Delaying a task

[txtoto]

How do I delay a task to the maximum amount without shifting the task it's
linked to?

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

I'm afraid the answer is "by using an other scheduling program". Project
does not have a full solution for Just In Time which is what you want.
A halfhearted solution is a Start to Finish link from the sucessor to the
predecessor (yes I'm not mistaken); some say you should do by copying the
later task's start date and paste-special-with link into the previous task's
finish.
It would take me too far to prove these are only good to show the right
position on a plan but they give problems when you enter actual data that
are differnt from planned.
HTH

 

[John]

How do I delay a task to the maximum amount without shifting the task it's
linked to?

txtoto,
By not impacting the task it's linked to I assume you mean not slipping
the successor. Set a constraint of "As late as possible".

John
Project MVP

 

[Trevor Rabey]

Hasn't this been discussed many times?
Or have I missed something?
Was it fixed while I wasn't looking?

Hasn't it been noted that ALAP in MSP will soak up all of the float in all
of the Task's non-critical successors.

All that's needed is a constraint which sets the ES equal to the LS so that
the Task that we're interested in gives up all of its free slack (float).

MSP doesn't have it. MSP's ALAP is too strong and there is no alternative
(except P* which does have a zero free float and zero total float
constraint).

 

[Trevor Rabey]

Whoops! Correction.
Free Slack is not LS - ES, of course.

 

[John]

Hasn't this been discussed many times?
Or have I missed something?
Was it fixed while I wasn't looking?

Hasn't it been noted that ALAP in MSP will soak up all of the float in all
of the Task's non-critical successors.

All that's needed is a constraint which sets the ES equal to the LS so that
the Task that we're interested in gives up all of its free slack (float).

MSP doesn't have it. MSP's ALAP is too strong and there is no alternative
(except P* which does have a zero free float and zero total float
constraint).

Trevor,
Yes you are correct. I wasn't through enough in my research. It looks
like you and Jan covered the post more thoroughly.

Sometimes I just read and reply too fast. My apology.
John
Project MVP