Task finishes later than it should

[Eva]

I am using MS Project 2003 Standard Edition

If I have working day of 8 hours and create a task with a duration of 7
hours, it starts and finishes on the same day, as I would expect. If I
change the duration to 7.1 hours, it finishes on the next working day, which
I would NOT expect. Any ideas as to why it should do this?

 

[John]

I am using MS Project 2003 Standard Edition

If I have working day of 8 hours and create a task with a duration of 7
hours, it starts and finishes on the same day, as I would expect. If I
change the duration to 7.1 hours, it finishes on the next working day, which
I would NOT expect. Any ideas as to why it should do this?

Eva,
There are multiple settings in Project that define working time and
duration time. A working day is defined under Tools/Change Working Time.
For a standard 8 hour working day the total hours under each shift (i.e.
From and To periods) must equal 8 hours. In addition, the default start
and end times under Tools/Options/Calendar tab should be consistent with
the working time calendar.

Duration calculations in Project are determined by the Hours per day
setting under Tools/Options/Calendar tab.

Then there is the issue of resource calendars. If a resource has a
calendar that is different from the Project or task calendar, that can
impact the Start and Finish dates for tasks.

You might also want to check out FAQ 5 - Default Working Hours on our
MVP website at: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

John
Project MVP

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

You should verify the time of day the task starts (and Tools, Options,
Calendar, Default Start time)
Tools, Options, View, date Format
Also read Faq 5 on http://mvps.org/project/faqs.htm

HTH

 

[Dave]

I am using MS Project 2003 Standard Edition

If I have working day of 8 hours and create a task with a duration of 7
hours, it starts and finishes on the same day, as I would expect. If I
change the duration to 7.1 hours, it finishes on the next working day, which
I would NOT expect. Any ideas as to why it should do this?

Because it doesn't start within 1 hour of your daily start time? Expand
the timescale to see exactly what hours are being worked n the activity.

Dave