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    Workshop 7.2: Maximizing Project Reporti... > Part 2: Creating a Project Dashboard

    Part 2: Creating a Project Dashboard

    The dashboard allows you to display project milestone variances using a bar chart representation. To create the dashboard, we first create a milestones list and then create a web part page displaying the chart.

    1. Applying what you learned in Chapter 3, use the settings in Table 7-1 to create a custom list called Project Milestones.

      Table 7-1. Project Milestones custom list settings

      Column name

      Type

      Required

      WBS

      Number

      No

      Baseline Finish

      Date and Time

      No

      Actual Finish

      Date and Time

      No

    2. Create a new column called Variance with the following settings:

      1. Column Type: Calculated

      2. Formula: [Actual Finish] - [Baseline Finish]


      

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