Closing a Project

D

Dale

Is there a way to close a project to prevent any addition time to be entered
after it has reached 100%? Since the tasks are avaialable on a resources
timesheet, they could go to a completed task and enter more time.
 
D

Dale Howard [MVP]

Dale --

If you are using Project Server 2003, your organization can use managed time
periods to prevent the entry of actuals into past closed time periods and
into future time periods. If you are using Project Server 2003 without
managed time periods, or are using Project Server 2002, then there is no
default method to prevent the entry of additional time when a task is
completed. In this case, your best method would be to make this a training
and performance issue. Train people not to perform this action, and then
hold them accountable for their performance.

In defense of your team members, if I were the project manager in this
situation, I would want to know why they are entering time against tasks
that are supposed to be 100% complete. For example, perhaps this is their
way of telling the PM that new tasks need to be added to the plan, or that
they are performing work not accounted for with tasks in the project. Just
some thoughts. Hope this helps.

--
Dale A. Howard [MVP]
Enterprise Project Trainer/Consultant
Denver, Colorado
http://www.msprojectexperts.com
"We wrote the book on Project Server"
 
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Gary L. Chefetz \(MVP\)

Dale:

There are a couple of strategies. You might consider removing the tasks from
resources timesheets by running SQL script and moving the projects into a
category that allows read only access to Project Managers preventing them
from accidentally republishing the assignments. Others have reported success
by changing all the resources booking type on the project to proposed.

--

Gary L. Chefetz, MVP
"We wrote the book on Project Server
http://www.msprojectexperts.com

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