Description
Compare actual task hours with a positive planned-hours reference.
Project records separate planned effort, recorded time, forecast assumptions, resource buffers and role authority. A probability-weighted impact is one scenario term, and a calendar-day shift is not a business-calendar calculation. Local progress and workload shares need consistent scope and periods before broader interpretation.
Compare actual task hours with a positive planned-hours reference.
When to use this tool
Use Task Planned Actual Effort Multiplier when you already have plannedHours, actualHours and need to compare actual task hours with a positive planned-hours reference.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter plannedHours, actualHours. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read actualToPlanned, signedHourDifference. Use the output convention below.
Require plannedHours>0 and actualHours>=0; return actual/planned and actual-planned.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| plannedHours | Planned Hours | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| actualHours | Actual Hours | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| actualToPlanned | Actual To Planned | Required. Finite number. |
| signedHourDifference | Signed Hour Difference | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"plannedHours": 20,
"actualHours": 25
},
"output": {
"actualToPlanned": 1.25,
"signedHourDifference": 5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Hours need matching task scope; the comparison does not establish productivity, quality, cause of variance or future effort.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile the complete plan, resource calendar, costs and action history for an operational question. Use the actual business calendar or delegated-role documentation when required, rather than treating one supplied offset or Boolean as that full workflow.
References
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