Questions tagged [ms-project]
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Tracking Gantt Chart Not Showing All Tasks
I am trying to do an earned value analysis and there are tasks in my normal Gantt chart that when I switch the view to tracking gantt are not visible. Could this have to do with where I set my status ...
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Start-to-Start and Finish-to-Finish Logic in MS Project
Let's say I have three tasks.
I want Task2 (hammock activity) to start at the same time as Task1 but finish at the same time as Task3. Is there a clever way of doing this? This task will adjust it's ...
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MS Project: How to plan tasks that have no particular order?
I am involved in software development and I have a total of 35 features that need to be implemented in our software. Each feature has been estimated for the time it will take, and there are 5 ...
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MS Project - Measuring Tasks by Days
Is there a way to discard of hourly measurement in MS Project, and instead having it track only the amount of days I input?
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Why are start constraints being generated when I update the schedule?
When I update MS Project for the current date, the program is generating start constraints on activities that have not started yet. These activities do not need to start at the update Date, but can ...
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Percentage Values In Timeline (MS Project)
in the photo below you will notice four work packages.
Each one is 70% done (column % Work Complete).
Nevertheless, for the first three activities in the timeline I see 9%, 6% and 31% completion ...
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MS Project Resource Graph with Allocations Shown
Is it possible to create a view of the resource graph with the task allocation identified like a stacked histogram?
When someone is over-allocated, I want to easily see what they are allocated to.
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Is there a way to preview User's time sheet in Project Web App?
There was an option for an admin to preview the time sheet for a user in Project Web App (PWA). Admins can navigate to time sheets and preview only own time sheets. Is there a way to somehow preview a ...
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Microsoft project resource allocation
Is it possible to allocate work on Microsoft Project on a 30min accuracy? Basically i want to allocate:
Jane: Task 1, 08:00am - 9:30am
Judy: Task 2, 10:30:am - 1:00pm
Therefore i want to tell them ...
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How to create a resource usage calendar across multiple Project Online projects
The division I work in has 3 PMs that share resources. We have a three fold need we're trying to engineer a solution for within the Microsoft Office ecosystem.
We need to create a resource allocation ...
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Lead/Lag and Duration Scale
Can somebody please answer following queries:
Whether it is okay to present the duration of tasks in days vs. part of days (e.g. 0.2 days for certain tasks)? Whether project schedule will be okay?
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How do interpret a negative variance value? What does it mean when I have a negative variance in my schedule?
My schedule shows an overall variance value of -1%. Does that mean schedule slippage or the opposite?
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Estimate date based on number of resources allocated to project
Is there any way to determine an estimated project date by number of resources allocated? I have set up all my tasks to automatic and effort driven and identified critical tasks and dependencies, but ...
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Unable to Create Report in Excel or Visio when using the Visual Reports Export Function
When I try to create a visual report exporting to Excel or Visio I get the following error message:
An Unknown Error Has Occurred
An error occurred and the requested action could not be completed at ...
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Scenario Analysis
I am fairly new to MS project, challenge is that the project is already delayed, and I need to test, if adding more tasks, in which we are getting external consultants will speed up the development ...
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MS Project Date Auto Update when Adding Predecessors
I am creating and updating an integrated multi-project/vedor MS Project task tracker with the sole purpose of finding date issues, dependency issues, etc., so that we can align vendors in future ...
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MS Project (2013): How to assess impact of overtime?
I have set up what I think is a relatively simple 2013 project using the default settings. I start with some manually scheduled milestones at the beginning followed by a bunch of auto-scheduled tasks. ...
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Is it possible to show the percentage of completed task in the Timeline in MS Project?
I am using Microsoft Project 2013.
I would like to visualize in the Timeline the percentage of completed task, for example 33%...
Is this possible ?
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How do I make these tasks so flexible that changes mid construction are easy to make?
I have 4 tasks A-D, each one is a predecessor to the next. My schedule baseline is A->B->C->D. However, tasks A-C order is flexible and doesn't matter which one comes first, they just can't ...
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Change task distribution with % completed
I'm using MS Project 2010. When assigning a task with duration say 5 days and work of say 10 hours. Then MSP distributes the occupation for that resource over the whole duration.
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Mon 2h | Tue ...
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MS Project chart for multiple projects
I am a project manager and I use MS Project to manage multiple projects. I use a shared resource pool. I have been playing with the charts feature, in the resource file to try to get a chart showing a ...
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Replacement for Project 2010 that lets multiple users edit at once?
We've been using Project 2010 and have a file saved to our network which we all enter data into and modify to track our projects. With licenses for Project 2010 no longer available, we were looking to ...
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Assigning MSP resources with future availability to tasks
I have a project with a bunch of tasks of 20 days each and each of those tasks is assigned to 1 of 4 full time resource. There are no scheduling dependencies so I am allowing Project to auto level ...
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How to Import Resource Availability from Excel when it varies by month
I have a number of generic resources, eg Engineers, where each individual is treated as interchangeable with all the other Engineers. I want to show their availability as for instance 100% in October ...
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Is it possible to have personal backlogs and planning according to the prioritization of the tasks?
Microsoft Project is ok for setting up for Gannt Chart and baseline but it is not possible to see individual plans and schedules. Is it possible to integrate all?
is it possible to have personal ...
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MS Project multiple entry dates with hours worked for single task
What is the best way to maintain the following hierarchy in Microsoft Project (.mpp) file?
