The Labor grid displays project details for each level of the WBS.
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| Level/Resource
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This field displays the work breakdown structure name and named resource or generic resource information for the project, phase, or task. Click the ellipsis or tooltip to display the full name of the work breakdown structure.
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| Start Date
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Specify a start date for the WBS element. By default, when a Navigator plan is created, this field is set to the date entered in the
Initial Dates: Start field for the top level of the WBS in the Project Info Center. If this date is not entered in the Project Info Center, then it defaults to the date entered in the
Estimated Dates: Completion field. If neither date is entered in the Project Info Center, then tomorrow's date defaults.
When you add new phases and tasks to the WBS, the parent WBS start date is the default. You can change the default start date for phases/tasks; if earlier than the parent row's start date, Navigator will change the parent start date to match.
Complete one of the following actions to set the start date for a WBS element:
- Enter a date in the field.
- Click the
Date field to display the Calendar dialog box and select a date.
When you change the start date, Navigator checks for assigned resource rows with planned or ETC hours. If they exist, you can only cannot change the start date to a date that is later than any existing planned hours or the end date. However, if there are no assigned resource rows with planned or ETC hours, you have the option to shift the start and end dates together to maintain the plan's range for the work breakdown structure. The start date can be moved beyond existing planned hours or end date as long as they choose to shift the dates when prompted
Shifting the dates allows your plans to remain accurate over the course of the project life cycle.
If you are using a Vision plan, the
Start Date defaults from the Labor tab in Project Planning. The dates you assign on the Labor grid are also used on the Expenses and Consultants grids. All planning grid date changes must be made using the Labor grid.
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| End Date
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Specify an end date for the WBS element. By default, when a Navigator plan is created, this field is set to the date entered in the
Estimated Dates: Completion field for the top level of the WBS in the Project Info Center. If this date is not entered in the Project Info Center, then it defaults to the date entered in the
Initial Dates: Start field. If neither date is entered in the Project Info Center, then tomorrow's date defaults.
When you add new phases and tasks to the WBS, the parent WBS end date is the default. You can change the default end date for phases/tasks; if later than the parent row's end date, Navigator will change the parent end date to match. And, if you change the start date and choose to shift the end with it, the dates automatically adjust to maintain the plan's range for the work breakdown structure.
Complete one of the following actions to set the end date for a WBS element:
- Enter a date in the field.
- Click the
Date field to display the Calendar dialog box and select a date. This end date cannot be earlier than any existing planned hours or the start date.
If you are using a Vision plan, the
End Date defaults from the Labor tab in Project Planning.
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| Contract
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This field displays the labor contract amount that is pulled from the Contract page.
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| Baseline
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This field displays the sum of the planned labor amount that is saved in the baseline for the selected WBS row. The baseline acts as a snapshot of the plan at a certain point in time, and is saved using the
 Save Baseline option on the Planning Command Bar.
- For a Navigator plan, the planned amount typically equals the sum of the associated resource's baseline amounts, unless the baseline was saved prior to the planned amount changing.
- For a Vision plan, the amount on the WBS row may not equal the sum of the associated resource rows. This happens when resource rows are removed or changed after the baseline was saved and the WBS row retains the original planned amount. If the project has multiple Vision plans that are included in utilization, Navigator sums the baseline amounts from the plans.
You can have only one baseline version for any plan. Any changes you make to the existing baseline will overwrite the previous baseline data. After a baseline exists, you can only change the baseline if your role has appropriate access rights. See the Planning Command Bar online help topic for more information.
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| JTD Amount
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This field displays the job-to-date labor amount through today's date for the project, phase, or task. It is based on actual JTD labor charges and includes unposted charges.
Calculation: JTD = Posted and unposted labor charges at billing or cost through today
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| ETC Amount
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This field displays the estimate-to-complete (ETC) labor amount for the project, phase, or task. This is the planned labor amount required from tomorrow through the end of the plan to complete the project, phase, or task.
If the
Cost option is selected, this amount displays as zero. If a project is mapped on multiple Vision plans that have the
Include in utilization and project reports option selected, Navigator totals are the combined values.
Calculation: ETC = Planned labor amount from tomorrow forward for plans in utilization at billing or cost
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| EAC
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This field displays the sum of the job-to-date (JTD) labor amount and the estimate-to-complete (ETC) labor amount for the project, phase, or task.
If the
Cost option is selected, this amount displays as zero. If a project is mapped on multiple Vision plans that have the
Include in utilization and project reports option selected, Navigator totals are the combined values.
Calculation: EAC = JTD labor amount through today + ETC labor amount from tomorrow forward for plans in utilization at billing or cost
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| Contract Less EAC (displays if the Billing option is selected)
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This field displays the variance between the contract amount and the estimate-at-completion (EAC) labor amount for the current project, phase, or task at billing. Negative amounts display in red.
Calculation: Contract Less EAC = Contract - EAC (JTD labor amount at billing through today + ETC labor amount at billing from tomorrow forward for plans in utilization)
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| EAC Profit (displays if the Cost option is selected)
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This field displays the estimate-at-complete (EAC) profit, which is calculated using cost amounts. Negative amounts display in red.
EAC Profit = Contract - JTD - ETC - Estimated Overhead
Estimated Overhead = JTD Overhead + ETC Overhead
JTD Overhead = The Overhead that is allocated to the project in Vision, plus an estimate of overhead for labor JTD that has not yet been allocated. The overhead allocation settings are configured in Vision.
ETC Overhead = Plan's Overhead % x Labor ETC Cost Amount
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| EAC Profit % (displays if the Cost option is selected)
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This field displays the estimate-at-complete (EAC) profit percent, which is calculated using cost amounts. Negative percentages display in red.
Calculation: EAC Profit % = EAC Profit / Contract
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| Labor EAC Multiplier
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This field displays the Labor EAC Multiplier for the project. It is calculated using cost amounts and represents the cost value of hours worked through today and the remaining planned hours.
Calculation: Contract / EAC Cost
Your security role's access rights to labor cost rates and amounts determines whether or not labor EAC multipliers display.
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