Way to look at % complete of predecessors

[jackie]

Hello

I would like to find out what is the most efficient way to check the status
of the predecessors of any tasks in the plan

I have a plan with a large number of tasks and for instance task 540, has 10
predecessors each at different stages of completion scattered throughout the
plan. Currently if I want to know how each predecessor is progressing I need
to locate the predecessor manually, and I would be grateful for some advice
on how to do this more efficiently

Many thanks
J

 

[Jim Aksel]

Generally this question is really asking "What is driving the start date of
this task." In Project 2007 and later, there is a featue called "What's
driving my task". Although it does not give you specific %Complete, it will
provide needed information.

In addition to Trevor's excellent (and inexpensive) solution, a coded
solution is also possible. This is not freeware, but is available.
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[Jack Dahlgren MVP]

There is a freeware solution - my trace macro. Select the task, run the
macro and it will filter the project to show the predecessors.
You can find it here:
http://masamiki.com/project/macros.htm

-Jack

 

[Jim Aksel]

duh, I forgot about that. Sorry Jack.