Questions tagged [ms-project]
Use this generic tag for questions that apply to most versions of Microsoft Project. For version-specific questions, please use an alternate tag instead of the catch-all tag. Version tags currently include: ms-project-2003, ms-project-2007, ms-project-2010, ms-project-2013, and ms-project-2016.
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MS Project VBA_File subs not displaying
I have a number of modules written in MS Project that are part of a template for our project managers. Randomly, a user will indicate that the needed macros are not availabe. When I have them share ...
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How can I scale project duration in MS Project?
In MS Project, how can I apply a uniform scale to all durations? For instance if my project was allowed to be done in twice as much time, how would I double the duration of all tasks?
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How to add people to a task to reduce time in MS project
How do I add people to a task to reduce the duration of a task? I have a automatically scheduled task that takes 15 days to complete with one person assigned when i try to add people it doesn't reduce ...
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MS Project cost
I'm facing a very weird behavior of MS Project when computing the project cost. Once removing subtasks from my original project I realized that changes to some subtasks are not reflected in the ...
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I only have resource man hours? not their names. How would I assign these manhours in MS Project without resource names
at this point on a project I only have resource man hours but I do not know the who is working on what activity just total man hours for activity has been given. How to I assign man hours to all ...
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Why are "start no earlier than" constraints coming during update the schedule
When I am updating the schedule on the current date then some activity showing "Start no earlier than" constraints.
I want to know why these constraints are coming. If constraints came means ...
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Managing tasks per week
I would like to create a weekly deployment schedule for components, which would then be illustrated on a GANT diagram.
I would like to create a schedule for the deployment of components by week, which ...
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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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In MS project, sub project tasks are not showing up in sprint task board
I added multiple sub projects to my current master project. I don't see the sub project tasks in sprint task board though I assigned sprints to tasks and "show on board" is yes. The tasks ...
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What is a good example of a project to use to demonstrate how to build a Microsoft Project Schedule
I want to train a few new team members in the use of Microsoft Project. All are familiar with the basics but I want to explain WBS hierarchy and predecessors. I am trying to think of an 'every day ...
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How do I calculate a % complete on tasks which are due before a certain date with rollup function in MS Project
For a project that I am managing in MS Project I would like to have a % complete of tasks that need to be finished before Q2.
E.g. I have one task with 10 sub tasks.
5 of these sub tasks have a due ...
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How can I show the month for a Enterprise Custom Date Field in the Project Center for Grouping?
I setup a Enterprise Custom Field for a Key Date that leadership wants to group by year and month. I thought I could just make 2 new Enterprise Custom Fields, one to parse out the Month and the other ...
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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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Microsoft Project - manage project with tasks that can be completed in any order
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I have a project with 10 tasks of 1 day to be done by 1 resource. So they have to happen sequentially, easy to arrange by levelling or linking and the project ...
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MS Project - Task constraints based on dates of other tasks
I would like to be able to set task constraints based on dates relative to other tasks, for instance:
"taskA to start no earlier than taskB end date + 20 days"
is there a way to do it? In MS ...
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Microsoft Project Online / Server - Accessing Summary task information
I am running a report and it would be great to identify the summary task of a task - is this possible?
Reporting via the project API.
E.g. I have the following schedule
WBS
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Resource
Custom Field
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Is scrum certification enough to switch from construction project management to IT Project management domain?
I had short experience in construction industry, then I completed MBA in Project management. I am equipped with MS project Primavera P6. Now I am thinking of switching into IT industry. Will Agile ...
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Edit a Microsoft Project file using Project for the Web
We are a small team with one Project Manager and a few people working on projects. We would like to use Microsoft Project.
We would like to have a Project Plan 3 for the PM in order to use the Project ...
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Tasks need to be on same day for event
So it's my first time using ms project, so forgive me for messing up terminology. Basically the problem is as follows: I have created 3 main tasks with a few subtasks each. I have then asigned ...
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Auto allocate resources
Is there any way to make MS project choose the resources for tasks between candidates that I've given to it? I mean there are several people who can do a task but how many of them and which ones are ...
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Change finish date with fixed start date
I'm new to Ms Project and I have a bit of a problem. I've already made a schedule, the tasks of which already have proper dependencies. I have just been instructed to now use a deadline that if I were ...
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Status Indicator of successor task
I have inserted the column of Status in the MS project.
The predecessor task is running late and will take time due to delays. However, i do not want the successor task status to show late in such ...
