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TRINITY PROJECTS

Microsoft Project Quiz

Part 6 · Management and Tracking of the Project

Question 1

Which of the following ways is the best way of entering actuals?

  1. Entering of actual start and finish dates in the tracking table.
  2. Entering percentage complete values on the tracking table.
  3. Using the 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% complete buttons on the tracking toolbar.
  4. Using the update task button on the tracking toolbar.

Answer: CorrectIncorrect

This system can work well but only if the tasks are small and updates are only required when a task is complete.

The entering of percentage complete values is not recommended as resources claim to be 90% complete very quickly, but then take a long time to reach 100%.  Try to stick to entering actual durations and estimates of the remaining duration.

These buttons make the assumption that the task is completing exactly as scheduled, this is a dangerous assumption to make.

Yes, the Update Tasks form allows you to enter the key information on the progress of a task in one go. This is the ideal way of tracking actuals.

Question 2