The ‘Original’ baseline represents the schedule as it was first approved, before project execution starts. Baselining and variance reporting is also what allows for more visual reporting, such as ‘traffic light’ indicators.īy following a few simple best practices, the baseline feature can be a tremendous help to any project manager and provide a heads-up on variance where we need to take corrective action to avoid delays or cost overruns. Watch the video and follow the detailed steps below to set and maintain your own baseline. You can then hold that picture up against your current schedule to see if and how things are different. Think of the baseline feature in Microsoft Project as an old-fashioned Polaroid camera, where you take a snapshot of a point in time and you instantly have a picture of what things looked like on a certain date. It is also a powerful tool to help identify variance since progress on tasks are measured against the baseline to identify ‘Finish Variance’, ‘Work Variance’, ‘Cost Variance’, etc.
The baseline reflects the schedule agreed upon at the start of the project as well as any approved changes along the way. Once you have the complete WBS built out, assigned resources, entered the effort estimates, built your dependency network and added your deadlines and constraints, it is time to set the project baseline. Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Training.Project Management Office (PMO) Training.Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Training.Project Management Certification Training.
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