![]() ![]() You want to set the baseline for the entire project, as displayed in Figure 5. This brings up the Set Baseline dialog, Figure 5. To set the baseline select the Project tab, Schedule ribbon, Set Baseline drop down menu, and click Set Baseline. Setting the baseline, in fact, is the next step. You will use the Actual Start and Actual Finish columns to enter actual schedule dates, and the Baseline Start and Baseline finish columns will be populated with the baseline dates once a baseline is fixed. Next add four columns to your task view: Actual Start, Actual Finish, Baseline Start, and Baseline Finish, Figure 4. Keep the field name the same, but enter the Title Est Start, Figure 3, for the start column and Est Finish for the finish column. This brings up your Field Settings dialog. This is done by right clicking on the respective column heading and selecting Field Setting from the resulting drop down menu, Figure 2. To begin Figure 1 displays a sample schedule with a Gantt chart, tasks, durations, and start and finish dates.īefore we start, it makes sense to change your start and finish columns to estimated start and estimated finish. Although, the article does provide a few updates it is not intended to provide an exhaustive review of schedule update procedures. This article describes how to create a baseline and set up both your task view and Gantt chart view in preparation for measuring project performance in Microsoft Project 2013. The baseline allows you to clearly display where the schedule is diverting from the original plan. The baseline should be approved by the project manager, sponsor, and other stakeholders, as appropriate. ![]() have been entered and scheduled, it is time to make a baseline of the project.Ī baseline is a snapshot of all the planned work before commencement of the work. If you are not sure how to set up a baseline to measure project progress in Microsoft 2013 then you may find this article very helpful.Īfter completion of the initial planning phase of the project, where the tasks, durations, task relationships, etc. ![]()
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