Graphing work and remaining work over time

[kfowler]

I would like to generate a graph showing total actual work and remaining work
for a top level task over time (week), This would enable me to show the
projected remaining work through the duration of the project as it decreases
from N to 0, and show the actual work completed though the duration of the
project as it increases from 0 to N.

The canned visual reports don't allow me to do this (that I can see anyway).
Maybe I'm missing something. I also can't see how to customize a visual
report that will do what I want.

Using Microsoft Project 2007 (not the Server edition)
Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

You mean kind of like a burndown chart? Heather O'Cull posted something
about that quite a while ago:

http://blogs.msdn.com/project/archive/2007/11/14/we-re-back.aspx


- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[kfowler]

That's the ticket - exactly. I think there is one error in the writeup
(though it may be me misinterpreting it). In steps 12 and 13 I think x and y
should both be the the Grand Total for the Baseline Work colum (F). At least,
that is what makes my graph look correct.

Thank you!