Task Relationships

[Todd]

How do you set up a task relationship where it starts at the completion of
one task and ends at the completion of another task.
Senario: Component A of Project A is ship (task 10) to vendor so they can
inspect and give us a quote on the repair (can take several weeks). I can
begin generating a report (task 14) on Project A after tasks 13 but cannot
finish the report until task 10 is complete. Once I receive the report on
Component A, I can finish the report to complete the project. In other words,
How do I show a task (14) that starts at task 13 and finishes several weeks
later (assume) when task 10 is complete? I.E. task 14 (report) is dependent
on finish date of 13 and finish date of 10 (which will be weeks later after
13 is finished).

 

[Jim Aksel]

Try reading FAQ#19 on Hammock Tasks. In the link below, click FAQ and scroll
down.
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[Mike Glen]

Hi Todd,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Please see FAQ Item: 19. Hammock Tasks.

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
Project MVP

 

[Jack Dahlgren]

Jim and Mike have given excellent advice on how to create this task, but be
careful about how you use this sort of task. If you have someone assigned to
it make sure you set it as a fixed work task so that the total amount of
work won't change even if the duration gets longer or shorter.

-Jack Dahlgren

 

[Jim Aksel]

Another thought... sometimes the work associated with a hammock task is
linear depending on its duration. The longer the task, the more hours. The
shorter, the smaller the amount of work. An example might be a Program
Manager assigned to the program, or a security gaurd assigned at 25% time.

For other tasks, or for other reasons, it is also desired to do exactly what
Jack said.
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