Planned % Complete Vs Duration Variance Vs Actual Complete

[Greema]

Hi,

Can there be a scenario in project plan where overall the project duration is delayed, however a task actual % complete can be more that planned percentage calculated based on duration?

Thanks

[#2]

Greema,
Well I dunno. I'm guessing you are asking because you have such a scenario. If so, could you post a screen shot.

Remember, "planned percentage" will be based on Baseline Duration, not scheduled Duration so I suppose there could be a condition where the actual % complete is greater than the planned % complete. This of course assumes the plan was not re-baselined.

John

[#3]

Greema --

Yes, this is possible, but probably only if the work in the project is "front loaded", which means that more work is planned earlier in the project, with less work planned later in the project. Hope this helps.

[#4]

@Greema 

Another attempt to get right on the issue, not having more data, is the situation in which the % completed of the project is lower than what could be expected, although it is progressing as scheduled and without delays to the Status Date, as shown in the picture.

This is because, as has been frequently mentioned, the formula for the % completed of a subtask summary task is: 

                            100 x Sum of actual subtask durations / Sum of subtask durations

And the actual duration of the summary task is:

                              % summary task completed x summary task duration / 100

Ignacio