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Task Properties

To view task properties, open a task of a project. The General page appears by default. You can also access other properties pages by clicking the links from the content menu.

General

This page contains general information about tasks and is organized into the following sections: General and Assignments.

General

This section includes: Name, ID, Start, Finish, Key Task check box, Milestone check box, Fixed Duration check box, Status, % Complete, Baseline Start, Baseline Finish, Priority, and Excluded from Auto scheduling check box.

Assignments

This section is described in Assignment List Views.

Constraints

This page includes: Must Start On, Start No Earlier Than, Start No Later Than, Must Finish On, Finish No Earlier Than, and Finish No Later Than.

Performance

This page contains performance information and is organized into the following sections: Performance Effort and Performance Cost.

Performance Effort

This section includes: BAC, Actuals, ETC, EAC, and % Expended.

Performance Cost

This section includes: Planned Value (BCWS), Earned Value (BCWP), Actual Cost (ACWP), BAC Cost, ETC Cost, EAC Cost, Cost Variance (CV), Schedule Variance (SV), Cost Variance %, Schedule Variance %, Cost Performance Index (CPI), and Schedule Performance Index (SPI).

Cost Variance % and Schedule Variance % are installed with the PMO Accelerator:

Cost Variance %

Displays cost variance as a percentage. The variance is calculated as the percentage of cost variance over the amount of the budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP).

Formula: ((BCWP – ACWP) / BCWP) * 100

Schedule Variance %

Displays schedule variance as a percentage. The variance is calculated as the percentage of schedule variance over the amount of the budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS).

Formula: ((BCWP – BCWS) / BCWS) *100

Settings

This page includes: Open for Time Entry check box, Charge Code, and Cost Type.

Note: You can secure the Settings page and control which users are allowed to change task settings.