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Hi,
I have developed a project plan (which includes a % complete and a % planned column) and I wish to insert 3 types of indicators to show me how I am advancing with the progress of each activity:
Green: Shows the activity is on target
Yellow: Shows that the activity is between 1%-10% behind schedule
Red: Shows that the activity is greater than 10% behind schedule
I know how to insert the indicator but I don't know what formula I can use to calculate if i'm on target or behind schedule. Any ideas?
In case you are wondering, the % complete column I inserted comes by default in project, however, the % planned is a text column which I update by clicking on "upadate project" button on the project tab which automatically updated progress % of each activity. I then copy that information onto the % planned column.
Thanks
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Something along the lines of:
IIf([% Complete]-Val([Text28])<=-10,”Red”,IIf([% Complete]-Val([Text28])<=-1,”Amber”,”Green”))
should do the trick?
Regards, Ian
Something along the lines of:
IIf([% Complete]-Val([Text28])<=-10,”Red”,IIf([% Complete]-Val([Text28])<=-1,”Amber”,”Green”))
should do the trick?
Regards, Ian
Hi Ruben, have done something like this before, and used the formula [% Complete]-Val([Text28]) & "%" to subtract planned from actual % where Text28 contains the % Planned, seems to work. You could then easily set another Text field to display graphics by setting values against test for the results.
Hope this helps you.
Regards
Ian
yes, % planned of what needs to be completed up to the date I am consulting.
To give you some context, in order to calculate the % of planned worked in project, what I do is insert a text column (which will be my % planned column). I then press the "update project" button on the project tab which will update the percentages of each activity of my % complete column. It will indicate how much progress I should be reporting for the date I am consulting for each activity. I then copy the results of that column (% complete) and copy it onto my % planned column. This gives me a reference of what % I should be at, in other words, my planned percentage. I then manually update my % complete column with the real % of advancement I am at with each activity. For example, for a given activity, project might report that I should be at 50% based on the date I am consulting, but the reality is that I am 30% which would mean I am behind schedule. Given the aforementioned, I wish to have 3 indicators to report if i'm on target, 1%-10% behind schedule or greater than 10% behind schedule. To do this I believe I would need a formula I can use to calculate if for each activity if I am green, yellow or red.
I hope this clears the doubt.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Ruben
planned % in MS Project? was it coming from your baseline schedule or your current schedule? and how about planned % considering early or late?
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