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Microsoft Project - Tasks do not split if a higher priority task "Leveling Can Split" is set to "No"
I have an issue where using "Priority, Standard" levelling that "Leveling Can Split" appears to stop lower priority tasks from splitting. I am trying to ensure that highest ...
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MS Project Gantt chart: Highlighting today line
How do you highlight this line? It's hard to see in "stock" format.
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Gantt charts and Network Diagrams
In what ways does a Gantt chart and network diagram aid in the completion of a project ? What information does it provide and how is that information used ?
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How to add an automatically updated date without time to MS Project printout?
When creating a print of task list in MS Project (v16), I set in the print menu under Page Setup the footer to &[Date].
In the printout the date always contains the exact time (e.g. Thu 12/11/20 ...
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MS Project Crash Time/Cost
I'm working on a Microsoft Project assignment for a course. I've setup everything else correctly, however, my instructor didn't include clear instructions or how to setup one task of the assignment, ...
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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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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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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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Accounting for material price changes in MS Project
Hey MS Project experts,
How would you handle the following scenario in MS Project 2016:
For a task, you planned to use 100 bags of cement at $70 per bag
When it comes time to purchase the cement, the ...
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How to assign multiple resource in task for different duration?
For example I have an activity “Support execution” and it’s duration for 12 hours.
To execute this task I need resource X1, B1, C1 & D1.
X1 required from the start of activity till end means 12 ...
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How create task with fixed work which change duration so that enough work is spent on the task
How do I create a task in Microsoft Project Pro 2019 that takes 1 person 8h to complete. I don't care about the duration or anything else, only that there are 8h spent working on the task.
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Lockdown MS Project
Is there a way to lock MS Project into a read-only file that disallows the read-only user from adding or removing columns, changing the size attributes of existing columns or rows, etc.? The password ...
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How do you maintain proper resource leveling in MS Project after baseline since resource leveling shifts to maintain slack+leveling days?
Once you have created your schedule with all the known dependencies, leveled resource assignments, and proper baseline, how do you go about maintaining the leveling?
Task A is a driver to task B. Task ...
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Showing successor task names in MS Project
I'm new to MS Project. I have a view where I want to get a list of successors for a list of tasks. I've added the Successors column and that gives me the list I want, but it's their unique IDs. Is ...
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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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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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Actual Duration Calculated by MS Project vs Actual Duration of the Project as of the Status Date
My project started in Jan 2020 and as of Jun 2020, we have spent a total of 80 working days ( minus weekends and public holiday). However, the actual duration given by the MS Project is over 90 ...
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How to cross project plan for enterprise resources, with leveling support in Microsoft Project Server
I'm using Microsoft Project Server on Sharepoint to manage project throughout the organization.
I have some enterprise (work) resources, that are simultaneously active on multiple projects.
The ...
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MS Project. Need a field that flags what tasks have only completed predecessors that I can bring through to MS Project online
I'm using MS Project which is connected to a PWA. All users complete their tasks on the online 'Tasks' page. For the task owners, I need a flag that tells them that all the predecessors for their task ...
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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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Working time not calculating correctly in tasks
I am using MS Project 2016. I am working on a large project working 10 hour days 6 days per week. I have adjusted working times and days and set Sunday to a non working day. But the finish dates ...
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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, Resource Availability, Task Usage work hours
I've been using other tools for awhile and have to jump back into MS Project.
I started a high level plan with tasks and resources, however, I'm having trouble remembering the specifics around Task ...
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Enterprise custom fields are not rolling up in project center view
I am trying to sum project values by their project types. I created a project view then added some calculated enterprise custom fileds and ms project calculated fields like actual work and baseline ...
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Can I link or have formulas between task times?
Is it possible to use a formula to get information from "TASK A" as an input "work" in task B?
Example:
Task A is fixed duration of 2 weeks. I have assigned some resources and the total work they do ...
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How to assign 1 resource to a fixed work task where the resource has 50% availability for the first 2 days and then 100% availability after that?
I have a project that I am trying to schedule and am having a little difficulty. I am a MS project novice and will try to explain the problem in a simple example.
I have 1 task which is fixed work. ...
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Microsoft Project - Using "As late as possible" instead of SF dependencies
Im new to project and im trying to link task 2 to a activity in task 1 so that all of the earlier activities in task 2 then work backwards. I have read that i should be using "as late as possible" ...
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