MS Project and Mathematics

[PA]

Can anyone direct me to articles or books that discuss the mathematics
underlying MS Project. We use Project 2007 but references for any version
going back to Project 98 will suffice and at least get me started. I need to
write some material on the subject for our Project Management Office. My
background is mathematical.

Paul

 

[Rod Gill]

I think you need to be much more specific here. Project uses standard
critical path analysis. For some more complex networks Project calculates
slightly differently from other tools, but there is no obvious right or
wrong answer. SO research critical path analysis then ask specific
questions. There is no document as such, but in Project help all calculated
fields have descriptions on how they are calculated.

--

Rod Gill
Microsoft MVP for Project

Author of the only book on Project VBA, see:
http://www.projectvbabook.com

Can anyone direct me to articles or books that discuss the mathematics
underlying MS Project. We use Project 2007 but references for any version
going back to Project 98 will suffice and at least get me started. I need
to
write some material on the subject for our Project Management Office. My
background is mathematical.

Paul

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[PA]

Thanks, that gets me started, as I didnt know I could drill into the math
through the application help pages.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi PA,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

For Network Analysis, you might like to have a look at my free series for
beginners on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine, particularly #1 -
Introduction - includes a quick guide to NA, 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

 

[PA]

Thank you Mike, I will read, and comment on the article.

 

[Mike Glen]

You're welcome, PA

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP
See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials