Activity Hit Rate

The Activity Hit Rate metric shows the percentage of activities that both start and finish on time within an update window. When you upload schedule updates, SmartPM compares actual performance over that window against the planned dates at the start of the window. 

You can also set a Hit Rate Goal for each update (default is 100%).

How activity hit rate affects the schedule:

• Indicates how reliably the schedule is being planned.
• Helps you understand how often your plan is “hitting” its targets.
• Provides insight into planning vs. actual performance discrepancies.
• Supports continuous improvement by highlighting patterns of schedule misses or delays.

Best Practices:

• Choose a realistic Hit Rate Goal for each update window (not necessarily 100%).
• Monitor the hit rate across windows to detect trends of deviation.
• Drill down into missed activities using Window Start Accuracy and Window Finish Accuracy metrics to identify which tasks are late or didn’t occur. 
• Use the “Should Have Started / Should Have Finished” reports for root-cause analysis of delays.