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% Complete and Planned % Complete is not same
- tanzimshaikh,
You say you need % complete and planned % complete at summary level to be the same. Why? Typically they will not be the same even if calculated in the same manner. Percent complete is independent of the status date whereas any planned percent complete calculation at summary level will be dependent on the status date.
Percent complete at summary level, whether calculated by Project using the formula Ignacio presented, or calculated via a custom formula/process, is dubious at best. In other words, summary level percent complete is highly subjective. In fact, percent complete based on duration is in my view pretty meaningless since the passage of time (duration) doesn't accomplish anything, unless its paint drying, concrete curing, or a wound healing.
In your screen shot you show three custom number fields. What exactly do each of them represent (i.e. formulas)? And how do you calculate Planned % Complete at summary level?
John
Sorry, but without a baseline there is no "planned % complete".
Ignacio already gave you the formula Project uses to calculate percent complete at summary level. To replicate that in a formula you will have to create a couple of custom duration fields that sum up the Duration and Actual Duration field to summary level and then use a third custom field to implement the formula Ignacio gave you.
But instead of that, I suggest you take a look at the following article:
https://mpug.com/planned-and-actual-percent-complete-in-ms-project/
John
Hello John-project
I tried the solution in the article mentioned and applied it to one of the projects but it doesn't reflect the same percentage although everything is same.
Please see the snapshot below for your info:
I have set the baselines and I am also updating the project with % Complete only.
Your expert support is needed.
- tanzimshaikh,
You say you need % complete and planned % complete at summary level to be the same. Why? Typically they will not be the same even if calculated in the same manner. Percent complete is independent of the status date whereas any planned percent complete calculation at summary level will be dependent on the status date.
Percent complete at summary level, whether calculated by Project using the formula Ignacio presented, or calculated via a custom formula/process, is dubious at best. In other words, summary level percent complete is highly subjective. In fact, percent complete based on duration is in my view pretty meaningless since the passage of time (duration) doesn't accomplish anything, unless its paint drying, concrete curing, or a wound healing.
In your screen shot you show three custom number fields. What exactly do each of them represent (i.e. formulas)? And how do you calculate Planned % Complete at summary level?
John
Well, I know that without baselines no plans but I wanted to know why the percentages are coming different.
I shall look at the link that you send it, in sha' Allaah (God Willing).
Thank you for your suggestion John.