Contours?

[parul]

What is the significance of COntours?

 

[Steve House]

When you assign a resource to a task, Project assumes they will work at the
same level until done, ir, if you assign someone to a task with 5 days
duration at 50%, they will work on it at 4 hours per day for all 5 days.
But the real world is not so orderly. The task might require 6 hours the
first day, 3 hours the second, 4 hours the third and so forth. The pattern
of work, the way the rate of progress changes with time, is the work
contour.

 

[aaren]

Parul Hi,

From your questions on this newsgroup, it appears that you are a

relative newcomer to MS Project. If that is the case and you would be
interested in some tutorials, please let me know and I will send them
across.

Hope that helps. However, keep posting your questions, 'cos everyone
learns something from others' questions.

Natarajan

When you assign a resource to a task, Project assumes they will work at the
same level until done, ir, if you assign someone to a task with 5 days
duration at 50%, they will work on it at 4 hours per day for all 5 days.
But the real world is not so orderly. The task might require 6 hours the
first day, 3 hours the second, 4 hours the third and so forth. The pattern
of work, the way the rate of progress changes with time, is the work
contour.

--
Steve House [Project MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs

What is the significance of COntours?