Meet completion dates Record progress values for any period. This makes the Report Date into a jagged line to highlight which tasks are falling behind schedule and which are ahead. Pull the Report Date straight to check whether you will meet the completion date, or whether you need to take mitigating actions.Keep accurate progress recordsAs well as recording progress values, you can also keep an unparalleled record of exactly what happened actual start & end as well as breaks during the process. Information on how much progress (and cost & effort, etc.) is recorded in a specific Progress Period is kept, even when the task is completed, to provide an exact 'As-Built' record.Compare actual versus planned progressCreate an unlimited number of baselines as a snapshot of the project so you can compare the evolving plan against an original version. Clearly communicate progress Produce S-Curve charts that clearly communicate how much progress has been achieved against the original plan.Protect yourself in a claims situation Demonstrate the impact of the progress to the work to date. Baseline again. Introduce a compensation event and demonstrate its impact. Communicate with clear graphical messages