Schedule Health Score Overview

The Schedule Health Score tool enables you to evaluate the quality of your project schedule against a set of criteria. Using common schedule analysis metrics, the tool can help to ensure compliance with corporate or industry standards. Use the tool to identify problem areas in your schedule, and then consider methods to correct the issues that arise. Issues might include missing relationship logic or unrealistic date constraints that could negatively impact your project schedule.

The tool evaluates your project schedule using calculated metrics known as checks. Each time you run the scheduler on your current schedule or a schedule scenario, the tool automatically analyzes your activities and produces a score for each check. The check score indicates the level to which your activities are meeting the check's defined criteria. Typically, checks with a higher score require more immediate attention. Individual check scores contribute to an overall schedule health score. A higher schedule health score indicates a higher quality schedule.

Use the tool results to identify activities that meet each check's criteria, and then adjust those activities to generate a more favorable score. Check details, including target values, weighting values, and check descriptions, can be modified in the project settings. Individual checks can be enabled or disabled according to your organization's needs.