Capturing actual time

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R23

All,
It is common to work more than 8 hours a day to Catch up or Get ahead.
Right now when a user puts in more than 8 hours in a day project server
automatically puts 8 hours on the first day and then puts 4 hours on the next
day and moves the rest of the project out. If I worked 12 hours in a single
day then it should be able to handle this. It always assumes only 8 hours a
day and moves the deadlines out. It is important for us to capture the
actual time if it is under the allocated time or over the allocated time. If
someone works extra 4 hours to get back on schedule we need to know that the
project will not be pushed out 4 extra hours but can still be completed on
time. Help!!
 
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Kurt Verhaegen

Hi,

Can you tell us how you track the progress on the task? (in PWA: by day, by
week, by %) (or via ProjProf)
Is this 2003 or 2007 version?

Grtz, Kurt
Exerti
 
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Dale Howard [MVP]

R23 --

This only works if you use the Hours of Work Done Per Period method of
tracking progress in Project Server. If you use the Actual Work Done and
Work Remaining method of tracking, the system assigns the Actual Work to the
task using a flat pattern at the assignment Units specified in the Microsoft
Project plan for that task assignment. This means if you assign a resource
to work full time (100% Units) and the resource enters 24 hours of Actual
Work, the software assumes the resource worked 3 8-hour days, even if the
resource worked 12 hours/day for 2 days. Thus, this is a limitation of the
tracking method you are using. A better approach might be to ask your
resources to add the Overtime Work line to their My Tasks page and enter the
extra time spent in that field. Hope this helps.
 
F

Frank J.

Had same issue here and having team members place all hours over 8 in the
overtime "row" of PWA solved the issue

Frank j

Dale Howard said:
R23 --

This only works if you use the Hours of Work Done Per Period method of
tracking progress in Project Server. If you use the Actual Work Done and
Work Remaining method of tracking, the system assigns the Actual Work to the
task using a flat pattern at the assignment Units specified in the Microsoft
Project plan for that task assignment. This means if you assign a resource
to work full time (100% Units) and the resource enters 24 hours of Actual
Work, the software assumes the resource worked 3 8-hour days, even if the
resource worked 12 hours/day for 2 days. Thus, this is a limitation of the
tracking method you are using. A better approach might be to ask your
resources to add the Overtime Work line to their My Tasks page and enter the
extra time spent in that field. Hope this helps.
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