% Earned Calculation Method option is Update Activity and all resources on activity start and finish

If the entry method and option settings on the Budget and Progress Method Setup window are:

  • % Complete and Earned Progress entry method = Independently Control % complete and earned quantity
  • % Complete Calculation Method option = Resource updates Activity - weighted avg. of resource hours
  • % Earned Calculation Method option = Update Activity and all resources on activity start and finish

then this data entry method scenario results:

Activity or Resource Data Element Data Entry Method
Activity
  Activity % Complete

Calculated (Weighted Hours) and (read-only).

{Sum of [ (Resource Progress Quantity / Resource Quantity) * (Resource Quantity)] / Sum of (Resource Quantity) } * 100

Only hard booked resources will be considered.

Earned Progress

Calculated (Weighted Cost)

{Sum of [ (Resource Earned Progress / Resource Quantity) * (Resource Amount)] / Sum of (Resource Amount) } * 100

Resource
  Progress Quantity Manual entry
Earned Progress

Calculated based Update Activity and all resources on activity start and finish.

For example: If % earned on Actual Start = 5% and % earned on Actual Finish = 95 % then,

When Actual Start is entered, Earned Progress = 5% * Quantity

When Actual Finish is entered, Earned Progress = 100% * Quantity.