Viewing slippage - timesheets

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jason

3 q's

What view do I need to go to see a visual if tasks are
sliding or ahead of schedule?

Also, when filling out a time sheet on a task that is
stretched out for a few weeks, let's say 4 hrs a day is
scheduled, but that day she only works three hours, does
that hour add to the rest of the time to bump it up 4.10
hrs per day now?

Last, as a pm, when I accept work or status updates in
PWA, it is really hard for me to see how it will affect my
schedule, before it automatically saves. Is there a way to
not save the plan before seeing what the actual work did
to my project plan?

Thank you,
Jason
 
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Dale Howard

Jason --

1. Assuming you saved a Baseline for your project, and are capturing Actual
Start and Actual Finish dates somehow as you collect actuals from your team,
you can see task slippage very well in the Tracking Gantt view (click View -
Tracking Gantt).

2. What happens when Actual Work is less than scheduled Work depends on the
Task Type for that particular task. If the Task Type is either Fixed Units
or Fixed Work, the uncompleted work for that day is rescheduled to the end
of the task, increasing its Duration. If the Task Type is Fixed Duration,
then the uncompleted work is spread across the remainder of the task
Duration in a flat pattern, as you have described in your question.

3. When you up process a Task Update into your project plan, you are asked
if you want to save your project. The dialog box has an OK button and a
Cancel button. Click the Cancel button, then apply the Tracking Gantt view
and study the effect of the update on your project plan. When you
understand what is going on with the project, then save and publish the
project again. This is a technique I personally use, as it allows you to
easily see every task that is impacted by the task update.

Hope these answers help.

--
Dale A. Howard
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
Denver, Colorado
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"
 
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