MS Project task duration vs work calculation
MS Project task duration vs work calculation
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I am trying to setup a design schedule in MS Project-- The issues i've run into is that after I establish the precedence diagram/schedule and assign time to each activity(in days), and then resources to each activity, that MS project applies the resource cost(hourly rate) to the entire activity duration. I want to be able to limit the amount of time or work that an activity takes but still maintain the activity duration etc. Anybody have some pointers?
RE: MS Project task duration vs work calculation
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RE: MS Project task duration vs work calculation
RE: MS Project task duration vs work calculation
Given the scenario that you described, here is what I would recommend: I'm making the assumption that you have some tasks with more than one resource assigned.
-From Gantt Chart, Insert 2 columns, Effort Driven and Type
-Change the Effort Driven to No for all tasks
-Change Type to Fixed Duration for all tasks
-Now got to the Task Usage View (if only one resource is assigned per task, you can stay in the Gantt Chart view)
-Insert the Column Work
-You can now modify the Work for each resource per task to align with the effort that will actually be required to complete the task
With Type being set to Fixed Duration, when you modify the Work variable, your durations will remain the same.
Hope this helps!
J Black
www.pmconnection.com
RE: MS Project task duration vs work calculation