Estimated vs. Actual?

[MichaelDBang]

Alright,

I've finally gotten my tasks updating and my project is updating
accordingly. Sweeet!

Two questions:
1) Next to my resource name, there is a %. WTF is that?
2) In the task duration after it's completed, it reflects the total time it
took to complete the task. How do I show the original estimation?

Thanks.
Michael

 

[Rod Gill]

The % after a Resource Name on a Gantt Chart is the % of time the Resource
is on a task. This is in peak units. Updating actuals alters the peak units.
100% is usually not shown.

The original estimate is stored when you save a baseline once the schedule
is agreed upon (tools, Tracking, Save Baseline.)

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com