Planning working time

Planning working time#

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In Allegra, the duration of an item and its planned effort are initially decoupled from each other, so neither value is calculated from the other. In Allegra, the coupling is established in the allocation view.

Attributes for effort planning#

For effort planning, Allegra uses the earned value method (Earned Value Method, see The earned value method). For effort planning and controlling, three values are available in the form of each item on the Work/Material costs tab:

  • Budget: the predefined estimated effort for working time in the baseline (optional); for external projects, e.g. the order total

  • Planned: the estimated effort for working time in the plan

  • Remaining: the estimated remaining effort to complete the item

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Planning working time efforts#

Efforts exist for working time and material costs. Material costs are not intended for the cost of labor, but for material and services. Internally, working effort is always represented in working hours.

The conversion from working days to working hours is based on the assigned workspace calendar.

Relationship between work, duration, and resources#

The intended approach for planning in Allegra is to first define the durations and dependencies of the items and then assign the resources. Note: for work, the estimated remaining work is always used (remaining work)! If today’s date lies between the start date and end date, the remaining duration, i.e. from today to the end date, is used (remaining duration). Otherwise, the entered duration is used. The relationship between work, duration, and resource allocation (i.e. percentage allocation of resources) is therefore:

Resource allocation = remaining work / remaining duration

Note

No calculation is performed in the reverse direction, i.e. work and duration are not adjusted when the resources are changed!

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