Planned vs. Actual Start and End Times of Tasks

Users can set planned start/end times and actual start/end times for each task. These will be displayed in the task details page.

They are also shown in the task list view:

Open the task detail page and click to set the planned start time and planned end time.
Click the already-set time to modify or clear it.

Note: You must set the planned start time before you can set the actual start time.

Click “Start Now” to set the actual start time.
Click the time again to adjust or clear it.

The actual end time is the time when the task is marked as completed.
Click the actual end time to modify it if needed.

There are three task statuses: Not Started, In Progress, and Completed.

When a task is marked as complete, its status changes to “Completed”.

If no planned end date is set: On-Time Completion
If a planned end date is set, and the actual completion is after the planned date: Overdue Completion
If a planned end date is set, and the actual completion is before the planned date: Early Completion

“Not Started” and “In Progress” are both considered incomplete.

Planned start date is set, actual start date is empty, and the planned start date is after today: Not Started
Planned start date is set, actual start date is empty, and the planned start date is before today: Not Started (Overdue Start)
Actual start date is set and is after today: Not Started
Actual start date is set (after today), and planned start date is before today: Not Started (Overdue Start)

No planned start or end date set: In Progress
No planned start date, but planned end date is after today: In Progress
No planned start date, but planned end date is before today: In Progress (Overdue Unfinished)