Creating new project plan with some tasks having actuals

[urb_hedo]

I am creating a new project plan for a project that has already started.
Problem is some of the tasks in the plan have actuals (with remaining work)
while some tasks have actuals (and complete). What's the best approach to
create my plan to make sure statistics and EVA are correct?

Thanks!

 

[Steve House]

I like to start by creating the plan as if no work has been done except
using the actual duration for the estimated duration for the tasks that
actually have been completed . Don't worry for the moment about the dates
they were done, just let project calculate the dates as it normally would.
Save the baseline. Now go back and mark the completed tasks complete,
revising the Actual start dates as necessary to conform to reality, use the
reschedule uncompleted work tool to pull forward work that should have
already been done but hasn't, if any, and then pick up from there and track
normally.

 

[urb_hedo]

Steve, thanks for your response.

I like to start by creating the plan as if no work has been done except
using the actual duration for the estimated duration for the tasks that
actually have been completed . Don't worry for the moment about the dates
they were done, just let project calculate the dates as it normally would.
Save the baseline. Now go back and mark the completed tasks complete,
revising the Actual start dates as necessary to conform to reality, use the
reschedule uncompleted work tool to pull forward work that should have
already been done but hasn't, if any, and then pick up from there and track
normally.

--
Steve House [Project MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

I am creating a new project plan for a project that has already started.
Problem is some of the tasks in the plan have actuals (with remaining
work)
while some tasks have actuals (and complete). What's the best approach to
create my plan to make sure statistics and EVA are correct?

Thanks!