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Evaluate progress

Evaluate progress

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Evaluate progress

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- [Instructor] When work is underway, you have to look at the schedule and cost to see where the project stands. Start with a Gantt chart that compares the current schedule to your baseline plan. The position of the task bars and the time scale shows whether tasks are ahead of, behind, or right on schedule. In this example, the current task bars for implementation are scheduled later than the baseline. So they're behind schedule. Variance values show the exact difference between your baseline and current schedule. The finish variance in this example is negative 25 days. You would have to shorten the remaining schedule by 25 days to get it back on track. Honing in on problem tasks helps you identify what you need to change to keep your schedule on track. Scheduling programs include tools that provide early warning of delays. For example, look for incomplete tasks that are running behind schedule or tasks that should have started but haven't, or tasks where work hours are behind…

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