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From: Claire on 7 May 2008 11:10
I'm relatively new to MS Project. I have a baselined schedule. While
updating the schedule, should I leave the start and finish dates the same if
the date has passed. Or should I update the schedule with a new anticipated
start or finish date?
From: Dave on 7 May 2008 14:54
On Wed, 7 May 2008 08:10:03 -0700, Claire wrote:

> I'm relatively new to MS Project. I have a baselined schedule. While
> updating the schedule, should I leave the start and finish dates the same if
> the date has passed. Or should I update the schedule with a new anticipated
> start or finish date?

Generally, I think it's best to leave the task as is, even if the start
date has passed, until the task actually starts. Then enter the Actual
Start date and track from there.
Hope this helps in your world.
From: Jack Dahlgren on 7 May 2008 15:24
Claire,

A schedule is most useful if it is an accurate reflection of how the work is
going to be performed. If you know that a task is not going to be performed
when it was originally planned then you should change it to reflect your
current plan. If a task that was scheduled for last week has not begun, then
you should move the start of that task forward to the date that you think the
task is going to start.

Leaving that uncompleted work in the past gives a false forecast of schedule
and resource demand.

Make it a point to check for these tasks and update them at the same time
you update the rest of your progress.

-Jack Dahlgren

"Claire" wrote:

> I'm relatively new to MS Project. I have a baselined schedule. While
> updating the schedule, should I leave the start and finish dates the same if
> the date has passed. Or should I update the schedule with a new anticipated
> start or finish date?
From: Trevor Rabey on 9 May 2008 01:07
If you don't move un-used starts and duration into the future, which is the
only place it can be done, you will not get to see the effects downstream as
the task shoves its successors to the right.

It is hard to imagine anything less realistic than a task, or part of one,
to the left of the status date with zero progress on it.
Except for a task showing progress to the right of the status date.
Both indicate that the update is only half done.

Trevor Rabey 0407213955 61 8 92727485 PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING
www.perfectproject.com.au
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> I'm relatively new to MS Project. I have a baselined schedule. While
> updating the schedule, should I leave the start and finish dates the same
> if
> the date has passed. Or should I update the schedule with a new
> anticipated
> start or finish date?


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