Report - Break down by major tasks/phases

[Regis]

Hi

The goal of the report is to show each deliverable and have all the phases
below. This way, we can easily see the cost for each deliverables across the
project.

Example

Central report X.
Definition 10000
Realization 8500
Validation 7000
Transfert 400
.....

Is this type of report is available in Ms-Project 2003?

Thank you Ms-project Guru

 

[John]

Hi

The goal of the report is to show each deliverable and have all the phases
below. This way, we can easily see the cost for each deliverables across the
project.

Example

Central report X.
Definition 10000
Realization 8500
Validation 7000
Transfert 400
....

Is this type of report is available in Ms-Project 2003?

Thank you Ms-project Guru

Regis,
The short answer is "yes". However, I don't see a "deliverable" in your
example - maybe it follows "transfer" or maybe you are defining
"deliverable" as the sum of all phases, but it isn't clear.

Rather than trying to guess what you want, a little more clarification
would help us help you better.

John
Project MVP

 

[Regis]

Hi John

Thank you to take time answering my question.

My deliverable is the Central report X.

In the normal indentation of ms-project at the definition level we have this
deliverable. Of course on subsequent phases as realisation we found a task
named ''build the central reports'' and so on .

Central report X. (The deliverable name)
Definition 10000
Realization 8500
Validation 7000
Transfert 400


Hope this is ok.

 

[John]

Hi John

Thank you to take time answering my question.

My deliverable is the Central report X.

In the normal indentation of ms-project at the definition level we have this
deliverable. Of course on subsequent phases as realisation we found a task
named ''build the central reports'' and so on .

Central report X. (The deliverable name)
Definition 10000
Realization 8500
Validation 7000
Transfert 400


Hope this is ok.

Regis,
I guess I'm still lost. The indenture structure you show will
automatically provide cost information at each summary level. For
example, if the Central report X is a summary line and each phase under
it (i.e. Definition, Realization, etc.) is also a summary, the Cost
field will show a roll-up of cost for each phase and at the deliverable
level.

I must be missing something.
John
Project MVP

 

[Regis]

Sorry John. My fault. I took for asset that everyone is doing a project by
phases/deliverables. Sorry.

Our current project is ended and is build using the phase/deliverables
approach e.g.

Definition
Define the central report X
Realization
Build the central report X
....

For the post-mortem, I want to shown a reports reversing the
phase/deliverables and provide the total cost of a deliverables across all
the phases.

Again, sorry for the confusion.

 

[John]

Sorry John. My fault. I took for asset that everyone is doing a project by
phases/deliverables. Sorry.

Our current project is ended and is build using the phase/deliverables
approach e.g.

Definition
Define the central report X
Realization
Build the central report X
...

For the post-mortem, I want to shown a reports reversing the
phase/deliverables and provide the total cost of a deliverables across all
the phases.

Again, sorry for the confusion.

Regis,
Apparently we are still on different pages. In my experience a normal
project structure is arranged in a logical sequence of performance
tasks. Defined groups of tasks may be phase based, function based, or
performing org based. At the end of each phase there is often a
"deliverable" to the next phase or organization. Using this structure,
cost summaries for each phase, function or org falls out automatically
by the indenture structure of the plan.

Now, if I stretch your structure out as I would see it, Definition is
the first phase. Under it are several performance tasks that result in
the definition of the central report (i.e. first deliverable). That
deliverable is then used by phase 2 which is "realization". Under that
are several more performance tasks that end with the build of the
central report (i.e. second deliverable). And so on. As I said before,
this structure will automatically give cost breakdown by each phase.

If this doesn't help, I'm afraid you are going to have to give a whole
lot more detail before I can suggest an approach. Or, perhaps someone
else understands what you want and can jump in with a suggestion.

John
Project MVP