The task "Status" field is computed on the basis of the current project schedule, percent complete, and the project status date. It is not related to any computed variances against baselines. See here: https://support.office.com/en-MY/article/Status-task-field-769145ac-e05… . As you can see, this field is not useful for tracking against baseline and seems to be aimed at a different group of users - I rarely look at it.
You might be better off tracking finish variance, which is the difference between the current schedule finish and the baseline finish. (A positive variance means the task is late.) You can create a custom field to flag late tasks using the formula {Flag1 = } [Finish Variance]>0.
At the very least, I would suggest adding baseline bars to your bar chart - they are included in the default "Tracking Gantt" view.
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18 years 11 monthsHi Barry,The task "Status"
Hi Barry,
The task "Status" field is computed on the basis of the current project schedule, percent complete, and the project status date. It is not related to any computed variances against baselines. See here: https://support.office.com/en-MY/article/Status-task-field-769145ac-e05… . As you can see, this field is not useful for tracking against baseline and seems to be aimed at a different group of users - I rarely look at it.
You might be better off tracking finish variance, which is the difference between the current schedule finish and the baseline finish. (A positive variance means the task is late.) You can create a custom field to flag late tasks using the formula {Flag1 = } [Finish Variance]>0.
At the very least, I would suggest adding baseline bars to your bar chart - they are included in the default "Tracking Gantt" view.
Good luck, tmb