MSP Scheduling durations

[RB]

I am trying to increase the durations of tasks that have a resource
allocated for less than the statndard working day. The change shows the
task taking longer in the gantt bar but I can not see where I total up
up the new durations for the tasks.

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Hello,
Project doesn't really "total up" the Durations. But have you tried to
create a Summary task which will group all the subtasks you want?
Use the Indent button in the tool bar (Green arrow)

Hope this helps,

Gérard Ducouret

 

[Steve House [Project MVP]]

The duration of a task is the number of working time units according to the
calendar governing the task between start and finish. Operative werm there
is "working time units". If a fulltime employee who is scheduled for 8
hours a day is assigned a task tarting Mon at 8 and ending Mon at 5, he'll
be on that task for 8 of his working time hours between start and end. If a
part-time employee who is scheduled for 4 hours a day works on a task that
starts Mon at 8am and ends Tue at 5pm, he too is on that task for 8 of his
working time hours. The durations of the two tasks are both identical - 8
hours are required to produce the deliverable - even though their elapsed
times are very different.