In the portfolio view, the progress % is based off of task completion. We are finding this to be pretty inaccurate considering 1 task might take 30 minutes and another might take 20 hours. We can’t base the project progress % upon effort (hours), so was wondering if anybody else has come across this with your organization and has found a good solution/Best Practice that doesn’t require too much manual input. We have tossed around maybe implementing a milestone program to document the progress % complete - but that’s a pretty manual process. If only we could have the option to do “this project will take 200 hours in total and the progress % would accurately update every time a task w/hours filled in was marked as completed” .
This is a very valid request and one that we have been asking for for a while.
Currently, there is a workaround, while it is a bit manual, will def do the intended outcome and will be a better reflection for what you are after.
I have a custom field on my projects called Hours, it is a numeric field. Assignees are asked to fill it in when working on a task. In the end, you can report on the total number off hours from that custom field.
Asana is a great tool but sometimes it feels less for project management, and more for task management. Why can’t we do simple reporting on project progress? Reporting on task completion is useless as every task is not equal like others have said above. Reporting on milestones could work but it requires extra time, effort, and change management. Product Feedback
Hi @Rashad_Issa, thanks for following up and reminder of these options. We have been reporting with a manual approach for now and will need to shift soon. I appreciate @Richard_Sather’s post below and have been toying with that approach…
