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title: Measure time and effort
description: The Planned Task \[planned\_task\] form provides standard fields for tracking duration and effort.
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# Measure time and effort

The Planned Task \[planned\_task\] form provides standard fields for tracking duration and effort.

Duration measures the time from start to end date. Effort measures the hours of work exerted on the project. Both duration and effort are measured with fields in the Dates section of the Planned Task record.

Duration

-   Planned duration: The projected length of time for the planned task. You can enter this value manually.
-   Actual duration: The actual length of time so far for the planned task. This value is calculated based on the amount of time elapsed since a task enters the open state.
-   Remaining duration: The Planned duration minus the Actual duration, which represents the projected length of time left.

Effort

-   Planned effort: The projected amount of time that will be spent on the planned task. You can enter this value manually.
-   Actual effort: The actual amount of time that has already been spent on the planned task. You can enter this value manually.
-   Remaining effort: The Planned effort minus the Actual effort, which represents the amount of project work left.
-   Percent complete: For the parent task, the percent complete field is not editable and is rolled up from the percent completion of child tasks using the following formula:

    Percent complete of parent task = sum \(planned duration of child tasks \* percent complete of child tasks\) / sum \(planned duration of child tasks\)

    For a child task, the percent complete is entered manually.


Date Calculation: All planned dates and actual dates of the child tasks are rolled up to the parent task automatically. Planned end date for a child task is calculated based on the planned start date and planned duration. If actual start is present, then planned end date is calculated from actual start date and planned duration.

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