MS Project 2010 Visual Reports Error?

Question

When I create the "Earned Value over time" Visual Report in Project 2010, I get the BCWP (Earned Value) and ACWP (Actual Cost), but the BCWS (Planned Value) doesn't export; that column is blank.  Why would that be?  The Earned Value Usage view shows the BCWS just fine.

Answer 1

The Earned Value over time report is based upon the assignment data.  Do you have costed resources assigned to your tasks?  I'm guessing you've used Fixed Costs against the tasks but your resources do not have costs entered?  If you look at the Task usage view, do you see the Earned Value only against the Task row but not against the assignment row?

Answer 2

Yes, the usage view shows the correct values, all three, BCWS, BCWP and ACWP for the same weeks.  Somehow that BCWS won't get to the report export routine.  I'm going to test this with a totally new project later today to see if it's something in this particular file.

These are the things that are totally baffling and then turn out to be something obvious I've done.  I'm sure I'll be very embarrassed when this is resolved.  :)

Answer 3

Hi Tammo3,

hmmmm.... have you baselined your project?

Pug McThug

Answer 4

Thanks for the reply, Pug.  Sorry, that made no difference.  When I look at the resultant report, the "Planned Value" curve is still at 0 all the way across and on the "Assignemnt Usage" worksheet, that collumn is all 0s.

Tammo3

Answer 5

Hi Tammo3,

I've had that problem as well, it's easy to fix: there's a pulldown element in the window that you start the report from that allows you to chose between days, weeks, months, quartals , and years: change this and rerun your report. I don't know why that helps, but it does for me.

Pug McThug