Jack
Thu May 08 18:02:11 CDT 2008
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@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FEB4D812-F0E7-4467-84FB-B9FB021B2B0B@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@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B98670AD-1156-433A-B419-1AA8090382AE@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@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:101DC4CE-4A43-446D-BC19-F41C17C6C83A@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?
>> >> >
>> >> >
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