Work vs Effort: 2007 feature question

J

J Burford Fields

In some of the PowerPoint slides I've seen about new Project Server
2007 features, they describe an ability to track work and effort
separately. I don't get it. What does that mean? It looks pretty
significant as it keeps getting repeated.
 
G

Gary L. Chefetz [MVP]

JB:

Work is Effort, so that's not quite what that means. In 2007 you can track
Work (Effort) through timesheets and track the schedule through the tasks
page without connecting the two. This allows you to collect effort at
something other than the assignment level. You can also connect the two
applying your timesheet data by importing it into the tasks update page.

If you use timesheets, and you drive your schedule using actual work, then
it becomes a two-step process in 2007 where you enter time into timesheets,
then import your timesheet data into your task tracking page and submit your
progress updates.
 
J

J Burford Fields

Thanks, Gary. I was worried that I was wholy lacking in knowledge of
some common project management principle known to all but myself.

:)

J
 
R

Roger

Gary said:
JB:

Work is Effort, so that's not quite what that means. In 2007 you can track
Work (Effort) through timesheets and track the schedule through the tasks
page without connecting the two. This allows you to collect effort at
something other than the assignment level. You can also connect the two
applying your timesheet data by importing it into the tasks update page.

If you use timesheets, and you drive your schedule using actual work, then
it becomes a two-step process in 2007 where you enter time into timesheets,
then import your timesheet data into your task tracking page and submit your
progress updates.
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