Timesheet / Project Update / Cost tracking

[Jean-Paul]

Hi,

We are trying to deal with timesheets in MS Project 2003; If someone has some general recommandations about project updates, actuals, overtime...

For example how can we implement the following scenario

A project manager creates a 5 days tas
Development manager assigns 1 developer on that tas
Developer completes the task in 4 days, enters his time in the timesheet and works 1 day on another projec
Development manager approves that time spen
Project Manager updates the project BUT the duration of the tasks doesn't change.

Another case
Developer is not able to complete the task in 5 days, works the weekend and enters his time in the timeshee

Meaning that we work with fix duration but we track total time spent on tasks and we track over-allocatio

Let me know if it makes sense..
Thanks for your suggestions or idea

Jean-Paul

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Jean-Paul --

I would recommend that you use the Hours of Work Done Per Day or Per Week
methodlogy for entering progress in PWA, along with the Resources Should
Report Their Hours Every Day option. If this methodology were used in your
scenario, and the resource entered their hours correctly in the timesheet in
PWA and adjusted the Remaining Work value if necessary, then the Duration of
the task would have been shortened to 4 days. This methodology would also
allow the team member to enter their hours over the weekend as well. Hope
this helps.

Hi,

We are trying to deal with timesheets in MS Project 2003; If someone has

some general recommandations about project updates, actuals, overtime...

For example how can we implement the following scenario:

A project manager creates a 5 days task
Development manager assigns 1 developer on that task
Developer completes the task in 4 days, enters his time in the timesheet

and works 1 day on another project

Development manager approves that time spent
Project Manager updates the project BUT the duration of the tasks doesn't change.

Another case:
Developer is not able to complete the task in 5 days, works the weekend

and enters his time in the timesheet

Meaning that we work with fix duration but we track total time spent on

tasks and we track over-allocation