Comparing multiple baselines

You can compare two project baselines with each other, and also with the current plan values, to identify trends in project execution.

Before you begin

Use the Baseline viewlet to perform this task. In the navigation bar, click Work, and click the Baseline tab.

To compare multiple baselines, you must have created more than one baseline for the project. For more information on creating a baseline, see Creating a baseline

About this task

To compare multiple baselines:

Procedure

  1. In the WBS tree, click the project to view the baseline data for.
  2. In the Baseline viewlet, select the Baseline 1 check box, and then select a baseline from the drop-down list.
    Important: If there are no saved baselines for the selected project, the baseline drop-down lists are empty.
  3. Select the Baseline 2 check box, and select another baseline from the drop-down list.
  4. Optional: To view the current plan values alongside the baselines, select the Current check box.
  5. Click Show. The Baseline 1, Baseline 2, and if selected, the Current plan schedule values are displayed in columnar format.

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