MSP can I link 2 tasks but have a total time set for both

[Brian Beuken]

My team are developing a software project, and going through a prototyping
phase, then Pre Alpha, Alpha and so on.

A number of the core code systems are going to be developed in the prototype
phase then later enhanced in the later phases. Essentially then they are
splitting the same task through different milestones and delivering as much
as they need to achieve the milestone targets.

But I have to allocate a total amount of time for the task as a whole, yet
assign a fraction of time to it in each stage.
The best way for that as far as I can see, is to split it into multiple
seperate tasks under the milestone headings as appropriate. ie prototype
develop task, alpha enhance task,,beta enhance task and so on.

The total amount of time for the split tasks is the same however, so is
there a way to link the tasks so that if I let them spend longer on it at the
prototype stage I can automatically reduce the time spent at the later
stages, or if less at prototype they have to spend longer at later stages

I can do this by hand, but there are rather a lot of these tasks and I'm
hoping I can speed it up somehow.

Even if I can just link 2 tasks timescale it would help

Thanks
Brian Beuken

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi Brian,

You will need VBA code for this.
No "simple" method will change durations the way you want.

Hope this helps