Percent Complete Calculations

Changepoint PPM includes several different % complete (or percent complete) values. Understanding how each of these is calculated is important for understanding what they represent.

Task % Complete

The percent complete for a task is calculated according to a formula that includes the work done on the task and the estimated work remaining. The task percent complete displays on task forms, timesheets, and can be included in Task custom views.

Note: If your enterprise is configured to use task % complete for tracking task status (ETC is disabled), % complete is user-editable and ETC is a hidden field. For more information see ETC Overview.

Task percent complete is derived using this formula:

Percent Complete = (Work to Date / (Work to Date + ETC) )

There are two special cases where the above formula is not used:

Percent Complete = 0

if Work to Date = 0 and ETC = 0 and Planned Work = 0

Percent Complete = 100

if Work to Date = 0 and ETC = 0 and Planned Work > 0

Summary Task % Complete

The percent complete value for a summary task is derived from the durations of the leaf tasks beneath the summary task (any leaf summary tasks or milestones beneath the summary task are disregarded for the purposes of calculating summary task % complete). This field displays on the list and outline views of the schedule, and can be included in Task custom views.

The formula used to calculate summary task percent complete is:

Summary Task Percent Complete = (Sum of All Subtask Actual Duration) / (Sum of All Subtask Planned Duration)

For more information, see About Summary Task Percent Complete.

Schedule % Complete

The percent complete for a project schedule is dependent on the durations of all the leaf tasks in the schedule (any leaf summary tasks or milestones are disregarded for the purposes of calculating schedule % complete). This field displays on the workspace Status page, the Status pane of the WorkspaceHome page, and is available for any custom view.

The formula used to calculate schedule % complete is the same as that used to calculate summary task % complete:

Schedule Percent Complete = (Sum of All Subtask Actual Duration) / (Sum of All Subtask Planned Duration)