Spira 4.2 User Manual Help Viewer
In this mode, the main pane displays the general schedule and completion status of the specific task. You can enter/edit the start-date, end-date (i.e. the due-date), estimated, actual and remaining effort. From this the system will calculate the progress, percentage complete and projected final effort.
The different effort values mean the following:
- Estimated Effort – This is the original estimate for how long the task would take to complete.
- Actual Effort – This is the current amount of effort that has been expended in completing the task. This does not indicate the completion progress
- Remaining Effort – This is the estimate for how it will take from the current state to complete the task. The % complete is calculated from this value in conjunction with the estimated effort:% Complete = 100% - (Remaining Effort / Estimated Effort)
- Projected Effort – This is value that the system is projecting it will take to complete the task. This is calculated from the Actual Effort and Remaining Effort:Projected Effort = (Actual Effort + Remaining Effort)If the actual effort is not specified, the projected effort will be the same as the estimated effort.
Note that if this task is currently assigned to a release or iteration, the start-date and end-date of the task must lie within the date-range of the parent release/iteration. If your task looks like it will not be completed in the available timeframe, you will need to contact the project manager to get them to either extend the date-range of the task, or consider moving the task to the next iteration.