Project 2016 Intermediate

Project 2016

Lesson – Tracking Your Progress

U PDATING A T ASK N OT ON S CHEDULE

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Discussion

Tasks usually do not progress as originally planned. A task may start or finish early, on schedule, or late. Enter the data in several different ways in these situations.

If a task starts on schedule but finishes late, enter the actual finish date in the Act. Finish field of the Tracking table. Microsoft Project will then mark the task as 100% complete in the % Comp. field. If a task starts early or late, but finishes on schedule, enter the actual start date in the Act. Start field of the Tracking table. You will also need to enter 100% in the % Comp. field as the task is not automatically marked complete. If a task starts early or late and finishes early or late, enter the actual dates in the Act. Start and Act. Finish fields. Microsoft Project will automatically mark the task as 100% complete.

Updating a task not on schedule

NOTE

If a task with a constraint or deadline date is impacted by a task that is not on schedule, a Planning Wizard dialog box opens. Select an option in the dialog box and adjust the schedule as necessary.

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