Identifying Critical Activities Behind Schedule
You can create an activity view to identify activities that have zero or negative float and a negative finish date variance.
To create a filter to identify activities with zero or negative float:
- Click Projects.
- On the Projects navigation bar, click Activities.
- On the Activities page, click Filters and select Manage Filters.
- In the Manage Filters dialog box:
- In the filters list select User or Global, click Row Actions and select Add.
- Double click the new filter and rename it Critical Activities.
- In the filter definition area, click Add a filter condition....
- In the Field field, select Critical.
- In the Operator field, select equals.
- In the Value field, select Yes.
- Click Save.
To create a view to show which critical activities are behind schedule:
- Click Projects.
- On the Projects navigation bar, click Activities.
- On the Activities page, click Customize View.
- In the Manage Views dialog box:
- In the views list, click Row Actions and select Add.
- Double click the new view and rename it Critical Activities Behind Schedule.
- Click Columns.
- On the Columns tab:
- In the Search bar, type Var.
- Select a column which matches your definition of behind schedule and move it to the Selected Columns list.
- On the Columns tab:
- Click Filtering.
- On the Filtering tab, select the Critical Activities filter.
- Click Sorting.
- On the Sorting tab.
- In the Sort By list, select the column which matches your definition of behind schedule.
- In the Order list, select Descending.
- On the Sorting tab.
- Click Save.
Related Topics
About Project Performance Metrics
Customizing Project Statistics
About Cost Performance Index (CPI)
About Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
About To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI)
Last Published Wednesday, July 10, 2024