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More than one Baseline + Comments

Dear all,

To enhance Smartsheet as a comprehensive PM Application, my company and I find that a crucial feature, baseline management, currently needs to be added. While the ability to set baselines is valuable, the limitation of only being able to set one baseline is a constraint. We propose the implementation of a feature that allows the creation of multiple baselines with distinct names. This would be particularly useful for scenarios where the project scope changes, and setting and saving a new baseline with a different name for traceability becomes essential.

Additionally, it would be beneficial to include a feature that allows users to add text comments each time a baseline is modified, providing details such as the change number and description. A similar feature is already available in MS Project, and we would like to see a comparable implementation in Smartsheet.

Your consideration of these enhancements would greatly contribute to the effectiveness of Smartsheet as a Project Management tool.

Thanks!

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  • It will be best to add to assign multiple baseline feature. This help people analyze the data from various point of time.

    For example :

    Apart from the project baseline,

    Baseline 1 : Last Month update (August-24 update)
    Baseline 2 : Current Month update (Sept-24 update)

    The variance will help us to understand the monthly movement of the schedule

  • I concur with the previous comments that it would be very helpful if SMARTSHEETS could add multiple Baselines.

    We utilize Level 1 (Hierarchy) Tasks and occasionally Level 2 as part of our Baseline.

    Here is my current workaround:

    1. When creating a project plan, I copy the dates in the Start Date and End Date columns and paste the values into columns I titled: Baseline Start Date (Date the project plan was created or published) and Baseline End Date (Date the project plan was created or published).
    2. Then, I created two additional columns that compare the Baseline Start or End Date to the Current Project Plan Start or End Date.

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