Although the variance table can be useful for tracking scheduling, by default it does not show actual and remaining work. You can switch to the work table by clicking the View menu, clicking Table, and then clicking Work.

This table will show you the actual start and finish dates, baseline start and finish dates, and actual and remaining work. It will also calculate the variance; a positive variance means you’re behind schedule, while a negative variance means you’re ahead of schedule.

In the sample above, we can see that some tasks took longer, so the overall task of having the rough draft completed is behind about 76 hours. Like other tables, the Work Variance table can be filtered, grouped, and sorted to provide maximum flexibility.