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Convert the units of duration from days to hours Microsoft Project

Convert the units of duration from days to hours Microsoft Project

Convert the units of duration from days to hours

Posted: 01 Oct 2004 03:31 AM PDT

Hi KD,

Try Tools --> Macro --> Macros. Select the
Format_Duration macro. Choose Run and select hours.

Hope this helps.
Julie 
hours for all tasks of 

TBD or Blank Date Option

Posted: 30 Sep 2004 08:36 AM PDT

Hi,

On top of John's precious remarks, you may also consider the following.
One could argue that Project shouldn't even display Start and Finish fields,
only Early Start, Late Start, Early Finish and Late Finish. The whole point
is that you have to manage between these limits.

And also this: when you DO fix a date (not that this is recommended but new
users to Project just seem to need that for survival) by a Must Option that
will be visible in the Indicator column.

HTH

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Contract Resource loading Help

Posted: 30 Sep 2004 08:22 AM PDT

Hi,

Enter a fixed cost it will add to the tiny resource cost
HTH

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Project reader tool? Freely available?

Posted: 30 Sep 2004 08:00 AM PDT

Check out Steelray -- http://www.steelray.com

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MS Project Professional 2002 Dual Project Managers

Posted: 30 Sep 2004 05:31 AM PDT

Thank you Marcus. I appreciate your help.
 
you (or the Project 
this project (under 
category (under Available 
Available Projects)--plus, 
settings on this page. 
this is necessary 

Hiding and unhiding columns in a plan

Posted: 30 Sep 2004 04:49 AM PDT

I suggest that if you are freqently displaying the same set of columns for
presentation that you create a table and view for this purpose. Start with
the table. Go to views menu, tables , more tables, new table and define one
the way you like. Call it "Presentation" or something you can remember and
find easily. Then go to view menu, views. more views. new view and create a
view based on this table. Make sure that the "show in menu" option is
selected. Then from the view menu select that view. Make any last
adjustments to it and save your file.

Switch back to the gantt view or whatever you like to do work or tracking of
the schedule and when you need to make a presentation click on the
presentation view and it will be formatted just the way you want it.

I typically have a tracking view, a presentation view and a scratch view
(where fields are all over the place as required for whatever I'm trying to
do at the time) for my projects.

-Jack


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Problem opening enterprise resources

Posted: 30 Sep 2004 03:40 AM PDT

Hi Keith,

In future, try posting on the server newsgroup. Please see FAQ Item: 24.
Project Newsgroups. FAQs, companion products and other useful Project
information can be seen at this web address: http://www.mvps.org/project/.

Mike Glen
Project MVP


Keith wrote: 

Max Date Limitation

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 07:52 PM PDT

Hi Rod

love the idea of a scapegoat column - can i use it in my next class when
we're customising fields :)

Cheers
JulieD

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How can I assign a task to a group of resources in Project?

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 05:51 PM PDT

PR III --

There is an indirect method you can use to accomplish your goal. Assuming
you have entered the committee name for each resource in the Group column in
the Resource Sheet, here's how to assign a committee to a task:

1. Open the project in question
2. Select the first task requiring a committee
3. Click the Assign Resources button on the Standard toolbar
4. Expand the Resource list options at the top of the dialog
5. Select the first Filter by checkbox
6. Click the Filter by pick list and select the Group... filter
7. Enter the name of the committee and click OK
8. The resulting list contains the members of the committee, so select
everyone and click Assign

Just an additional thought to what Julie and Mike said. Hope this helps.

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How do I get a Text field to show up in the Resource Usage display

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 11:53 AM PDT


Hi Al,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

Yes - see FAQ Item: 37 - Custom Fields in Tables. FAQs, companion products
and other useful Project information can be seen at this web address:
http://www.mvps.org/project/

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-)

Mike Glen
Project MVP

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Strikethrough Font in Project

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 10:46 AM PDT

You could use something like a gray color for marked tasks.

-Jack

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Sharing Project Data

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 10:39 AM PDT

Thanks Al,

I think a little more sharing is in order(I may be getting
greedy). I'm looking for an alternative to sending files
back and forth if it exists. Am I correct that the
Enterprise Solution does support external web-based
sharing of the project data? This would be a little over-
kill for this initial project but serves to confirm
capability. In reading the product info on teh MS Web-
site, I also saw some reference to "enabling external"
data to allow "partners" to interact with project data,
presumably to enable dispersed teams to collaborate on
planning and status. Any knowledge of this? The concept
seems pretty simple in this internet-based-world but I've
just not seen a clear description that exploits this
possibility.

Rick
 
force and ignorance, 
works). Aside from 
of view. 
want to maintain th 
Project file. 
2000 
during 

Project management in Zimbabwe

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 09:07 AM PDT

Jan --

Thanks for helping Ben and these good folks in Africa. Based on the
unreliability of Internet access there, I definitely think Project Server IS
NOT a viable option for these folks. I like your alternate suggestion about
sending .mpp files instead.

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Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
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Changing durations display from hrs. to days

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 08:23 AM PDT

Hi Joe,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

Yes - try running Tools/Macro/Macros.../Format_Duration macro.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-))

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

Joe wrote: 

Can Project be used for production and asset management?

