Status date
In Microsoft Project, the status date is set to the current date unless you change it or set it manually. This setting provides a real-time snapshot of your project’s progress. However, to gain more control and have more accurate tracking of your project, you can set the specific status date of your project. By doing so before you make any updates to your project, you will create a consistent reference point that helps you measure and compare task progress accurately. This will also help you align with your project’s timeline, allowing you to identify and promptly address any issues.
You can think of a status date as a snapshot or checkpoint of your project at a specific point in time or date that you provide. By setting this date, you create a clear reference point for all tracking data. This means that when you update task progress, actual start and actual finish dates, or work hours, you are comparing them against this fixed point, and not the current...
