Analyze History Logging Data

Explanation

The history logging data consists of snapshots of activity and object connection information for all activities, including important parameters which describe the progress in your project. You can analyze the history logging data to assure that the progress performance is in accordance with your project plans, or at early stage discover any variances from the plan. History data is created either through history logging or when a baseline is created. History logging data is presented in several different perspectives:

• In Project/Project History, an overview of all the history records for the project are listed. Information about how and when the record was created is shown.
• In Project History Info, the complete history data for the project for a given history date is presented with the help of a project navigator.
• In Activity History, the activity history is shown for given history dates.
• In Project Navigator/History you can view a graph which shows the parameters Committed, Scheduled Work, Earned Value, Used and Actual. These parameters are shown for the whole project, subproject or activity, depending on what is selected in the project navigator. In the event that more than one baseline is set on the same date, this date point in the graph will be based only on the earliest "Pre-Baseline" data and the latest "Baseline" data.

Prerequisites

At least one history logging must have been performed. This history record can be taken either when doing a manual history logging, a scheduled history logging, or when setting a baseline revision. 

System Effects

None.

Window

Project
Project History Info
Activity History
Project Navigator

Related Window Descriptions

Project/Project History
Project History Info
Activity History
Project Navigator/History
 

Procedure

From the Project Navigator/History tab window:

1. Open the Project Navigator window and select the History tab window.
2. Select the wanted project, sub-project or activity in the graphic list box.
3. Click the appropriate option to view either cost or hour data.
4. Select to view data for specified period or for the whole project period.
5. You can view Activity History for any of the plotted points by clicking on them.

From the Project History Info window:

1. Open the Project History Info window.
2. Select the desired project, sub-project or activity in the graphic list box.
3. If you had selected the project or the sub-project level, you can view the relevant history information from the Summary tab.
4. If you had selected the activity level, you can view the relevant history information from Activity History and Connections History tabs.

To view Activity History window:  

Note: You can open this window via the Project window, the Project Navigator/Activity tab and the Projects window.

1. From the Project window, select the Project History tab, select the line with the desired history logging date and right-click. Then point to Project History Logging and click on Display Activity History.
2. From the Project Navigator/Activity tab window, right-click and click on Display Activity History.
3. From the Projects window, select the line of the desired Project ID and right-click. Then point to Project History Logging and click on Display Activity History.