project completion calculation

Forum home » Delegate support and help forum » Microsoft Project Training and help » Project completion calculation

Project completion calculation

resolvedResolved · High Priority · Version 2013

Jenny has attended:
Project Intermediate course

Project completion calculation

A project one of my colleagues is working on shows a % completion figure of 11%. However, given he is ahead on all current/recent tasks this figure seems incorrect. The project started on 6 April 2017, runs to late January 2019 and is almost 5 months in and on track. By my calculation 5 months of completed work into a 22 month project should show around 20% complete. All the recent and current tasks have been marked as 100% complete.

What might be causing this issue?

I'll be happy to email the plan if required.

RE: Project completion calculation

Hi Jenny

I might need to see the file to see what the problem could be.
Please could you email it to info@microsoft-training.co.uk

thank you
Wendy

Edited on Fri 25 Aug 2017, 15:20

RE: Project completion calculation

Hi Jenny

I have received your file, thank you.
Just some questions regarding this.

Has your colleague just marked the task off as 100% complete or has he used the update task function?

If a task has been completed ahead of schedule, you need to use Task > Mark on Track > Update tasks to add an earlier completion date.

I can't see any calculation problems in the file itself so I think the completion tasks may have been completed incorrectly.

Thank you

Kind regards
Wendy

Will be marked as resolved in 5 days

Notice: This is an automated message. Due to inactivity, this forum post will be marked as 'resolved' if there are no further responses in the next 5 days.

Will be marked as resolved in 5 days

Notice: This is an automated message. Due to inactivity, this forum post will be marked as 'resolved' if there are no further responses in the next 5 days.

Mon 18 Sep 2017: Automatically marked as resolved.


 

MS Project tip:

Show or hide toolbar ScreenTips

On the Tools menu, go to Customize, and then select Toolbars.
Click the Options tab.
put a tick or remove the tick from the Show ScreenTips on toolbars check box.

View all MS Project hints and tips


Server loaded in 0.1 secs.