A baseline in Zoho Projects is a frozen snapshot of the project plan taken at a specific point, typically at project kickoff after the plan is agreed. The baseline records the planned start dates, end dates, and durations for every task. As the project progresses, actual dates are compared against baseline dates to measure schedule variance.
Go to the Gantt chart view in Zoho Projects and select the option to set a baseline. You can save multiple baselines if the project scope changes significantly (re-baselining), though each new baseline should be documented with a justification.
Baseline comparison reveals whether tasks are starting later than planned, finishing later, or ahead of schedule. Consistent slippage on certain task types (e.g., client review tasks) points to systemic planning assumptions that need correction in future project templates.
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