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Gnatt Chart and Non Working Days Microsoft Project

Gnatt Chart and Non Working Days Microsoft Project

Gnatt Chart and Non Working Days

Posted: 20 May 2005 02:16 PM PDT

Deb,

You can do that by setting your timescale to weeks instead of days.

Regards,
Murali

"JulieS" wrote:
 

delete certain tasks macro

Posted: 20 May 2005 02:16 PM PDT

In article <com>,
Tomcat <microsoft.com> wrote:
 

Tomcat,
Rod's suggestion will certainly do what you requested but I offer a
caution. It would be nice to know the reason you want to delete tasks
with a 1 day Duration. I can think of a few scenarios where 1 day tasks
are significant and relevant to a project plan. Deleting them outright
may not be the best approach.

John
Project MVP

Is project 2k3 server overkill for a medium sized company?

Posted: 20 May 2005 11:23 AM PDT

Understood Rod, and thanks.

Issues associated with publishing can likely be covered through training.
As a second step, it might be wise to push the project to MIS/OPs folks
first, and let them guarantee security and rights before posting.

Now for installation and configuration: on a scale of 1 to 10, where 10 is
expert, our companies MIS/OPs group would rate a 4.5. Given the scalability
and complexity of the Project server, SharePoint and SQL combo, my guess is
that we should hook up with a consultant type post purchase.

Many thanks to you

Steven


"Rod Gill" wrote:
 

Set non-working days for every other Monday

Posted: 20 May 2005 10:55 AM PDT

tx, I tried recording a macro for some hints and it wasn't particularly
helpful


"JulieS" <passport6847 at maine dot rr dot com> wrote in message
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How to make Project to adjust task according to resource availabil

Posted: 20 May 2005 08:34 AM PDT

Excellent hint, at least some flexibility! And I would say, “you can select
specific RESOURCE (not task) to level”. Project allows to clear leveling for
specific tasks, so I’ll try to use combination of both.

Appreciate everyone’s help.
IK


"Joe" wrote:
 

using relative constraint dates

Posted: 20 May 2005 07:51 AM PDT

This is what I was looking for.... thanks to both of you!

Geoff

"Reid McTaggart" wrote:
 

Removing resource with unfinished tasks

Posted: 20 May 2005 07:40 AM PDT

Hi Dan,
These results may be correct if you changed, for example, the task duration
while the task type was set to "fixed work" (while the %Complete was already
50% for ex). The resource Jim L is assigned full time during some days and
part time the other days.
When you *replace* Jim L by Dan, Ms Project replace Jim L only on the
remaining work, may be at part time.
So after the replacement, the assignments are : Jim L [100%];Dan [50%]

Hope this helps,

Gérard Ducouret

"Dan McCarty" <com> a écrit dans le message de
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Gérard Ducouret wrote: 
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I *did* try to replace it. When I click the Replace button the
resource list goes from
Jim L [100%]
to
Dan [50%]
Jim L [100%]

If I try to click his name and Replace him *again* (with myself again),
I get a message about not being able to assign a resource to a task
twice. That makes sence.

But when I click OK to dismiss the message another message pops up
about deleting an item with "actual values" (as opposed to just
"values," apparently).

I don't want to delete any work done on the project. How can I just
replace the remaining work with another resource?

This is Project 2003, BTW.

 
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best task type to use in Project 2002 - fixed duration or units

Posted: 20 May 2005 03:31 AM PDT

There is no such thing as a "best setting" for task type. The task type is
a switch you use when editing work assignments so when you change one of the
Work, Duration, or Units variables, Project will recalculate the proper
other variable in the triad. As such, the task type setting for a given
task might change many times as you refine your plan dependong just what
term you're changing and why you're changing it in this particular edit.

Example: I have Joe Painter assigned to paint a room. He works an 8 hour
day, is assigned 100% to the task, and we estimate it will take 5 days to do
the painting. Work = Duration * Units - always, it's Project's Prime
Directive and you can never, ever, have a task that violates it. So his
100% committment to 40 hours (5 days) of painting means that task requires
40 man-hours of effort. Now we're about to edit his work assignment to 50%.
When we do, we have to ask ourselves just why we're doing that. Is it
because we need him free'ed up some of each day to do some other work
elsewhere at the same time the room is being painted? If that's the case,
the painting will still require the same number of man-hours of effort but
the duration it takes to do that will be twice as long. Make the task Fixed
Work, change the Units and Project recalculates the duration and sets it to
10 days. Or the other alternative is we have realized it's actually only a
20 man-hour task but we don't need it done any sooner than 5 days
none-the-less. While usually you'd want to get it done ASAP, let's say for
some reason this time we want to leave it at 5 days. So set the task type
to Fixed Duration, edit the Units, and this time Project will recalculate
Work and set it to 20 man-hours, or even more logical, set the work to the
required 20 man-hours and Project tells us we only need the painter at 50%
committment so he can do other stuff part of the time.

The identity Work = Duration * Units is just like any other linear equation
Y=mX+b. Its terms include a constant, an independent variable, and a
dependent variable. You can pick any of the 3 terms and make it the
constant by way of choosing the task type, take your pick one of the
remaining two terms and edit it, making it the independent variable, and
Project will recalculate the third, dependent variable, term for you.
--
Steve House [MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


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Using formula to calc date as part of filter

Posted: 19 May 2005 07:56 PM PDT

wendyB wrote:
 

Not in the "Value(s)" field, not that I am aware of...

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Brian K - Project MVP
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slack time looks incorrect goes pass last task

Posted: 19 May 2005 05:20 PM PDT

I think Brian's explanation is most likely. Three other possibilities I can
think of:
1 - corrupted file
2 - virtual memory shortage
3 - bar style definitions

Regarding #3, is it possible that your bar style definitions are causing you
to see the baseline instead of the current plan? In that case, if the
schedule has slipped, the lag bars would run past the apparent finish date.

--
Reid McTaggart
Alegient, Inc., Houston
Project Server Experts
Microsoft Certified Partner


"Brian K - Project MVP" wrote:
 

Resource calendar / scheduling

Posted: 19 May 2005 03:46 PM PDT

Cheers Julie,

That's useful info.

Just a thought:
Would it be possible for MSP to link into people's Outlook calendars,
extract the information and then display it in various forms. A simple
display of availability would be desirable obviously! Or is this just asking
for too much?!!!

Thanks,
Mark O

"JulieD" wrote:
 

Resource group

Posted: 18 May 2005 10:32 PM PDT

Hi Sheila,

Yes, you can put Max. Units to 500, which means five people are allocated to
the project.
But this is not a reply to your original question, I quote:
"that "group" should include the usual resources."
Well, it doesn't include other resources. It's just 5 units of a resource,
that's all.
Hence my reply that a resource including other resources is not possible.

Resource pools help put resoruces in common between multiple projects.
Look for help on Resource Sharing.
HTH


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