Activities Detail Window of the Risks PageOverview Use this detail window to assign and view activities that are impacted by the risk. Screen Elements Activities Detail Window toolbar Activity ID field The unique identifier of the activity. Activity Name field The name of the activity. Activity Type field The type of activity, which determines how duration and schedule dates are calculated for an activity. Task Dependent: Activities are scheduled using the activity's calendar rather than the calendars of the assigned resources. Choose task dependent when you want to control the duration of the activity yourself (that is, no resources are assigned), or when one or more resources assigned to the same activity can work according to the same calendar. The activity is scheduled according to the activity’s calendar, not the resource calendars. For example, you might have an activity to cure concrete; you know how long the task takes and the addition of resources won’t complete the task any earlier. You would designate this activity as task dependent. Resource Dependent: Activities are scheduled using the calendars of the assigned resources. This type is used when several resources are assigned to the activity, but they might work separately. Choose resource dependent when you want to schedule each resource according to his/her own time schedule, or resource calendar, not the activity calendar. The assigned resource availability determines the start and finish dates of the activity. Typically, you use this type when multiple resources assigned to the same activity can work independently, or when availability can affect the activity’s duration. For example, an activity that requires an Inspector might be delayed if that resource is assigned to multiple projects or is on vacation. Start or Finish Milestone: Milestone activities are zero-duration without resources, marking a significant project event. Choose start milestone or finish milestone to indicate that the activity marks the beginning or end of a major stage in the project. Milestones have zero duration. They can have expenses assigned to them, but not resources. In an office building addition project, examples of milestones might include Project Definition Complete, Structure Complete, or End Bidding Process. Level of Effort: Activities have a duration that is determined by its dependent activities and are typically administration type. Choose level of effort to indicate that the activity’s duration depends on its predecessor and/or successor activities. A level of effort activity is usually one that is ongoing, such as clerical work, change management, or project management tasks. For example, site cleanup could be considered a level of effort activity; it occurs repeatedly and is dependent on the completion of a phase. WBS Summary: Activities that are used to roll up date, duration, and percent complete values for a group of activities that share a common WBS code level. Choose WBS Summary to indicate that the activity is a summary-level WBS activity. A WBS Summary activity represents a group of activities that share a common WBS level. The summary-level WBS activity enables roll-ups of dates for the activity group. The duration of a WBS Summary activity extends from the start of the earliest activity in a group to the finish of the latest activity. WBS codes control which activities are part of a WBS Summary activity; P6 incorporates any activities that share a component of the WBS Summary activity's WBS code into the WBS Summary activity. For example, all activities whose WBS codes begin with A (A.1, A.1.1, A.1.2, etc.) can be part of one WBS Summary activity whose WBS code is A. At a lower level, all activities whose WBS codes start with A.1 (A.1.1, A.1.2, etc.) can be part of a WBS Summary activity whose WBS code is A.1. Actual Duration field The total working time from the activity actual start date to the actual finish date for completed activities, or the total working time from the actual start date to the current data date for in-progress activities. The actual working time is computed using the activity's calendar. Actual Finish field The date on which the activity is complete. Actual Start field The date work on the activity, WBS, or project began, if the work has started. Actual Total Cost field The actual total cost incurred for the activity as of the project data date. Calculated as Actual Labor Cost plus Actual Nonlabor Cost plus Actual Material Cost plus Actual Expense Cost. At Completion Total Cost field The estimated cost at completion for the activity. Calculated as the Actual Total Cost plus the ETC (estimate-to-complete) cost. The method for computing ETC depends on the Earned Value technique selected for the activity's WBS. Early Finish field The earliest possible date the activity can finish. This date is calculated based on network logic, schedule constraints, and resource availability. Early finish dates can change as the project progresses and changes are made to the project management plan. Early Start field The earliest possible date the remaining work for the activity can begin. This date is calculated based on network logic, schedule constraints, and resource availability. Early start dates can change as the project progresses and as changes are made to the project management plan. Finish Date field The date work for the activity is scheduled to finish. For completed activities, this is the actual finish date. For not started and in-progress activities, this is the planned finish date if the project has not been scheduled. When scheduled, the finish date field is set to the remaining early finish date. Planned Duration field The total working time from the activity planned start date to the planned finish date. The planned working time is calculated using the activity's calendar. Planned Finish field The date the activity is scheduled to finish if the activity has not started. This date is calculated by the project scheduler but can be updated manually by the project manager. This date is not changed by the project scheduler after the activity has started. Planned Start field The date the activity is scheduled to start. This date the activity is scheduled to begin is calculated by the project scheduler but can be updated manually by the project manager. This date is not changed by the project scheduler after the activity has started. Planned Total Cost field The planned total cost for the activity, including labor resources, nonlabor resources, material resources, and project expenses. Calculated as Planned Labor Cost plus Planned Nonlabor Cost plus Planned Material Cost plus Planned Expense Cost. Project ID field The unique identifier of the project. Project Name field The name of the associated project. Remaining Duration field The total working time from the activity remaining start date to the remaining finish date. The remaining working time is calculated using the activity's calendar. Before the activity is started, the remaining duration is the same as the planned duration. After the activity is completed the remaining duration is zero. Remaining Total Cost field The remaining total cost for the activity, including labor resources, nonlabor resources, material resources, and project expenses. Calculated as Remaining Labor Costs plus Remaining Nonlabor Costs plus Remaining Material Costs plus Remaining Expense Costs. Start Date field The date work for the activity is scheduled to begin. For started activities, this is the actual start date. For not started activities, this is the planned start date until the project is scheduled. When scheduled, the start date field is set to the remaining early start date. Total Float field The amount of time the activity can be delayed before delaying the project finish date. Calculated as Late Start minus Early Start or as Late Finish minus Early Finish. Getting Here
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