Expected schedule:
Created during project creation, estimated schedule for WBS elements.
Expected schedule can be edited if no resource assignments (active
or inactive) exist. |
Start (Exp) |
Estimated start date for an element. Double-click,
and select from the calendar popup. |
Finish (Exp) |
Estimated finish date for an element. Double-click,
and select from the calendar popup. |
Duration (Exp) |
Estimated duration in number of days for an
element. Double-click to enter. |
Effort (Exp) |
Estimated effort in number of hours for an element.
This field is read-only, and is calculated from the element duration
and the work hours per day that is specified in the project calendar.
For parent elements, the effort is an aggregate of the effort of the
child elements. |
Planned schedule:
Cannot be edited directly in this viewlet. When no resource assignments
(active or inactive) exist, the planned schedule is the same as the
expected schedule, and the effort is 0. When resource assignments
exist (active or inactive), the planned schedule and effort is derived
from the resource assignment schedule and effort. |
Start (Plan) |
Planned start date for an element, including
the start date of any inactive assignments. Non-editable in this viewlet. |
Finish (Plan) |
Planned finish date for an element, including
the finish date of any inactive assignments. Non-editable in this
viewlet. |
Duration (Plan) |
Planned duration for an element in number of
days, including the duration of any inactive assignments. Non-editable
in this viewlet. |
Effort (Plan) |
Planned effort for an element in number of hours,
including the effort for any inactive assignments. This is a non-editable,
calculated field. |
Actual schedule:
For effort-based projects, derived from the timesheet entries for
the element. For duration-based projects, editable in this viewlet. |
Start (Actual) |
Actual start date for an element. For effort-based
projects, it is updated from the timesheet entry, and cannot be edited
in this viewlet. For duration-based projects, it is editable in this
viewlet. |
Finish (Actual) |
Actual finish date for an element. For effort-based
projects, it is non-editable in this viewlet, and is updated from
the timesheet entry. For duration-based projects, it is editable in
this viewlet. |
Effort (Actual) |
Actual effort in number of hours for an element.
This is a non-editable field, and is updated from the timesheet entry. |
%C |
Percent complete. This is a non-editable field
in this viewlet, and is updated from the timesheet entry. |
%EC |
Percent effort complete. Calculated based on
the timesheet hours reported by the resources assigned to the activity.
Not applicable for duration-based projects. |
%DC |
Percent duration complete. Not applicable for
effort-based projects. This is an editable field. |