Schedule Performance Portlet of the Workspace Page

Overview

Use this portlet to view both current and forecast schedule performance information derived from cost or labor unit summary calculations. The values are expressed in your preferred units of time and provide both text and visual indicators to help you understand the data at a glance.

Screen Elements

Legend

Key to performance threshold indicators. Use these visual indicators to quickly scan values based on thresholds you define:

  • "" Critical: Indicates that a WBS, project, or portfolio requires significant corrective action.
  • "" Warning: Indicates that a WBS, project, or portfolio needs attention and is performing below expectations.
  • "" Acceptable: Indicates that a WBS, project, or portfolio is performing within an expected range.
  • "" Exceptional: Indicates that a WBS, project, or portfolio is exceeding expectations.

To Date columns:

Schedule field

The variance between the baseline schedule and actual schedule to date. This value is expressed in units of time accompanied by a convenient visual indicator mapped to performance thresholds you can define. The value can be derived based on costs or labor units; and will often yield different results.

This variance helps address the basic question, "How did we do so far?" It provides concise answers such as 4 days early, No Progress, on schedule, or 12 days late.

Calculated as: (Baseline Duration multiplied by Performance % Complete) minus (Baseline Duration multiplied by Schedule % Complete)

Where Performance % Complete equals Earned Value divided by BAC and Schedule % Complete equals Planned Value divided by BAC

Labor Units field

Calculated as: Earned Value Labor Units minus Actual Labor Units

The variance percentage is calculated as: (Earned Value Labor Units minus Actual Labor Units) divided by Earned Value Labor Units.

Forecast at Completion columns:

Schedule field

Calculated as Remaining Finish Date minus Baseline Finish Date.

Labor Units field

Calculated as: BAC Labor Units minus EAC Labor Units

The variance percentage is calculated as: (BAC Labor Units minus EAC Labor Units) divided by BAC Labor Units.

Tips

  • The Schedule Performance portlet calculates and displays data in cost or labor units based on the option selected in the Project Performance section of the Customize Workspace page.
  • This portlet displays data for the selected project only. When multiple projects are open, you must select the project you want to work with in the Select Project list at the top right of the Workspace page. When a single project is open, the Select Project list does not appear.

Getting Here

  1. Click "" Projects.
  2. On the Projects navigation bar, click "" Workspace.
  3. On the Workspace page, expand the Schedule Performance portlet.

Related Topics

Project Performance Section of the Content Tab of the Customize Workspace Page

Customizing Project Workspace

About Project Performance Metrics


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