Additional Portlets › Late Tasks and Milestones Portlet

Late Tasks and Milestones Portlet

The Late Tasks and Milestones portlet provides a list of late tasks and milestones for a project and includes a Gantt chart. Use this portlet to view a list of tasks that are not completed or late.

You can configure the Late Tasks and Milestones portlet to display on a project Dashboard.

The following fields display on this portlet:

Task

Displays the name of the task. Click a task name link to view the task properties.

Task ID

Displays the ID of the task.

Finish

Displays the task finish date.

Status

Displays the task status (Not Started, Started, or Completed).

Schedule %

Displays a stoplight indicating days late as a percentage of the summary task or project timeframe, which is finish date minus start date. If the task has a parent task in the WBS, then the parent task timeframe is used in the calculation. If the task is at the top level of the WBS and does not have a parent task, then the project timeframe is used in the calculation.

The calculation takes into account the task status and baseline (if a baseline exists). The color of the stoplight indicates if the task is on schedule or late.

Stoplights:

• Green. The task is ahead of schedule or on schedule.
• Yellow. The task is between one and ten percent late.
• Red. The task is more than ten percent late.
• White. The schedule percentage is undefined.

Days Late

Displays the number of days late considering the following:

• Whether or not a baseline exists
• Task status

If a baseline exists, then days late is calculated as task finish date minus baseline finish date. A positive number indicates that the task is late according to the baseline. A negative number indicates that it is early according to the baseline.

If a baseline exists and the task finish date is the same as the baseline finish date, then the task is considered late if it is not completed and it was due before today’s date. In this case, days late is calculated as today’s date minus task finish date.

If there is no baseline, then days late is calculated if the task is not completed and it was due before today’s date. In this case, days late is calculated as today’s date minus task finish date.

Gantt Schedule

Displays a Gantt chart that shows the start and finish dates of the tasks and finish dates of the milestones. The color of the Gantt is based on the schedule percentage as follows:

• Green. The task is ahead of schedule or on schedule.
• Yellow. The task is between one and ten percent late.
• Red. The task is more than ten percent late.
• White. The schedule percentage is undefined.

The following fields are available for this portlet and you can add them through the configure option:

See the Personalizing CA Clarity User Guide for more information.

Start

Displays the task start date.

Baseline Start

Displays the baseline start date of the task.

Baseline Finish

Displays the baseline finish date of the task.

Schedule

Displays a stoplight indicating the number of days a task is late, considering the task status and whether or not a baseline exists for the task. The color of the stoplight indicates if the task is on schedule or late.

Stoplights:

• Green. The task is ahead of schedule or on schedule.
• Yellow. The task is between one and ten days late.
• Red. The task is more than ten days late.
• White. The schedule is undefined.

Days Late %

Displays days late as a percentage of the summary task or project timeframe, which is finish date minus start date. If the task has a parent task in the WBS, then the parent task timeframe is used in the calculation. If the task is at the top level of the WBS and does not have a parent task, then the project timeframe is used in the calculation.

The calculation takes into account the task status and baseline (if a baseline exists).