Chapter 18 - Tracking and Updating Your Schedule

Introduction

Where Does the Information Come From?

Which Information Should You Update?

Enter Actual Start and Finish Dates for a Task

Enter the Actual Duration of a Task

Indicate Progress on a Task as a Percentage

Update the Work Completed on a Task

Update Actual Work on a Daily Basis

Update Actual Costs for a Resource Assignment

Update Actual Costs on a Daily Basis

Update the Remaining Work on a Task

Insert a Split Between Actual Work and Remaining Work

Reschedule Uncompleted Work to Start on the Current Date

Assessing the Variance Between Actual Data and Baseline Data

Display Progress Lines in Your Project

View Baseline Fields

Compare Baseline Estimates to Actual Data

Determine If Tasks Are Starting and Finishing According to Plan

Determine If Tasks Cost More or Less Than Budgeted

Analyze Costs over Time with the Earned Value Table

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