Baseline is not correct

... Upon further review, I seem to ONLY be having this issue with completed activities.

Thoughts? Insigts? Solutions?

Thanks again,

- Jeff

Hi Jeff

I have a feeling you are using Early Start & Early Finish Dates.

In P6 there is a date field named  Start  & Finish.

Since you said the problem is only for completed activities, I feel this might be the solution.

Do read more on the various date fields in P6 to better understand the calculations of ES & EF

Regards

Shareef A Azeez

Thanks for the reply.

For completed activities, the baseline bar seems to represent the 'Original Duration' without any progress/actual dates (from the Baseline schedule).

Under the 'Bars ...' menu, I can only choose 'Primary Baseline' or 'Project Baseline' to represent the Baseline schedule.  Neither of these are giving me the Actual Baseline dates.

How can I resolve this and show the Baseline Actual dates / At completion duration?

- Jeff

To ensure you have the Start and Finish Dates from a Baseline displayed as Baseline Bars, and not the Planned Dates, make sure:

ƒThe Admin, Admin Preferences, Earned Value tab is set to either ƒAt Completion values with current dates, or ƒBudget Values with current dates (some versions use (Planned Values with current dates)

ƒA Baseline is set in the Project, Assign Baseline form and your are not displaying a <Current Project>,

ƒEach User will must set their own Primary User Baseline when using a Layout created by another person,

ƒThe Projectwindow, Calculationstab Link Budget and At Completion for not started activities option is checked.

Jeff,

Planned Dates is different from Baseline Dates. Baseline Data will never change when assigned.

To make sure you display the the same Data as your Basline Data in the Current Schedule, Create a UDF in the Baseline Schedule as "Initial Start and Initial Finish" then Copy the Start and Finish into the UDF accordingly.

Transfer this UDF into the current Schedule, Compare the UDF columns with Baseline Dates Columns.

Regards,

There are a number of issues with P6 Dates and Baselines and there are several options to resolve these issues. Unfortunately P6 has a lagre number date fields which you need to understand and avoid including the Early Dates and Planned Dates. All my books cover these issues but for people who do not want to buy a book I have published a paper on my websites under technical papers and the one titled What Primavera P6 Baseline Bars am I Displaying? covers the Baseline Dates issues.

The issue with Actual dates is the issue of displaying Early dates and you should display Start and Finish.

The issue of not seeing the correct Baseline Dates is due toe the incorrect Admin EV Setting.

Regards

Paul E Harris
BSc Hons, Certified Cost Engineer, PRINCE2 Practitioner
Managing Director and President
Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd, Australia

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