Calculate Completion Date - Total Hours

[otterit]

I have a single task (Project Manager) in my project that has 158.5 hours
remaining. I am trying to represent the 158.5 hours where the person assigned
is only working for 4 hours a week. The other people (tasks) work for 40
hours a week.

I tried using the instructions I found on
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=347, but they're
not working.

I selected the task I need to modify called Project Manager, Clicked Tools,
Change Work Time, Highlighted Mon - Fri, hit Options, Changed Hours per Day
to 1, Hours per week to 4, Clicked OK, made sure Non-Default was selected,
and hit OK.

Nothing Happened. The Project Manager task still ends in 158.5 hours instead
of being stretched over a couple weeks.

Can some explain what I might be doing wrong??

Thanks!!

 

[Jim Aksel]

158.5 hours = Work, assume one resource
Make task type "Fixed Units" (Window/Split... ) or double click the task
and pull advanced tab.

Assign Resource with a Units Value of 10%
Assuming a normal work pattern of 8hrs/day 40/wk this should be about 198
work dates

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi otterit,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to see FAQ Item: 5. Default Working Hours

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
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials

wrote:

 

[otterit]

Umm...I have already reviewed "Default Working Hours" and it does not work.

Microsoft Project 5 is "Microsoft Project: 5—Working With Resources"

 

[otterit]

I modified the task type to "Fixed Units". I then added a resource and set it
at 10%. The chart still shows the project ending in 158.5 hours (next month)
instead of being extended to a four hour work week.

 

[Jim Aksel]

Might the answer be as simple as F9 to recalculate?
Sorry, I cannot reproduce your error. If you want, shoot me the file:
jeaksel at yahoo dot com and I'll take a quick look.

The desired result is 4 hours per week (10% of the time), one resource and
make the task last long enough to consume 158.5 hours of work?

Here's what I did:
Create task, fixed units, 160hours work. Then assign resource. Change
status date, make task 1% complete. Then, reduce resource units to 10%. The
task duration moves right nicely.

 

[Rod Gill]

Is the resource assigned to a summary task? if so, you cannot change its
duration so it acts like a task with a fixed duration.

If it's not a summary task, then restore the calendar to 40h per week.
Editing it to 1h per day is very counter-productive and will cause many
problems.

Select Window, Split then select the assignment you want to edit. Whichever
piece of data is correct, set the task type to fixed. So if the Work value
is current and the duration and units are not, set task type to fixed work.

Edit Units or Duration to what you want then click OK. The third value will
re-calculate itself for you. Remember the mantra: "Edit one, Fix one, the
third will get re-calculated"!

 

[otterit]

Problem solved. Thanks!

Might the answer be as simple as F9 to recalculate?
Sorry, I cannot reproduce your error. If you want, shoot me the file:
jeaksel at yahoo dot com and I'll take a quick look.

The desired result is 4 hours per week (10% of the time), one resource and
make the task last long enough to consume 158.5 hours of work?

Here's what I did:
Create task, fixed units, 160hours work. Then assign resource. Change
status date, make task 1% complete. Then, reduce resource units to 10%. The
task duration moves right nicely.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi otterit,

You seem to have been looking at my article 5 in my tutorials. FAQ #5 can
be seen here: FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information
can
be seen at this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

If that is the one you've reviewed, what doesn't work?

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for Project Tutorials