Legacy- Change planned start date of a demand or project through Portfolio Workbench

Balance the cost and resources by changing the start date of a demand or a project and shifting it to a different fiscal period.

Before you begin

The demands and projects are open in the timeline view of portfolio workbench.

Role required: it_portfolio_manager

Procedure

  1. Click Select Demands and Projects under Step 2 in portfolio workbench.
  2. In the timeline view, click the filter icon (Filter icon), and add the Planned start date column if it is not visible.
  3. To change the planned start date of a demand, double-click the value under the Planned start date column and pick a new date.
  4. To change the planned start date of a project, perform the following actions.
    1. Right-click the project and select the Edit option.
    2. On the Project form, right-click the header bar and select the Move project option from the context menu.
    3. In the dialog box, pick a date, and click OK.

Result

Changing the date has the following effects on cost plans and resource plans:
  • Cost plans: Cost plan dates are changed with respect to the change in project or demand date. For example, if a demand is shifted by two months, all the associated cost plans are also shifted by two months.
  • Resource plans: The resource plan dates are changed regarding the change in project or demand date. The changes in resource plan state are as follows:
    • Allocated state resource plan: The effects on a resource plan in the Allocated state are:
      • If the resource plan has a start date in the future, the resource plan is moved back to the Requested state.
      • If the resource plan has a start date in past, the resource plan is canceled. The hard allocations for the past date are retained, and the future hard allocations are deleted. A new resource plan with new dates is created in the Requested state.
    • Confirmed state resource plan: The soft allocations are deleted and the plan moves to the Requested state.
    • Planning and Requested state resource plans: There is no change in resource plan state.
Note: The project property Change Resource Plan and Cost Plan Start Date with Demand or Project Start Date Change controls the changes in cost and resource plans with respect to the change in the start date of a demand or project.