How To Create Baseline In Ms Project

How to update Baseline and Save actual data in MS PROJECT 2013?

Hi,

I have a question from my Blog reader: "Hi, How can I update Baseline with new Tasks if Project has Tasks with Actual data, e.g I don't want to loose those actual data, nor I want to change Baseline for those Tasks"

It is very simple. I will show how to do that in MS PROJECT 2013.

First I am going to Create new Project with three Tasks, and I will link them:

Now I am going to save the Baseline:

and then:

OK, let's look at the Tracking Gantt View:

Now suppose that Task 1 was started at 26.02.2014, and finished at 01.10.2014:

and then:

and I'll get:

Now suppose that I have another two Tasks:

Those Task are not "Baselined" as you can se at the Picture above. Now, if I save the Baseline as I did for the whole Project I will get:

As you can see, Baseline is aligned with Actual data for Task1 to Task 3, and I do not want that.

So I will Select only new Task and I will create Baseline like this:

and I will get:

As you can see, Task 4, and Task 5, are now "Baselined", and Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3, are as they was!

Hope this helps!

Regards!

About Nenad Trajkovski

Location: Zagreb, Croatia Occupation: Project Manager Interests: Project Management and MS PROJECT He was born in Zagreb, Croatia at 1963. After completing his college he started working on projects in different business areas (banking, manufacturing, automotive industry, distribution, oil companies, etc.) developing and implementing ERP systems into different companies. He has got a lot of experience working with people in different business processes and also possesses great knowledge in information technologies and financial services. Today he works as a business consultant, adn Project Manager in PERPETUUM MOBILE d.o.o. Zagreb. He is a regular lecturer for Project Management in MS Innovation Center in Varaždin, Logosoft Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and SEAVUS GROUP in Skopje Macedonia. He was named the best lecturer of WINDAYS 2008 while his lecture was also voted as the best. In addition, he was in TOP 10 lecturers at the MS SINERGY 2009 and MS VISIA 2009, 2010. Shares first place as the best lecturer of KulenDays 2009 and 2010 and PMI Conference 2009 in Zagreb. He is also a regular lecturer in the MS Community. He is a Certified Accountant and a PMP (Project Manager Professional) and a PMI-RMP (Risk Manager Professional), MCP, MCT, and Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist - Microsoft Project 2010. From 01.01.2012 awarded with MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Proffesional - Microsoft Project)!

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