Recording Progress with %Complete Feature

The %Complete feature may be used if you wish to record progress on your schedule. In each of the Planning, Timeline, and PERT Charts the data for the currently selected task contains a %Complete field that you fill out. The Timeline view provides a graphical indication of the %Complete as well as an indication of tasks running 'late'.

In the default Timeline diagram tasks on the Critical Path are displayed in Red, while those not on the Critical Path are Blue. The timeline can also show the %Complete for each task, and whether it is on time or running late.

The %Complete for a task can be set using the menu in the data area; . You can select a value from the drop-down menu, or type a value in.

To display %Complete on the Timeline, use the menu entries for 'Options' and 'Timeline' and 'Mark Completion'.

The above partial timeline for a single task illustrates how %Complete and Lateness are displayed. The task has duration of 4 days and starts on 12-May. The %Complete has been entered as being 25%.

The green bar shows that 25% of the work has been done. This report was run on 14-May. If the task were following its schedule, it should have been 50% complete by the end of 13-May. The yellow bar shows the difference between the amount of work completed, and how much work should have been completed by now; i.e. how late the task is running.