Duration vs. Start / Finish

[James]

I am wondering if it is possible in MS Project 2002 to set a duration time
like 4h that will not affect the Start and Finish dates. I have a resource
that will need 4h to complete a task but it can be completed anytime during a
1 week time span. So what I want is to put 4h? in the duration field and the
set the Start date to Mon 8/29/05 and the Finish date to Fri 9/2/05. Can
this be done?

 

[Rod Gill]

No, but you're confusing Duration and Work. You can have a duration of 1w
with as resource doing 4h of work in that week.

The thing to get right is Units. Units=Work/Duration. So, 4h work in one 40h
week =4/40 =1/10=.1 or 10%

Display the assign resources dialog, select your task then enter 10% against
the resource you want assigned.

Select Window, Split and you will see in the lower half the work and units
for the assignment.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi ,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #5 - Working with resources, at this site:
http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site,
Thanks.)

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[Haris Rashid]

hi James,

Enter 4hrs in the work field. Change the task type to fixed duration and
make the duration field 1 week - Start date to Mon 8/29/05 and the Finish
date to Fri 9/2/05.

Following is the link where you can explore the basics of scheduling in
Microsoft Project:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010211711033.aspx


Kind regards,