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RashidShoaib PrimaveraProjectPlanneratLedcorLTS(PMO)

HowtoCalculateEarnedValueeasilyinPrimaveraP6.

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SunilBabuKela
Calculatetheactualpercentagecompleted(basedoncost)thenmultiplythatwith
thebugetedtotalcost..
February17,2012
EV=Physical%complete*Totalbudget

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February18,2012

RashidShoaib
Yes,thisisclearbutIwanttocalculateonhourlybasis.

February19,2012

KevinMains
Itdoesn'tmatterifitshourlyordailyorweekly,thecalculationisthesame?? February20,2012
MichaelA.S.Christiansen
HelloRashid
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NormallywetalkaboutEarnedValueCost(EVC).
Youcancalculatewithhours,buthavetobecarefull.
YoucannotdirectlycomparehourswiththeBudget,becauseofdifferenceRateforeachRole!
%Complete=(Actual*100)/(Actual+ETC)
EV=%Complete*Budget
HerewetalkaboutActual,ETCandBudgetinhours,ifyouwillcalculatewithhours.
ThebestisifyouaddRolesandRatewithhours.
YoucanaddUserDefinedFieldsandmakethecalculationbyGlobalChange. February20,2012
JacoStadler
WhataboutP6calculatingitonTasklevelRatherthanResourcelevel?,Assuchyourreporton
resourcesisnotaccurate,howtoovercamethis,createaCustomFieldonresourceleveldoa
GlobalChangeandcalculateitmanualyinP6.
February20,2012
RashidShoaib
yesthisisgoodidea,Iwilltrythis.Iamnotsatisfiedwith%completeaseverythingisnot
ideal.PresentlyIamusingEV=%Complete*Budget
February21,2012
RashidShoaib
IamusingExcelformyEarnedValueCalculation,butIaminterestinginknowingtogethelp
fromP6asMicrosoftProjectiscalculatingfromyourschedule.
IsP6cangiveusthesameresults?
Myrequestwas"HowtoCalculateEarnedValueeasilyinPrimaveraP6".
February29,2012
KevinMains
IfyouareusingthecalcasindicatedinP6DisplaycolumnEarnedvaluecostorearned
valuelabourunits!!
March8,2012
LeslieLiu
Why%Completeisnotreal?Itisbasedonthequantity/unit.Itisreal.AndlikeKevinsaid,
doesnotmatterearnedvalueindollarorintime,theformularisalways%Cpl*PlannedValue
(orBaselinedBudget)
March14,2012
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Rashid,
TryandexplainwhattheproblemisbecauseP6calculatesbasedonthecalcabove.Whyisn't
itworkingforyou?
March14,2012
RobertA.Romero
EarnedValuesequal%CompletextotalHoursBudgeted(youcanalsodo%completexTotal
BudgetedDollarsorxUKPoundsorxDinars,etc..).ThenyoucandefinethePorthe
ProductivityastheEarnedValueascalculatedbefore,dividedbytheActualmanhoursusedor
expendedx100.IfthevaluesofPareover100%,thePisgood(i.e.wearebeingnmore
productivethanwhatweoriginallyPlannedinHours),andviceversaifthevalueofPisunder
100wearebeingUnproductiveandeitherour%'scompletemustincrease,theActual
manhourswewillspendMUSTbereducedtogain%'sprogress,orattainbothsolutionsto
invreasethelowPriductivities...
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