Physical % complete field

[Trivikram]

Hi Guys,

Want to know whether Physical % Complete values (entered manually) for
activities would get rolled up to summary tasks are not.

We want to use this field for projecting the actual % if work complete and
thus want to have these values rolled up to summary tasks ultimately to the
overall project summary.

Trivikram.

 

[Jim Aksel]

Yes, absolutely.
Tools/Options/Calculations (tab). Click on Earned Value and set to
Physical%Complete.

Now, for EVERY task make sure the EV option is set to Physical%Complete.
This is available by selecting ALL tasks and changing from the Advanced Tab
of the Multiple Task Inoformation Dialog Box. You can also insert the EV
Type column.
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[Jim Aksel]

One more thing, you must have costed resources and a baseline for this to
work properly.
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[Trivikram]

Hi Jim

Thanks for the input. I will try it.

We are presently using MSP 2007 for only scheduling and not for costing /
EVM. We want to know the actual % progress only and not the costs. It seems,
we can use Physical % complete and % complete only for EV calculations, but
we want to use the Physical % complete for updating and reporting the actual
% progress. For example, there are 4 taks under a summary task and 2 get 100%
completed and the other two not started yet, I want the summary task showing
50%. Whether this is possible in MSP.

3vikram...

 

[Jim Aksel]

If you are not resource loaded, create a single resource "Worker1" at $1/hr
and load that against all nonsummary tasks. Baseline. Now Physical%Complete
will work.
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[Trivikram]

Hi Jim,

I have done that but still the Physical % complete of the summary task is
not getting updated although all the tasks under that summary task are having
a 100% physical % complete.

3vikram.