Progress
The progressing function in Open Plan allows you to enter schedule information — actual dates, estimates, and completion status — about activities in a project that is underway.
In addition, you can also enter information about resource usage at the activity level.
- Related Topics:
- Entering Progress Information
In Open Plan, you enter activity progress using the tabbed Activity Progress dialog box. You can display this dialog box by displaying an activity and clicking Progress on the Edit tab. - How Open Plan Uses Progress Information
Once you have entered progress for a project, you can calculate new dates for the activities using either time analysis or resource scheduling. - Entering Physical Percent Complete
Open Plan allows you to progress an activity by entering the physical percent complete (PPC) at either at the activity level or the resource level - Project Progress
You can display project information at any time by opening a project and using the Properties command. - Activity Progress
In general, entering status information about activity progress consists of specifying the related information so that a revised time analysis of the project can be performed. - Resource and Cost Progress
In addition to entering information about the schedule status of activities, you can enter information about resource costs, usage, and forecasts. - Calculating Resource Progress Automatically
If you do not want to enter resource progress manually, you can have Open Plan calculate resource progress automatically based on the current status of the activity. - Calculating Earned Value Progress Automatically
You can have Open Plan update the earned value of the project by selecting the Update Physical Percent Complete option in the Progress Calculations dialog box. - Progress Dates
The Start Date and End Date fields are enabled when you choose to update resource progress or earned value. - Progress Calculations Session Log
Each time you perform progress calculations, Open Plan creates a session log. - Rules For EVT and Activity Physical % Complete
Activity Physical % Complete (PPC) is a percentage estimate of the completed work for an activity. - Tabs and Dialog Boxes
Use the tabs and dialog boxes in this section to manage progress. - Related Procedures
Follow the procedures in this section to manage progress.