Country will have multiple Jobs and each Job will have multiple of Phases and each Phase will have multiple ...
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MS Project integration help
My question is how to best integrate the MS Teams & Project Plan 5 for seamless project management and collaboration with my team?
First some background...
My organization has moved from using MS ...
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MS-Projects -- Assigning a Resource group as resource
I am using MS Projects (desktop) and am wondering if it is possible to assign resources by the group they are designated under in the resource list. Essentially I would like to assign a team to a ...
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how can I highlight overdue tasks in MS Project 2007
I am using MS Project 2007. I want to highlight overdue tasks in red color. Is there any way to do so?
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How to assign a resource with two units to the task?
I want to assign a resource -Excavator- to a task -Task#1 : duration = 4 month- :
2 units in first 2 months and 5 units in second 2 months.
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MS Project: Task not adjusting to predecessor dates (auto-scheduled, 0% progress, tried unlinking/relinking etc)
I'm trying to link 2 tasks in Project and having issues with autoschedule. I set the first task to manual and put in the dates. However, when I set the second task to autoschedule and link it to the ...
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In MS Project :the resource calendar did not show up in the gantt chart but it shows at the resource usage sheet
the resource calendar did not show up in the gantt chart but it shows at the resource usage sheet:
i mean that, i assigned the Friday and Saturday as days off in some resources (i am using the ...
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How to import the employee's work hours to TimeScaleData in microsoft project file using vsto add-in
How to import the employee's work hours to TimeScaleData in microsoft project file using vsto add-in?
Here is the sample data I have,
[{Name:"Phase 1", BaselineStart:"2023-01-01", ...
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Add predecessor to all tasks "x" number of tasks before it - Microsoft Project
Currently scheduling a 26 level building, and all 26 levels follow the same schedule. For example:
Level A
-Task A
-Task B
-Task C
Level B
-Task A
-Task B
-Task C
Task X occurs on each level and it's ...
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Hiding a specific time period in Microsoft Project
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Good morning,
Is it possible on MS Project Pro 2019 to hide a period of time between two dates?
Background
Our construction projects are divided into 3 stages: (1) pre-construction, (2) ...
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MS Project - adding an exception to a resource calendar for a working day on a defined non-working day throws out % Complete value
I originally asked this question in the 'main' site (link) but given that the behaviour seems to be inherent in MS Project and not to do with using VBA I hoped someone here might be able to advise a ...
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Variable Duration to Show Increased Speed (MS Project)
In MS Project, is there a way to show the improvement in duration of a repeated task using a variable duration? The project I am working on has multiple tasks that happen over and over again. Over ...
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MS Project predecessor formula
I am going to build a project with several tasks and subtasks that have the same structure. For example:
SECTION A
task 1
task 2
task 3
SECTION B
task 1
task 2
task 3
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What I would like to do ...
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how to distribute the work of an activity between specific number of individuals of a kind from a work resource
I have added a work resource entry "Laborers" with Max. Units 10000% in the Resource Sheet. The resource calendar for this resource is standard and all the units are available.
Now I want the work of ...
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How can I see 'next available' tasks in MS Project?
I'm used to creating project checklists in software such as OmniFocus, which shows me 'next available' tasks: those that are available now, aren't deferred, whose predecessors have been completed, etc....
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What is the field name of Resource Names in MS Project
I'm trying to identify the field name of Resource Names, which I believe is an out of the box MS Project column. I need this information to map this field into a ServiceNow import and came across this ...
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Ms project - assign different resources with different schedules to a task
I'm new at ms project and I have some questions.
Let's suppose that I have a human resource named "T1" that works from 2 pm to 11 pm, and that we have a machine named "m1" that can be working all day....
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MS Project assigning one resources to multiple task
I need help assigning my Project Lead to a report writing task on a specific day. However, the Project Lead is also assigned to a system testing task that runs for a longer period and has multiple ...
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MS Project 2016 updating Actual Cost figures for Cost Resources that are set to accrue at the end of the task
I am having an issue where MS Project 2016 is prorating the actual cost figures for cost resources that have been set to accrue at the end of the tasks. I have tried everything I can think about and ...
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Report in MS Project (Hr/task/resource)
I am trying to find/create a report in MS Project 2013 in order to display hours done in a month by a certain group of resource or a resource only (they are already grouped in the Allocation tab) with ...
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repeating processes and then making changes in MS projects
IN excell "=" duplicates the original cell ( does not copy once off) so if the original cell changes the duplicate cell also changes. How do I do the same when I repeat a process a multiple ...
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Entering Contract Start and Contract End Date in MS Project
What is the best approach for having contract start and end dates in MS Project?
The issue I am facing is the following: I entered both dates as milestones. all project activities are of course ...
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Forward and Backward Pass Activity on Node Diagrams in MS Project 2010
I want to make Forward and Backward Slack Activity on Node Diagrams in MS Project 2010.
I display the Network Diagram view and choose Format > Box Styles. I Click the More
Templates button and in ...
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How do I represent a task that starts and ends in one business day
Should the task start and end date be the same? But if I change duration to 1 day, the end date shows the next day
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Work days and Duration does not match
I am using a 5 working days & 8 hours standard calendar. My task is 30 days . I have selected a start date on Monday and end date on Friday (30th work day) but the durationn reflects as 40 days ...
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