Forecast Date Usage

[Former Member]

Dear All,

What is the use of Forecast dates and basic dates?

How can we compare Basic Dates, Forecast Dates and Actual dates.

Can we compare dated with delay in the project planning Board in deifferent colours and how?

[Former Member]

Basic and Forecast Dates

Basic dates are the dates that have a binding character for time scheduling and for other related areas such as capacity planning.

Forecast dates are dates that you expect based on more detailed planning or on changes during the course of the project. Forecast dates have no influence on reservations, purchase requisitions, or current capacity requirements.

You can enter basic and forecast dates for WBS elements and activities. In networks, you can also forecast values for the work as well as for the dates.

You are free to decide which type of date you use for planning and scheduling. You can schedule a network using the forecast dates, for example, or you can copy the forecast dates into the basic dates in the WBS or activity and then use them as the basis for further planning.

Actual dates:

Actual dates provide you with information on the state of the project. You enter them manually in the WBS elements or the system calculates them using confirmation data.

Scheduled Dates

Scheduled dates are the start and finish dates of activities calculated by the system in scheduling. For WBS elements the scheduled dates are determined from the scheduled dates of the activities that are assigned to the WBS element.

Earliest and Latest Dates

Earliest and latest dates are calculated in network scheduling and tell you the earliest or latest data that an activity must start or finish on.

To compare the dates:

In Project planning board, click on "Set of Dates/View" button which can be found besides Options button.

Then Check the required dates.

Dates will be shown in different colours, you can compare them visually and get the amount delay.

If you are not sure about the colours, just click on Legend button to see which colour represents what.

Regards...

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have a scenario, where i want system to propose a new finish date on every schedule update on the basis of current actual data.

For example,

An activity has a duration of 10 days and work of 100 m3. start date: 1st Apr & finish date is 10th Apr.

And activity is linearly distributed.On 5th Apr, if confirmation is 40 m3 of work completion instead of a planned completion of 50 m3,

then on re-scheduling, system should propose a new finish date for the activity. ie. for remaining 60 m3,

it shud automatically add another 8 days (60/8 = 8 approx.because the current rate of work is 40hrs/5 days= 8 hrs per day) to the current actual finsih date ( 5th Apr) and hence on next schedule update, the current finish date shud be 5 + 8=13th April instead of 10th april.

Regards,

[Former Member]

hi,

In project planning board how can i compare actual date with basic date and forecast date?

What is the setting for comparison for different colour?

If activities are delayed so how can i reschedule the WBS or Project?

[Former Member]

Click on "Set of dates/view"

A window will appear, select all three dates and press enter.