UPDATING A SCHEDULE

Hi Faiz

Updating the progress as a % of duration will only produce an automatic calculation of how long you have left to go, not the actual quantity left to achieve.  So far example if you have a 10 day activity which is worth 1000 man hours and you tell it you are 50% complete, Primavera (on those settings) will automatically presume you have 5 days of work remaining. In reality you may be 50% of the way through your original duration, achieved 60% of the workscope but there may be external factors which mean that the remaining 40% will now take 7 days instead of 5. 

On projects i have always used % complete in relation to the quantity of achieved manhours and then input the remaining duration rather than letting it calculate automatically.

I hope this makes sense!

Rob Llewellyn,

Thanks for your reply.Now I have doubt in my upating process :(..

I perform Following Steps,

1.General tab--Percent type--Physical

2.Status tab--activity Start Date entry---Percent Complete till Date (say 20%)

3.Schedule at data date.

is it correct Sir ?????

Hi Everyone,

I am a new member to this planning site. I have a query about updating the baseline in p6. how can keep the backup. Normally in P3 you will save as another file. How about P6. Please advise.

Hi Henry

Welcome to Planning Planet

You will get a better response if you start a new thread for your query in either P6 or P3.

Also you only need to click the Save button once.

Best regards

Mike Testro

Let's say you have a 10-day activity and you are using Duration %.
At the 5th day, your Physical % is 40%.
Dur % = 50 and Phy % = 40%

No work is done on the activity for the next 5 days (ie no progress.  Physical % is still 40%.)

Time lapsed is 10 days now.  Remaining Dur is still 5 days. At this point...
Dur % = Actual Duration/At Completion Dur =10/15 days = 67%!  
Without doing anything, your Dur % increased from 50% to 67%!!!

In this picture, it shows that Physical % more acurately reflects reality.

hi mike,

hop u could help me on my unexpected probs with my P6.1 stand alone primavera. When I was about to update my schedule, with the following facts: cost loaded, baseline - project, %complete type: duaration % complete.. Probs: when i update my schedule, 100% complete activities will have 100% earned value as well, but for the activities with below 100% complete will not give any value for the earned value at all nor even in performance % complete.

THANKS

Hi Manalo

I don't use P6 so sorry but I can't help.

Best regards

Mike Testro

halu everyone,

could anyone help me finding my solution in my P6 stand alone problem. when updating my schedule, with the following facts: percent complete type: duration percent complete, cost loaded, base line project.. problem, when updating, activities with 100% completed will give a 100% earned value, but for activities with below 100% completed or not finished activity will not give any earned value at all. thanks and god bless..