U PDATING A T ASK ON S CHEDULE

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Discussion

Easily track a task that is on schedule using the Task ribbon, Schedule group, Mark on Track button. When Microsoft Project updates a task as scheduled, it uses the status date (or current date if a status date has not been set) to track progress. Update completed tasks and tasks still in progress. A task in progress is one started but is not finished, and can be ahead of schedule, on schedule, or behind schedule. If a task is in progress, it will have a percent complete value between zero and 100. When you update a task as scheduled, Microsoft Project copies the scheduled date for the task into the Act. Start field for the task. It also estimates the percentage and amount of completed work for the task using the current date and the task start date. It calculates the number of days between the two dates and divides that number by the total length of the task to calculate the percent complete value.

Updating a task on schedule

NOTE

A Planning Wizard dialog box opens if the time span includes a task with a constraint or deadline date. Update multiple tasks on schedule by selecting the tasks before you click the Update as Scheduled button.

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