What is a baseline?

What is a baseline?

Baseline captures the schedule deviation from the original plan. It helps to assess the actual results of the project and track the progress.

Find out how baseline can help you to analyze the progress of your project


Benefits of baseline

  • Identify the activities that are delayed.
  • Evaluate project performance based on a set benchmark.
  • Plan upcoming work items based on the current baseline.
  • Find and resolve bottlenecks in the project.
  • Feature Availability: Enterprise plan.
  • Access privilege: Users with Edit - All permission for task can view, create, edit, and delete a baseline.

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      Baseline comparison gives an insight on the open tasks and the total time spent on them. Create baselines to compare and analyze project changes over a given time period. Navigate to a project and then select Gantt & Reports > Milestone Gantt. ...
    • Set a baseline

      You can set a baseline with the help Milestone Gantt chart. Navigate to a project and then select  Reports > Milestone Gantt. Click  in the upper right corner. Click  Set Baseline. Enter the baseline name and click  Set Baseline. A baseline is ...
    • Edit or delete a baseline

      Navigate to a project and then select Reports > Milestone Gantt. Click  in the upper right corner. Hover over the baseline and click  . Enter a new baseline name. Click Save. Hover over the baseline and click  to delete a baseline. Deleting a ...
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      End variance tracks the delay in the completion of tasks. It is the difference between the baseline finish date and the current end date of the task. Baseline finish date is the initial estimated task completion date.
    • Slippage

      Slippage tracks the tasks that haven't started yet. It is the difference between the baseline start date and the current start date of the task. Baseline start date is the original start date of the task. Navigate to a project and then select Gantt & ...