What is schedule variation in metrics?

Answer 1

Any difference between the scheduled completion of an activity and the actual completion is know as schedule variation.

The objective of this metric is to measure the % of deviation and take corrective action to reduce it.

Formula = ((Actual End Date - Planned End Date)/(Planned End Date- Planned Start Date))*100

Metric

Phase

LCL

Goal

UCL

Schedule Variation

Overall

0.00

0.00

0.00

KT Stage

-1.90

0.20

2.29

Test Requirements Study Stage

-3.28

1.49

6.26

Test Design Stage

-2.80

0.00

2.80

Test Execution Stage

-2.43

0.10

2.63

LCL: Lower Control Limit

UCL: Upper control Limit