Cross Project Percent Completes

I am developing a MS Project 2010 schedule in which the client would like to see an overall percent complete for process areas that repeat in lower level sub-projects.
For example, the project breaks down into system types, then individual systems within those types, then process areas, such as CM, Maintenance, Provisioning, Supply Chain, etc., with each of these process areas breaking down into individual activities. What
I am trying to develop is a percent complete for the process areas at the top most level (across the system types), based on the percent completes for those process areas at the individual system level. The verticals roll up fine (percent complete for the
process area within the system to the system, then to the overall system type, then to the overall project), but I'm trying to do a more horizontal view of the project's status. Never done anything like this before, so any help would be appreciated.

Hi Baltjazz08,
Here is all relevant information about outline codes (both process and configuration). Those links are for 2003 but applicable to 2007, 2010 or 2013.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/project-help/defining-the-structure-of-your-project-with-custom-outline-codes-HA001020301.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/project-help/create-an-outline-code-HP045331925.aspx
Then I'm not sure that it will help in doing what you need. Creating a custom field for entering % complete on tasks you're interested in would be the best solution. Anyway be careful concerning the rollup for total. If you choose average, it might not give
a proper result, since if 2 tasks have a different quantities of work, the % complete of the summary task will not be the average of the 2 % complete.
An idea would be to use a WBS for all projects, containing all process areas. Then using SSRS or Excel services reporting capabilities, you'll be able to extract horizontal % complete of process areas through your projects.
Hope this helps.
Guillaume Rouyre - MBA, MCP, MCTS

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