How do I?

[CBland]

I want to set up a task for a duration of 16 hours over a two week period for
one resource. I can't seem to make it work. When I put 16 hours, it sets
the start and finish times for me as two days.

 

[Brian K - Project MVP]

I want to set up a task for a duration of 16 hours over a two week period
for
one resource. I can't seem to make it work. When I put 16 hours, it sets
the start and finish times for me as two days.

If you have a task that will require 16 hours of effort but the resource
gets 2 weeks in which to do the 16 hours then what you REALLY want is a 2
week Duration task with a 16 hours of Work. Work is the effort and
Duration is the time span in which you want it done.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi CBland ,

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 and #10 - Multiple
Resource Assignments, 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

 

[jblack]

CBland,

Reviewing Mikes TechTrax will give you a more solid understanding of
how MS Project "thinks" with respect to Work, Duration and Units. This
will help you in the future. For your particular problem at hand, try:

1. Create the task (assumption is a Fixed Unit task Type)
2. Establish the 10 day Duration
3. Assign the 16 hours Work
4. As a last step, assign the Resource
Becuase you established the Duration and Work first, then assigned the
Resource, MS Project spreads the 16 hours of Work across the 10 day
Duration. The end result is the Resource will be assigned to the task
at only 20%.


Hope this helps!