grouping milestones

[Rich-CFS]

Is there a way to establish and name a set of milestones so the set can be
assigned to multiple tasks throughout my Gant chart to avoid cutting and
pasting?

 

[John]

Is there a way to establish and name a set of milestones so the set can be
assigned to multiple tasks throughout my Gant chart to avoid cutting and
pasting?

Rich-CFS,
Perhaps there's a difference in terminology here but milestones
shouldn't be "assigned" to tasks. A milestone should be a zero duration
entry that marks the start and/or completion of a major group of tasks
within a project plan. Milestones have no resources assigned and
milestones incur no cost, although completion of a milestone may trigger
a progress payment, or something similar.

Unless you are creating a large file that depicts several independent
separate projects, there should only be a few milestones and there is no
reason to repeat any given milestone. Once the group of tasks preceding
the milestone is completed, that milestone is complete, never to be
repeated again.

With regard to setting up a group of milestones. Some users like to
gather all plan milestones under a single summary line at the top of the
plan so its easier to see the overall progress of a plan at a glance.
But that's about the extent of creating a set of milestones.

John
Project MVP

 

[Jim Aksel]

Try recording a macro with a shortcut key assigned. the recording process
would involve typing several tasks once along with their appropiate linkages
as relative references.

When you want to add these tasks to a group of other tasks already typed,
just position Mr. Mouse in the correct spot and hit the shortcut. Your tasks
will appear.
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[Rich-CFS]

Great idea. I never thought of using macros. Can a macro be written in
Project 2007 or does it need to originate in excel? Thanks.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Rich-CFS,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

You might like to have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the
TechTrax ezine, particularly #16 on Macros, 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.)

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: <http://www.mvps.org/project/>

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP