difference b/w % work complete and % complete???

[Farooq Khan]

hi,
can anyone tell me what the difference is b/w '% work complete' and '%
complete' columns in ms project? was a bit confused and couldnt find that in
project help.

thanks.
Farooq Khan

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Farooq ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

The % Complete field is a little confusing - it is actually the % Duration
Complete, as opposed to % Work Complete. For example, you estimate painting
a room with a Duration of 10 days to complete (ie a standard 80 manhour
week). Now suppose for the first 5 days you were only able to work
mornings. When you have finished on the 5th day, %Complete will be 50% but
Work Complete will be only 25% ( 5 days @ 4 hour per day = 20 manhours done
out of the original 80 hours scheduled).

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Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
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[Farooq Khan]

Thanks Mike,
I understand now. At first it didnt make sense but my calculator proved to
be handy today. with some calculations i got the same percentages as shown
by my project plan. Thanks again.


Best regards,
Farooq Khan

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, Farooq

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[RTucker]

Farooq,

There is also a third field, "Physical % Complete". P%C represents the
percentage a deliverable is 'done' based on its characteristics (3 of 10
layers of bricks), not on the time spent performing the task (duration), and
not by the portion of planned hours worked. The P%C field is independent of
Duration and Work (does not recalculate either of them, and it is not
calculated by any other data entered into MSP).

P%C is used to represent the value of the task's EV. If you want to use
the EVM data calculated by MSP, you must specify that you want P%C to
calculate your BCWP values. This is located in menu
"Tools-Options-Calculation" under the Earned Value button.

Regards,

Richard

Personally, I don't use the EVM data calculated by MSP, I use other EVM
tools. However, the P%C field is a blessing when you are