Progress recording methods

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Trevor Rabey 👤 Member for 20 years 7 months
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sorry, but you cannot unlink remaining duration and % Complete because:



5 Complete = Actual Duration / Total Duration



and



Total Duration = Actual Duration + Remaining Duration



MSP measures Duration, Cost and Work. You can unlink Cost and Work (hours) from Duration. See options, calculation.

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Iftikhar Awan P.Eng. 👤 Member for 20 years 1 month
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Thanks Alexandre, your comment clrifies that %complete and remaining duration CAN be unlinked in MS Project. I would check it out.



Thank you Trevor for your comments. You have rightly stated that whenever %complete is stated, we should identify clearly what it means.

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Alexandre Faulx-Briole 👤 Member for 23 years 5 months
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Iftikhar,

it is also possible to update the project with the actual work of resources; by default, actual work and actual duartion are linked, therefore 50% actual work will mean 50% actual duration on one specific task

to unlink these two data, Tools, Options, Calculation, then the 1st option from the top in the frame "Calculation options for (active project)"

Alexandre

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Trevor Rabey 👤 Member for 20 years 7 months
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Do not type in % Complete

Always use an Actaul Start and Actual Duration,

then re-estimate remaining Duration.

MSP will calculate % Complete for you.

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Trevor Rabey 👤 Member for 20 years 7 months
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You have to be very clear about what "% Complete" means.



In MSP % Complete is simply, and always =

Actual Duration/Total Duration.



So % Complete is about Duration only.



What else could it be?

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