Template:Actions Table Header

Task Details				Plan				Manage
id	Name	Description	Deliverable	Start	End	Hrs	Cost	Responsible	Status	Comment

Purpose

Project management: this template provides headers for a table of tasks to be monitored. It starts a table of tasks.

Usage

In the real world, use the table of tasks as a simple and efficient way to monitor progress in a project. For each project progress meeting make a copy of the page containing the table(s) (as it was at the end of the previous meeting) and go through the tasks row by row updating the table as you go along. Usually only the theme/status and comment fields need be changed (unless extending deadlines and aspects of the Terms of Reference).

Use with Template:ActionRow and Template:Actions Table Footer.

The three templates provide a table header row, task/activity entries (one in each row), and a footer which simply ends the table (with optional fields for the cost of all the tasks and summary comments).

The theme can be used to indicate the status of tasks (in each row) and/or status of the project (or work package etc.) as whole in the header row or footer row. The themes are defined in Template:Task status theme.

Syntax

{{Actions Table Header|status theme = <theme name>}}

theme name is a name defined in Template:Task status theme.

Example

The following markup:

{{Actions Table Header|status theme = on-track}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = done
|id = 005
|name = Survey design
|description = Design surveys for government and academia
|deliverable = Surveys and report.
|start = 2012-06-01
|end = 2012-12-31
|hrs = 450
|cost = 22,500.00
|responsible = Q. Dube
|status =  done
|comment = Confirm design accepted.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = ahead
|id = 010
|name = Survey testing
|description = Test surveys on sample respondents.
|deliverable = Survey test report. Updated surveys.
|start = 2012-07-01
|end = 2012-07-31
|hrs = 40
|cost = 2,000.00
|responsible = S. Jacobs
|status =  Ahead: 50% complete
|comment = Academia done. Government on-track.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = on-track
|id= 015
|name=Distribute surveys
|description = Send out surveys/links.
|deliverable = Surveys sent out.
|start = 2012-07-15
|end = 2012-08-15
|hrs = 20
|cost = 1,000.00
|responsible = D. Mwale
|status =  on track
|comment = Academia questionnaires sent. Government on hold.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = behind
|id = 020
|name = Survey analysis code
|description = Code the statistical analysis program.
|deliverable = Working code
|start = 2012-06-01
|end = 2012-07-01
|hrs = 80
|cost = 40,000.00
|responsible = A. Geek
|status =  behind
|comment = Anocovar module has bugs.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = urgent
|id = 030
|name = MoU Government
|description = Cooperation agreement with Ministry of Science
|deliverable = MoU
|start = 2012-05-01
|end = 2012-06-15
|hrs = 16
|cost = 800.00
|responsible = T. Bosa
|status =  urgent
|comment = Some departments are asking.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme =red
|id = 040
|name = Pre-survey brochure printing
|description = Print brochure
|deliverable = 1,000 copies of brochure
|start = 2012-05-15
|end = 2012-05-31
|hrs = 4
|cost = 10,200.00
|responsible = J. Bloggs
|status =  red
|comment = Ink and paper shortage. Had to import.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = blue
|id = 050
|name = Approve academic surveys
|description = Approve surveys
|deliverable = Approval letter
|start = 2012-05-15
|end = 2012-05-31
|hrs = 32
|cost = 16,000.00
|responsible = L. Laoshi
|status =  blue
|comment = Principal happy.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = green
|id = 060
|name = Literature review
|description = Review previous research.
|deliverable = Review Paper (draft)
|start = 2012-03-01
|end = 2012-04-30
|hrs = 120
|cost = 60,000.00
|responsible = R. Fundisa
|status =  green
|comment = Supervisor reviewed. Paper ready.
}}
{{ActionRow
|status theme = black
|id = 070
|name = Project progress report
|description = Write quarterly report on progress.
|deliverable = Quarterly report
|start = on-going
|end = quarterly
|hrs = 24
|cost = 1,200.00
|responsible = Project Manager
|status =  black
|comment = Blog process effective.
}}
{{Actions Table Footer
|status theme = black
|tasks comment = Tasks ok in general
|total cost = 153,700
|project comment = No show stoppers
}}

results in:

Task Details				Plan				Manage
id	Name	Description	Deliverable	Start	End	Hrs	Cost	Responsible	Status	Comment
005	Survey design	Design surveys for government and academia	Surveys and report.	2012-06-01	2012-12-31	450	22,500.00	Q. Dube	done	Confirm design accepted.
010	Survey testing	Test surveys on sample respondents.	Survey test report. Updated surveys.	2012-07-01	2012-07-31	40	2,000.00	S. Jacobs	Ahead: 50% complete	Academia done. Government on-track.
015	Distribute surveys	Send out surveys/links.	Surveys sent out.	2012-07-15	2012-08-15	20	1,000.00	D. Mwale	on track	Academia questionnaires sent. Government on hold.
020	Survey analysis code	Code the statistical analysis program.	Working code	2012-06-01	2012-07-01	80	40,000.00	A. Geek	behind	Anocovar module has bugs.
030	MoU Government	Cooperation agreement with Ministry of Science	MoU	2012-05-01	2012-06-15	16	800.00	T. Bosa	urgent	Some departments are asking.
040	Pre-survey brochure printing	Print brochure	1,000 copies of brochure	2012-05-15	2012-05-31	4	10,200.00	J. Bloggs	red	Ink and paper shortage. Had to import.
050	Approve academic surveys	Approve surveys	Approval letter	2012-05-15	2012-05-31	32	16,000.00	L. Laoshi	blue	Principal happy.
060	Literature review	Review previous research.	Review Paper (draft)	2012-03-01	2012-04-30	120	60,000.00	R. Fundisa	green	Supervisor reviewed. Paper ready.
070	Project progress report	Write quarterly report on progress.	Quarterly report	on-going	quarterly	24	1,200.00	Project Manager	black	Blog process effective.
Totals:		Tasks ok in general					153,700			No show stoppers

Suggestions

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