Summary Bar Progress
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Ray FergusonMember for 23 years 5 months
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I have a problem with a top-level summary bar containing several nested summary tasks, which contains individual tasks. The over all project is on programme apart from 1 nested summary bar containing tasks that are 2 weeks behind, however the top summary is only showing 3 days slip? I would expect the project to be more than 3 days behind over all.
I believe that the top summary bar is not recording its contents progress accurately? Is there anyway to check this?
Would the nested summary bars distort the result of progress on the top summary?
Thanks
I believe that the top summary bar is not recording its contents progress accurately? Is there anyway to check this?
Would the nested summary bars distort the result of progress on the top summary?
Thanks
9 replies
Oldest first- 0Ray Ferguson ·Hi Mike,
The progress line is zig zag and there is no float as the item in delay task (structural steel) is critical.
Thanks
Ray
ps.
I read a rather complicated explanation on how progress figures are calculated on summary bars in the V11.2 release notes, which I didn’t understand.
- 0Ray Ferguson ·Hi Mike,
Thanks, yes the end date moves out by 2 weeks, but i would have expected the summary bar to show a bigger delay. I have asked my colleague to have a look at it in V10 to see how its reacts.
I emailed technical services last week about it and am still awaiting a reply.
Thanks again - 0Mike Testro ·Hi Ray
I have just run a dummy progress on one my training modules that I am setting up and - on comparing the progressed bars and summaries with the "contract baseline"
there are significant differences.
When I filter on the critical tasks the same delay is constant.
On checking what caused the differences in the summary bars I have found:
1. Float is being used up.
2. Bars are going over holiday periods.
In fact it would be most unusual if the delay duration was the same on every summary bar.
I hope this helps
Best regards
Mike Testro - 0Iain McNab ·Hi Ray
Could this have anything to do with the progress on summary bars being calculated by the "duration method" or the "overall method" which can be changed through File - properties.
I think the duration method is based on an activity week count whereas the overall method gives every activity the same %age weighting.
Apologies if this is not relevant, and i have picked up the wrong end of the stick.
Regards
Iain - 0Mike Testro ·Hi Iain
Welcome to Planning Planet.
You do have a point except that you cannot toggle between the methods in properties for individual tasks or summaries.
You can select two columns in the spreadsheet to compare the two.
My default is the simple Percent Complete option.
Best regards
Mike Testro
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