Tracking Gantt I

[KT]

Hello Everyone!!

I have a resource working on three different tasks – Task A, Task B, Task C
simultaneously with unit contribution of 25%, 25% and 50% respectively. All
tasks start together and end together.

Task Start Finish Unit % Duration Work

Task A 3/23/05 5/30/05 25 52 d 98 h
Task B 3/23/05 5/30/05 25 52 d 98 h
Task c 3/23/05 5/30/05 50 52 d 196 h

When I view this schedule in a ‘Tracking Gantt’ view, Task C shows critical
even though the task status shows ‘On Schedule’. I am not really sure that
why a task which is on schedule be a critical one. Can somebody think of what
might have gone wrong? Please suggest me. Thanks a lot in advance. I
appreciate your help.

KT

PS: I have two more questions likely related to this tracking Gantt. I will
post them separately.

 

[Gérard Ducouret]

Hello KT
<<why a task which is on schedule be a critical one>>
These 2 notions are completely different and have nothing to do one with the
other.
Critical means "Slack = 0". That is to say that any delay on that task would
postpone the end of the project. But you say that it is "On Schedule". So
there is no problem.

Gérard Ducouret

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi KT,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

My first article includes an explanation of Critical Tasks: you might like
to have a look at my series on Microsoft Project in the TechTrax ezine,
particularly #1, at this site: http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc or this:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMFrame.asp?CMD=ArticleSearch&AUTH=23
(Perhaps you'd care to rate the article before leaving the site,
Thanks.)

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Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
MS Project MVP