The Labor grid columns display the levels of the project's work breakdown structure (WBS) and related resources. You can use this grid to modify Navigator plans, but Vision plans are view-only. You must use Vision Project Planning to modify a Vision plan.
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The Labor grid displays project details for each level of the WBS.
If your firm uses Vision Multicurrency, the currency amounts display in the project's billing currency or project currency. The currency is based on the
Use Billing Currency not Project Currency option in
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| Level/Resource
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This field displays the work breakdown structure name and named resource or generic resource information for the project, phase, or task. Click the ellipsis or tooltip to display the full name of the work breakdown structure.
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| Start Date
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Specify a start date for the WBS element. By default, when a Navigator plan is created, this field is set to the date entered in the
Initial Dates: Start field for the top level of the WBS in the Project Info Center. If this date is not entered in the Project Info Center, then it defaults to the date entered in the
Estimated Dates: Completion field. If neither date is entered in the Project Info Center, then tomorrow's date defaults.
When you add new phases and tasks to the WBS, the parent WBS start date is the default. You can change the default start date for phases/tasks; if earlier than the parent row's start date, Navigator will change the parent start date to match.
Complete one of the following actions to set the start date for a WBS element:
- Enter a date in the field.
- Click the
Date field to display the Calendar dialog box and select a date. This start date cannot be later than any existing planned hours or the end date.
You can shift planning dates on the work breakdown structure. When you shift dates, your plans remain accurate over the course of the project life cycle.
If you are using a Vision plan, the
Start Date defaults from the Labor tab in Project Planning. The dates you assign on the Labor grid are also used on the Expenses and Consultants grids. All planning grid date changes must be made using the Labor grid.
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| End Date
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Specify an end date for the WBS element. By default, when a Navigator plan is created, this field is set to the date entered in the
Estimated Dates: Completion field for the top level of the WBS in the Project Info Center. If this date is not entered in the Project Info Center, then it defaults to the date entered in the
Initial Dates: Start field. If neither date is entered in the Project Info Center, then tomorrow's date defaults.
When you add new phases and tasks to the WBS, the parent WBS end date is the default. You can change the default end date for phases/tasks; if later than the parent row's end date, Navigator will change the parent end date to match.
Complete one of the following actions to set the end date for a WBS element:
- Enter a date in the field.
- Click the
Date field to display the Calendar dialog box and select a date. This end date cannot be earlier than any existing planned hours or the start date.
If you are using a Vision plan, the
End Date defaults from the Labor tab in Project Planning.
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| Contract
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This field displays the labor contract amount that is calculated from the Contract page as follows:
Contract = Labor
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| Baseline
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This field displays the sum of the planned bill amount that is saved in the baseline for the selected WBS row.
- For a Navigator plan, the planned bill amount equals the sum of the associated resource's baseline amounts.
- For a Vision plan, the amount on the WBS row may not equal the sum of the associated resource rows. This happens when resource rows are removed or changed after the baseline was saved and the WBS row retains the original planned amount. If the project has multiple Vision plans that are included in utilization, Navigator sums the baseline amounts from the plans.
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| JTD Amount
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This field displays the job-to-date labor amount through today's date for the project, phase, or task. It is based on actual JTD labor charges at billing and includes unposted charges.
Calculation: JTD = Posted and unposted labor charges at billing through today
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| ETC Amount
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This field displays the estimate-to-complete (ETC) labor amount for the project, phase, or task. This is the billing value of planned labor required from tomorrow through the end of the plan to complete the project, phase, or task.
If the Vision plan's
Budget Type is set to
Cost, this amount displays as zero. If a project is mapped on multiple Vision plans that have the
Include in utilization and project reports option selected, Navigator totals are the combined values.
Calculation: ETC = Planned labor amount at billing from tomorrow forward for plans in utilization
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| EAC
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This field displays the sum of the job-to-date (JTD) labor billing amount and the estimate-to-complete (ETC) labor billing amount for the project, phase, or task.
If the Vision plan's
Budget Type is set to
Cost, this amount displays as zero. If a project is mapped on multiple Vision plans that have the
Include in utilization and project reports option selected, Navigator totals are the combined values.
Calculation: EAC = JTD labor amount at billing through today + ETC labor amount at billing from tomorrow forward for plans in utilization
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| Contract Less EAC
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This field displays the variance between the contract amount and the estimate-at-completion (EAC) labor amount for the current project, phase, or task.
Calculation: Contract Less EAC = Contract - (JTD labor amount at billing through today + ETC labor amount at billing from tomorrow forward for plans in utilization)
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