In order to accurately calculate PPC (Planned Percent Complete), system has to determine the committed date of each activity and task.
To facilitate that, project will have 2 states:
Planning State: This is when you can create a schedule and make adjustments
Committed State: This is when you add progress update and PPC is calculated accordingly
How to Enable Planning and Committed States
By default, the project state is hidden until PPC (Planned Percentage Complete) is enabled in project settings. Once enabled, the state defaults to Planning.
Check the current project state in 1 of 2 ways:
Through the info icon in the project header
Or through the “More” menu
Planning State
Each new project and version automatically starts in Planning state.
In Planning, you can, add or edit elements, adjust durations, create relationships, etc.
However progress updates are restricted in Planning state. To update progress, switch to Committed state.
Committed State
When a project is moved to Committed state, dates are locked and become the basis to calculate PPC going forward. In Committed state, you can:
Update activity progress
Track PPC on the dashboard
Note: Once an activity is marked as "in progress" or "completed", committed dates will remain fixed when switching back and forth between "planning" and "committed" states. PPC will be calculated using the first committed date for each activity.
Changing schedule in committed state
If you wish to make any changes to the schedule when project is in Committed State, the project automatically switches back to Planning, and team members are notified via email.
How to switch project state
Click “Project State” in the more menu
Select “Committed” and save to change project state
