BCWP, ACWP etc became zeros after a baseline!!

[John Noel]

Hi All,

This is a question sent to me by one of our PMs. I am just
a techy trying to help our PMs anyway I can and so I am
looking for any help you can offer

Question
In a project plan a second baseline was created. Now the
following Cost related columns show zeroes; BCWP, ACWP,
SPI, CPI and EV. There is however data in these columns;
Projected costs, Cost Variance, Estimate at Completion and
Variance at Completion. Note the Estimate at Completion
and Variance at Completion are the same figure.

Are the missing columns running on a template based on
the "Baseline" Column while the project is now baselined
on "Baseline2"?

How can I get the BCWP, ACWP, SPI, CPI and EV colums to
show calculated values and not zeros?

Thanks,
John

 

[Kevin Flanagan]

John-

At the time the baseline is created, everything will be
set to zeros because no work has actually been recorded
against the tasks. As soon as work has been assigned to
the task either by the PM as % complete or hours worked
or through Project Web Access, these zeros would then be
replaced. The variances would also beging to change from
being the same as work progresses. If work has been
assigned, do not forget to use the Tools->Tracking...
Update Project or the actuals will have not affect on the
baseline or progress lines in the Gantt Chart.

Hope this helps.

Kevin

 

[John Noel]

Thanks to you both Kevin and Dale for your responses. I
have forwarded the info to the PM. Hopefully somewhere it
there he will get some joy

Thanks again,
John