Visual Earned Value Over Time Report
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From: Jack Dahlgren on 8 May 2008 19:02 That earned value report only appears to work with resource based costs. You can make a cost resource and assign it to the task to work around the issue of fixed costs. -Jack Dahlgren "Anna" <Anna(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FEB4D812-F0E7-4467-84FB-B9FB021B2B0B(a)microsoft.com... >I have the Earned Value Method set at % Complete. I only have one baseline. > and that was the one I chose by going to tools menu/options/calculation > tab > and click the "Earned Value" button. > > As far as fixed cost with actual, no I have not updated. I thought that > was > calculated automatically through Project. When I go to view/tables/ more > tables/ earned value, the information is already calculated with the > exception of the CV (Cost Varience) field. > > When I go to the visual earned value over time report the planned, earned, > and actual fields are 0 values. > > Is there a table like the task or resource sheet or a view Task/resource) > that I should be in before clicking on reports to get those values to show > the correct values on the visual report? > > > > > > "Jack Dahlgren" wrote: > >> Anna, >> >> There are a number of ways to enter progress so that % complete is >> updated. >> You get to choose how you want to do that. The earned value calculation >> method can be configured to use either % Complete or Physical % Complete >> and >> also which baseline to compare against. You can set that by going to >> tools >> menu/options/calculation tab and click the "Earned Value" button. >> >> Have you updated your fixed costs with the actual costs to date? >> >> Planned cost should come from the baseline >> Actual cost should come from the actual cost >> Earned value is based on % complete (either regular or physical) x >> planned >> cost. >> >> -Jack Dahlgren >> >> >> "Anna" <Anna(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:B98670AD-1156-433A-B419-1AA8090382AE(a)microsoft.com... >> > Hi Jack! >> > >> > Resource have been assigned to the tasks. Cost have been entered in the >> > task >> > sheet under Fixed Cost because The costs are lump sum and not hourly. >> > >> > Should I enter the cost in the Resource sheet under fixed cost next to >> > the >> > resource it's assigned to? >> > >> > The baseline and staus dates have been assigned as well. >> > >> > What do you mean by actual work done? % Complet? Physical % Complete? >> > or 5 >> > Work Complete? or actual against remaining duration? >> > >> > "Jack Dahlgren" wrote: >> > >> >> First, you need to assign resources to tasks within your project with >> >> costs >> >> associated with them. >> >> Second you need to set a baseline. Have you done that? >> >> Third, you need to set the status date. Have you done that? >> >> Finally you need to update the tasks with actual work done. >> >> >> >> Then the reports would be valid. >> >> >> >> -Jack Dahlgren >> >> >> >> "Anna" <Anna(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:101DC4CE-4A43-446D-BC19-F41C17C6C83A(a)microsoft.com... >> >> > I'm working in MS Project 2007 and the service pack is installed. >> >> > >> >> > When I try to generate an earned value over time report by going to >> >> > reports/visual reports/excel/earned value over time report/view, >> >> > then >> >> > clicking on Assignment Usage with EV tab, I am receiving 0 values. >> >> > >> >> > If I double click the Q2 it will drop down the weeks. If I double >> >> > click >> >> > the >> >> > items listed under type in the Pivot table field list, the >> >> > only value showing is under costs. >> >> > >> >> > How do you get the values to read under the planned, earned and >> >> > actuals >> >> > columns? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> |