Question on % Complete vs % Work complete

[Merry]

Hi,
In EPM PWA project center, under Complete Project view, there are % Complete
and % Work complete.
What is the difference between % Complete and % Work complete.
I found a project with % Complete = 95%, % Work Complete = 100%.

Thanks,
Merry

 

[Rod Gill]

Hi,

% Complete is % Duration complete. In the case you mention, all work may
have been completed but some Tasks with no Resources obviously have not.

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Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Merry]

Hi Gill,

I checked the project plan details and found, in the plan, all resource
fields are blank and there are 3 tasks with % Complete = 0%
How to explain this?

Thanks,
Merry

 

[Rod Gill]

And is the Work column empty in all Tasks as well?

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Merry]

Hi Gill,
The work column for those 3 tasks are 0, but work for other tasks are not 0.

In addition, I want to know what is the necessity to have these two
completes: "% Complete" & "% Work Complete".

Thanks
Merry

 

[Rod Gill]

If % complete is different from % work complete, then one or more tasks must
have work. You can just enter Work into the Work column, but normally Work
gets added when you assign Resources. If you have Resources staggered on
Tasks or overlapping Tasks in a Summary Task, then %Work complete and %
Complete (% Duration Complete) will be different.

If the Project in Project Professional shows %Work and % Work complete as
the same, try re-publishing the project.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

 

[Merry]

Thanks,
Merry

If % complete is different from % work complete, then one or more tasks must
have work. You can just enter Work into the Work column, but normally Work
gets added when you assign Resources. If you have Resources staggered on
Tasks or overlapping Tasks in a Summary Task, then %Work complete and %
Complete (% Duration Complete) will be different.

If the Project in Project Professional shows %Work and % Work complete as
the same, try re-publishing the project.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com