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using different type of % complete for the same project

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kumar s
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Dear all

i have a query regarding the % complete type for the activities

i have to  use the units % complete for 60% of activities (these activites are totally dependent on the resourceas available)

around 20% activities are based on the duration type(here resources does not matter only duration counts)

around 10% activities are dased on physical % complete(the actitites should be assessed by the % scope finished)

SO IF I USE these three % complete type in a single project what should be my settings while updating the schedule

i wanted to known if the percentages will show correctly when it is rolled up to the wbs level.

please guide me

 

thanks in advance

 

 

 

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kumar s
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Dear Amit

 

thnaks for your reply

so you mean to say that hte weightages cannot be given to the activities.

i have a doubt about the Est weight option for the actitities

what is the use of this. can we not assign the weightages here for a set actitivities which are coming under a  perticular WBS Node.

 

can you please brief me how can  we assign resources in values on weightages.

 

 

 

Amit Parmar (PMP)
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HI Kumar,

You are correct when you say that the weightages can be assigned only at the wbs level to wbs milestones. But we use a workaround by assigning resources in values on weightages and updating the activities based on that. But it works if only the weighted resource is updating the activity.

Regards

Amit

kumar s
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Dear Amit

Thank you very much for your valuable input.

i will work on it by creating a sample project and analyse it

 

one more thing i want to know if we can assign weightage to a perticular activity.

i thought that weightages can be given only at the WBS LEVEL only

Amit Parmar (PMP)
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Hi,

Primavera has following columns:

1) Duration % complete

2)Units % Complete

3) Physical % complete

Each of these columns will show you rolled up values in wbs for the respective type of activties. ie. If a WBS has a mix of duration, units & pysical the rolled up values for these activties will be in their columns and you would not get a combined rolled up percent complete.

In order to get a combined % complete, you have to add column "Performance % complete" which at activity level :

Performance % Complete = Activity % complete (Activity Level Only)

In order for the value to roll up to wbs level the project should have a cost loaded baseline assigned to it. Cause WBS level performance % complete is calculated by the following formula

Performance% Complete = Earned Value/ Budget at Completion

I know this is confusing so i would suggest tht you make a simplet project with 5 activities of different types and assign cost to it and you would autmoatically see the percent commplete getting rolled up into a percentage.

Note- If you have weightages fo these activities with you, then i can suggest you an alternate way to get rolled up percentages.

Regards

Amit Parmar