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 07:53 AM PDT

Micheal can you elaborate on this extensive experience a little.
I am trying to get some kind of schedule set up for a Build to Order
shop. I've looked at a lot of stuff lately. They all lack the
degree of concurrency I need and the ability to distribute
task status updates to the web.
Recent Project Server experience has shown a lot of promise
but there are some hurdles I'm trying to get over and it seems
I could really use some input from someone who thinks in terms
of hourly production environments rather than historical
documentation of a long term start to finish project.
Maybe you could chime in on some of my recent threads.
It's one of those times where I just need the slightest bit
of valueable information and that catalyst could really
have a big thought process change
I'm sure you've been in a similar situation, it is so frustrating but
thrilling to.

Thanks





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Why won't my baselined Project Plan decrease in size after deleti.

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 06:57 AM PDT

I find that if you save a MS Project file using Save As
instead of just Save, this will sometimes prompt MS
Project to do some file compression/cleanup... in other
words, even though you are deleting those attachments,
they are still hanging around in the file until the file
is "cleaned up". This is similar to doing a Repair and
Compact in MS Access.

It's easy and usually effective!
 
baselined project plan. 
size ended up at 120 
Why is this? 

filtering and viewing the Gantt

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 05:15 AM PDT

Thank you Mike. I did post it 
newsgroup. 
during 
scheduled 
the 

Task "Locked-out" for Bookings on P Server 2003

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 01:55 AM PDT

Dale,

Thanks for that confirmation. I guessed that it would be the situation.

Cheers.

James.G

"Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote:
 

Can I use Microsoft Project to schedule teacher resources and cla.

Posted: 29 Sep 2004 12:47 AM PDT

Check out SourceForge.net - lots of open source code and I'm pretty sure I
saw at least one posting for a calendar and resource scheduling tool...

oh and the software is "free"

Mark


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3rd party viewers

Posted: 28 Sep 2004 09:13 PM PDT

Please add Steelray to the list of viewers you're looking at:
http://www.steelray.com

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Microsoft Visio 2003

Posted: 28 Sep 2004 08:24 PM PDT

Try WBS Pro from www.criticaltools.com. It's cheaper ($200) than Visio and
works better. Project 2003 contains a WBS wizard but assumes you already
have Visio installed. If not, you will have to buy it and I think it's >$400
but not sure.


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Huge projects managing

Posted: 28 Sep 2004 07:55 PM PDT

Berni,

I could write a book about it!!! (couldn't we all). I've been involved in
Programme Planning/Execution for Engineering Design/Manufacture/Installation
projects ranging from £2M to £400M (with some projects totalling £2 billion),
involving multi-national teams. Essentially I've sat alongside the Project
Manager....and watched the whole story unfold....but there is rarely a
singular item that sends the whole project into orbit. It's an accumulation
of lots of little bits, in conjunction with workscope/product specifications
that are very vague, processes that are not fully defined, contractual terms
that are not adhered to, changes in the workscope, poor planning, poor
management, un-realistic expectations.......and politics!

Anything else you require, young man? If so, I'd have to start going into
detail.

James.G



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Need a viewer for Project

Posted: 28 Sep 2004 07:27 PM PDT

Steelray is the leading Microsoft Project viewer: http://www.steelray.com

A free 10-day trial can be downloaded there.

/Brian

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Milestone date calculation logic

Posted: 28 Sep 2004 06:16 PM PDT

Hi Annabel,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup :-)

I believe the answer lies in Constraints. Insert a column for Constrain
Type. I suspect the Milestone 4 is set As Late As Possible - they should
all be As Soon As Possible - change them and that should fix it. Have you
been playing around with schedulling from the Finish Date? If so that might
have cause the constraint changes.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on :-))

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

JulieD wrote: 

How do I schedule tasks without ANY constraints?

Posted: 28 Sep 2004 03:55 PM PDT

I have to ask - if you don't want Project to calculate the task start and
stop dates for you, why are you using Project???? Task scheduling
calculations, the very behaviour you're trying to disable, is the primary
reason such software exists in the first place. Why spend hundreds of
dollars for software that does that job very very well and then use it to do
nothing that you couldn't accomplish just as well with $5 worth of markers
and a wall calendar?

You say it won't let you pick dates or durations sometimes. I gather by
that you mean that you can't put in all three entries without Project
sometimes refusing to accept them without changing something. If you can
live with the fact that setting dates establishes constraints, you certainly
can pick dates and durations but you won't be able to pick them at random
without considering the relationship of duration to the start and end dates.
It won't let you enter all three of start, finish, AND duration willy-nilly
independent of each other. Duration is defined as the number of working
time units between the task's start and finish. If we work M-F, 8-5, and I
enter a task starting 27 Sep and ending 08 October, its duration cannot be
anything except 10 days (the weekend doesn't count since it's non-working
time and duration only counts working time) because that is the very
definition of duration. Likewise, if I enter it starting 27 Sep and say its
duration is 8 days, it will finish 06 Oct and cannot be anything else, again
because of the fundamental definition of duration. You can enter 2 of the
variables and Project can calculate a third but asking it to allow all three
to be input in a manner inconsistent with the fundamental definitions is
akin to asking your calculator to allow you to enter 2+3=17.44 without
complaint.
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MS Project Trainer/Consultant
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