Is there a template for a multi-faceted event?

[jimbodatious]

My boss tasked me with putting together a flow chart and benchmark
schedule for our company. I would like to start with the primary work of our
company, and that is putting on expos for trade organizations.
My question: Is there a template I can use as a starting place for
putting together such a timeline and work flow chart?
Also, is it possible to use a "completion date" that is not the end of
the expo, but several months out? Because some of what we do is wrapped up
several weeks after the expo is held (like billing, booking for next year,
getting feedback, etc.).
Do I just schedule the end date as when EVERYTHING for that expo is finished?

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Jim?,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Project provides some templates via File/New and select the one you want.
You could also try Google. I'm not a believer in templates as they are
someone else's idea of what should be done. You are the expert in your
field - do it your way

Completion date is not a problem. You provide the Durations for the tasks
and the Precedence links between them and Project will calculate the
schedule for you. You can set Deadlines for your compusory dates and
Project will warn you if the plan will overrun.

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

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

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP

 

[LevelLou]

My boss tasked me with putting together a flow chart and benchmark
schedule for our company. I would like to start with the primary work of our
company, and that is putting on expos for trade organizations.
My question: Is there a template I can use as a starting place for
putting together such a timeline and work flow chart?
Also, is it possible to use a "completion date" that is not the end of
the expo, but several months out? Because some of what we do is wrapped up
several weeks after the expo is held (like billing, booking for next year,
getting feedback, etc.).
Do I just schedule the end date as when EVERYTHING for that expo is finished?

Thanks in advance for your help