How EasyTaskLink Calculates % Complete
This document describes the process to update the Microsoft Project Plans with Status Reports. Once your team member has filed their Status Reports you will want to update your project plan. When you open the project plan the Status Reports will automatically update according to the following rules.
If the Team Member reports only Actual Work EasyTaskLink calculates % Work Complete.
If the Team Member reports only % Complete EasyTaskLink calculates Actual Work.
If the Team Member reports both EasyTaskLink keeps both as entered.
When the project plan is updated EasyTaskLink reports Actual Work and Microsoft Project calculates % Work Complete.
If the % Work Complete in Microsoft Project Plan doesn't match the % that was reported, there is a flag to be displayed in the project plan.
If the reported Actual Start and Actual Finish don't match what is in the project plan, EasyTaskLink flags it.
With this method the project manager can decide if the project will be Actual Work or Actual % Complete driven, or if they will balance the plan themselves.
Make any changes you would like to the project plan. You may add or delete tasks, change dates and assignees, etc. Once you have updated your project plan you will need to sync it back to the database. This insures that any changes made to assignments are updated.