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Tracking unit progress on ms project
I am trying to figure out how to get MSP to measure my work correctly. Example: I have 10 days to install 10,000 feet of cable. On day one I install 2500 feet and put my progress in as 25%. The problem is my task bar and days show 2.5 days have been used which is incorrect. I want to see my actual percent complete based on the actual amount of time (days) I use. It can work the other way. I can take 3 days to lay 1000 ft. I don't want my task bar to say I've only used one day when I actually used 3 days. Please help. Shawman
Sorry but that's not how the progress line on the Gantt bar works. Percent complete is a duration based parameter so if you enter 25% for a 10 day task, Project will show 2.5 days of progress. Agreed, not a very useful metric.
Here's what you can do. Show the Actual Duration field and the Physical % Complete fields, hide the Percent Complete field. Then you can enter the number of days and whatever percentage of work you feel is complete.
Hope this helps.
John
Sorry but that's not how the progress line on the Gantt bar works. Percent complete is a duration based parameter so if you enter 25% for a 10 day task, Project will show 2.5 days of progress. Agreed, not a very useful metric.
Here's what you can do. Show the Actual Duration field and the Physical % Complete fields, hide the Percent Complete field. Then you can enter the number of days and whatever percentage of work you feel is complete.
Hope this helps.
John
I will make that work and assign physical % complete to my task bars on gantt chart - Thanks for your help John-project
- shawman60,
You're welcome and thanks for the feedback.
John
