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Percent Complete Granularity is used in conjunction with time entry. When your users enter their time, they have the option of specifying how complete a certain task is. This setting determines the allowed increments. For example, when set to 10% you can only choose 10%, 20%, 30%... 100%.
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Choose from the following options.
Option | Description |
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Updates Allocation | Ask me each time - Projector presents a small calculator icon ( ) next to each of the other two options. Clicking the calculator changes that value and leaves the other value the same. Effort - increase or decrease number of hours to deliver the task Duration - shorten or lengthen duration to deliver task |
Updates Effort | Ask me each time - Projector presents a small calculator icon ( ) next to each of the other two options. Clicking the calculator changes that value and leaves the other value the same. Allocation - increase or decrease the percent of time a role is tasked Duration - shorten or lengthen duration to deliver task |
Updates Duration | Ask me each time - Projector presents a small calculator icon ( ) next to each of the other two options. Clicking the calculator changes that value and leaves the other value the same. Effort - increase or decrease number of hours to deliver the task Allocation - increase or decrease the percent of time a role is tasked |
Adds a New Role | Ask me each time - Projector presents a small calculator icon ( ) next to effort and duration. Clicking the calculator changes that value and leaves the other value the same. Total Effort - increase or decrease number of hours to deliver the task Duration - shorten or lengthen duration to deliver task Individual Allocations - leave effort and duration alone, increase or decrease allocation % across all roles |
Individual project managers can override these defaults to suit their own preferences. Once a PM has decided what they want, changes here won't overwrite their personal preference.
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If you often create new tasks that are very similar to the previous task, this setting can save you a lot of time. When you click New on the task planning tab, the new tasks will be based on the previous task's values.