When you replan a project, you select one of five options. The option you select impacts how MPM replans the project.
The options and their purposes are:
This option: |
Is used to: |
Replan smaller projects that do not require calculation of earned value |
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Nullify a cost variance |
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Formally reprogram a project and nullify both cost and schedule variances |
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Nullify a schedule variance |
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Establish ETC estimates based on baseline estimates or set ETC equal to baseline after replanning baseline estimates |
If there is no baseline established for the project, you can select the If No Baseline, Set Baseline = Actuals option. The option is available for the following Replan options:
Set Baseline = Actuals
Set Baseline and Earned Value = Actuals
This option is generally used for negotiated or undefined work where a contractor has been asked to begin work and report Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP) only.
If this option is not checked, the WBSs with no baseline will be skipped in the replan. If the option is checked, the actuals data will be copied to the baseline, even if no baseline exists.
Following is an example of a scenario and result that would occur if this option was used.
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Detail BCWS |
Detail ACWP |
Rollup BCWS |
Rollup ACWP |
WBS A.1 |
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Work Package before replan |
0 |
200 |
0 |
200 |
Work Package after replan |
200 |
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200 |
200 |
The XREF-EST field is enabled when the following Replan Options are selected:
Set Baseline = Actuals
Set Baseline and Earned Value = Actuals
Set Baseline = Earned Value
This is an optional 20-character user-defined field. It is provided as an additional identifier. The XREF-EST field is used during reporting, exporting, or onscreen filtering as a wild card, to match a specific group of data.
The Replan options are described in the following subtopics:
Set Earned Value Equal to Actuals
Set Baseline and Earned Value Equal to Actuals