Indicate Progress on a Task as a Percentage

You can indicate how much progress has been made on a task by entering the percentage of the total task duration that has been completed. For tasks that are relatively short in duration, it may not be worthwhile to track progress in such detail. For tasks of an extended duration, however, indicating the percentage of the task that is complete helps you track actual progress against the baseline.

A task is zero percent complete when it has not yet been begun and is 100 percent complete when it is finished.

Microsoft Project calculates the percentage of a summary task that is complete based on the progress of its subtasks.

To indicate progress on a task as a percentage

On the View Bar, click Gantt Chart .
In the Task Name field, select the task you want to update.
Click Task Information , and then click the General tab.
In the Percent complete box, type a whole number from 0 to 100.
By default, Microsoft Project indicates the percentage of the task that is complete as a thin, black line drawn horizontally through the middle of each task bar in the Gantt Chart view.