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Progress towards a milestone
Hi, I have a bunch of tasks, which are linked to a set of key deliverables. A set of key deliverables must be met to meet a milestone. Is there a way to show the progress towards a milestone as ...
NKumar2010 --
The simplest solution would be to display the % Complete value to the right of the summary task indicator in the Gantt Chart view. To do this, apply the Gantt Chart view and then double-click anywhere in the white part of the Gantt Chart screen on the right side of the view. In the Bar Styles dialog, select the line item named Summary. At the bottom of the dialog, click the Text tab. Click the Right pick list button and select the % Complete item on the list. Click the OK button.
Just a thought. Hope this helps.
The simplest solution would be to display the % Complete value to the right of the summary task indicator in the Gantt Chart view. To do this, apply the Gantt Chart view and then double-click anywhere in the white part of the Gantt Chart screen on the right side of the view. In the Bar Styles dialog, select the line item named Summary. At the bottom of the dialog, click the Text tab. Click the Right pick list button and select the % Complete item on the list. Click the OK button.
Just a thought. Hope this helps.
- Hi Dale,
So you are are also suggesting I keep milestone task as a summary task, with key deliverables as it's summary task . This means the summary task shows it's progress, which essentially is a progress to achieve the milestone.Refer to the screenshot below for what your project should look like. See how this project has summary tasks and a milestone for each summary task? And notice the % Complete value to the right of each summary task's Gantt bar? That is the approach I am recommending for you. Hope this helps.
- NKumar2010 --
No. My solution assumes that you have summary tasks that represent major sections of your project and that you have a milestone task as the last task at the end of each section. DO NOT change the summary task into a Milestone task. Then implement my solution and see if it works. Hope this helps.
