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Master Schedule

The Master Schedule portlet is a complete listing of tasks in the WBS. The portlet includes task metrics such as ETC, baseline cost, actual costs, finish date, days late, and several others. The place is where the project manager can confirm that all the tasks for a specific gate are completed and when ready, the project manager can drill down to the specific gate milestone, and submit for the approval to move on to the next gate.

The following columns display on the portlet:

Project/WBS/Resource

The name of the project, the name of the task, or the name of the resource, depending on the level expanded in the hierarchy. Click on the project name to drill down to the project or task or resource properties page.

Finish

The date for completing the task.

Days Late

The calculated number of days of delay.

ETC

The number of ETCs on the task.

ETC Cost

The monetary amount of ETCs on the task.

Baseline Cost

A monetary amount for the baseline cost. Baseline the project to get the data.

Actual

The actual hours for the task.

Actual Cost

A monetary amount for the actual cost. Baseline the project to get the data, and requires timesheets submitted, approved, and posted.

EAC Cost

A monetary amount for the EAC cost. Baseline the project to get the data.

Gantt

Defaults to a monthly display. List the months across the top and display a colored bar to mark progress of the task.

The following portlet filters are available:

Project

Click the browse icon to filter by project.

Stage

Click the browse icon to filter by stage.

Project Manager

The project manager from the project object.

Status

Select a project status from the drop-down list (Approved or Unapproved).