MS Project 7 - Setting the Baseline

In this short tutorial we will set our Project Baseline and look at some of the functionality it will provide as we move forward into Project Execution and start to track our progress and associated variance from the baseline.
The MS Project Series:
MS Project 1 - Introduction "The Environment" ( • MS Project 1 - Intro (... )
MS Project 2 - Display Settings and Saving a Template ( • MS Project 2 - Intro D... )
MS Project 3 - Project Info and Task Entry ( • MS Project 3 - Project... )
MS Project 4 - Task Precedence/Dependencies ( • MS Project 4 - Task Pr... )
MS Project 5 - Entering and Assignment Resources ( • MS Project 5 - Resourc... )
MS Project 6 - Resource Conflicts and Levelling ( • MS Project 6 - Resourc... )
MS Project 7 - Establish a Baseline ( • MS Project 7 - Setting... )
MS Project 8 - Tracking Progress and Variance ( • MS Project 8 - Trackin... )
MS Project 9 - Earned Value ( • MS Project 9 - Earned ... )
MS Project 10 - Managing Change Orders ( • MS Project 10 - Managi... )
MS Project 11 - Crashing the Project ( • MS Project 11 - Projec... )
MS Project Quick Tips
Common Resource Pool ( • MS Project Quick Tip: ... )
Master Project File ( • MS Project Quick Tip: ... )
#PatJHeffernan

[@Mostafa20268]

Thank you Sir !

[@alisalati1320]

Hello Pat, I understand how to set a baseline at the beginning of a project. However, how to assign an existing schedule as a baseline of a new schedule in MSP? This is an easy task in P6 but I could not find any option to assign an existing/old schedule as baseline current schedule.

[@alialilou9040]

Hi, I want to know if it is possible to put multiple baselines through the progress of the project, am sure that the answer is yes, but I want to know how to do that?, For example a project of 4 weeks and I want to see my project is doing in each end of week, so for that I have to make 4 baselines, please if you could explain all the steps by details in little video and of course with the earned value method. Best regards

[@PatJHeffernan]

Hi Ali. I need to understand better what you want. Of course the baseline is what you are comparing with, so we normally compare to plan. Are you saying you want to do a relative comparison: i.e. week 3 to week2? You can definitely re-baseline, but I’m not certain that is the best way to get what you are looking for.

[@alialilou9040]

@@PatJHeffernan hi again Would you please send me your email address so I can explain to you better, coz I need to send you some screenshots so you can better understand what I want.

[@PatJHeffernan]

I’ll try to send you a Private Message when I get to my proper computer. The app seems to come up short in this regard.

[@PatJHeffernan]

@@alialilou9040 There doesn't seem to be a Private Message function on KZbin anymore... and I don't want my email to go public. Sorry.

[@alialilou9040]

@@PatJHeffernan well go check your LinkedIn I send you an invitation, maybe we could talk there