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DJ Huff
I cannot seem to figure out how MSP calculates BCWS and BCWP. I know what
Help says and I know how the calculations should be done, but when I try to
use the EV elements to calculate BCWS and BCWP on even a single task, I
cannot make it match. I know % Complete is calculated as Actual Duration /
Duration, right? And BCWS = % Complete * BAC, right? But BCWP is also
calculated using % Complete * BAC. But I am sure it is not the same %
Complete element. Isn't there a % Complete that uses the number of days of
duration since the task began? When I try to "back" into the BCWP, I cannot
get the figures to reconcile. e.g. If I calculate BCWP /BAC, I would think I
would get the % Complete that is used for the BCWP calculation, but I cannot
find the resultant % figure anywhere in the EV elements for that task. And,
wouldn't % Work Complete have some bearing on BCWP? But I cannot find
anything that says there is a connection between the work being done and BCWP.
This is critical as I need to know how to correct some plans that were
baselined without the proper planned hours (so the EV figures are whacked).
I do not want to re-baseline, so I have been trying to figure out a strategy
to bring the EV figures back in line in some fashion.
Sorry for the long questions!
Please advise!
Help says and I know how the calculations should be done, but when I try to
use the EV elements to calculate BCWS and BCWP on even a single task, I
cannot make it match. I know % Complete is calculated as Actual Duration /
Duration, right? And BCWS = % Complete * BAC, right? But BCWP is also
calculated using % Complete * BAC. But I am sure it is not the same %
Complete element. Isn't there a % Complete that uses the number of days of
duration since the task began? When I try to "back" into the BCWP, I cannot
get the figures to reconcile. e.g. If I calculate BCWP /BAC, I would think I
would get the % Complete that is used for the BCWP calculation, but I cannot
find the resultant % figure anywhere in the EV elements for that task. And,
wouldn't % Work Complete have some bearing on BCWP? But I cannot find
anything that says there is a connection between the work being done and BCWP.
This is critical as I need to know how to correct some plans that were
baselined without the proper planned hours (so the EV figures are whacked).
I do not want to re-baseline, so I have been trying to figure out a strategy
to bring the EV figures back in line in some fashion.
Sorry for the long questions!
Please advise!