How to update/recalculate the plan after updating actual work with wrong figures

[Soikkendaal]

hi,I need your help!

my situation: I updated my project with actual work figures. the baseline work of one task was 15 hours. by mistake i added 15 days. my trackin gantt of course reacted this and channged the duration etc.

then i updated the actual work - now with correct figures: 15 hours - BUT the tracking gantt remained as it was after the wrong update (15days).

what if i notices my mistake, so that i cannot get back with the undo's. is there any way to 'recalculate' the plan?

 

[JulieInMaine]

So, is the task complete? check the spread of the 15 hours of work (check the Task Usage view). Set the remaining duration to zero and that should remove the remaining duration.

 

[Soikkendaal]

hi julieinmain
no, the task is not complete...
soili

 

[JulieInMaine]

Go to the Task Usage view and double check the Actual Work spread. Adjust as necessary and then set the remaining duration to the correct amount.

 

[Soikkendaal]

ok, so the adjustement must be done manually...thank you for this tip. by the way: i'm using the earned value method. surely you know: why is the spi or cpi value different when i'm on the tracking gantt view of when i'm on the 'normal' gantt view?!?

 

[JulieInMaine]

it should not be. are you looking at the Earned Value Cost Indicators table in both views?

 

[Soikkendaal]

yes, you're rught: i made a mistake, had two cpi's instead of cpi and spi.

is it so that after setting the baseline to a project i should only work wtht the tracking gantt view?

soili

 

[JulieInMaine]

You can work with any view that you need. I personally use the Tracking table when supplying progress on a task.