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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How to effectively implement Scrum for a small project (max duration 6 months) with defined project deadlines?
In my current company, they are using Waterfall methodology in defining the gateways for new project approval and developing detailed timeline with completion date (gantt chart) based on the ...
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Add Landmarks lag or date based on project start date
My project have some tasks (landmarks) that occurs at every X month, like:
- Project technical report (PTR) at each 4 months
How should I define the landmarks date relative to project start?
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How to add new task below the currently selected task
When adding steps/tasks to a project plan, I often do this sequentially in the order they need to be done.
However, pressing "Insert" adds the new task above the current task. How can I add new ...
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Assign Resources Automatically in the Most Efficient Manner
Firstly I have to state that I am not a project manager. I am a software development team leader that has been tasked with giving a plan for a large project for my team. We work in a Scrum-like ...
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Project Online - Enterprise Custom Field Not Calculating Formula Correctly?
I am new to MS Project (~1 week experience) and could use some help with an Enterprise Custom Field I'm trying to create. I'm using Project through Project Web App in Office 365 (I assume this is ...
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Create MS Project report which to return incomplete tasks per user with due date
I want to be able to produce a report I can share with resources on a project so that they have visibility on what outstanding tasks they have (overdue, current, future) and when they are due.
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MS Project Change Working Time - Roster
How can I change the working time to 2 weeks ( working - 14 days) and 1 week (not working - 7 days)? Is this able to be automatically populated?
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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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How to share with a link to a viewer with stakeholders
I'm tired of trying to keep everyone partially happy - some prefer excel, some prefer pdf, very few have ms project.
What I'm looking for is a simple link that I could send out to everyone, giving ...
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MS Project - Link multiple columns to the Resource Sheet
I have (somehow) managed to create one column which successfully links to the Resource Sheet. When using the drop down, it brings up all of the names in the resource sheet, and allows you to choose ...
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Add columns in master project from external project tasks
I have created a master project ( in ms project 2010 and published in ms epm 2013)that contains only key milestones tasks from external projects. Hence this master project plan contains high level ...
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Ms project - Avoid task split up in minutes
I am trying to update my ms project plan with the following:
- replan al 0% and partly completed tasks from the new status date.
- Tasks can be split up
- Plan based on priority and available time for ...
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Resource-Task table in MS Project
Does anybody knows how to export workload of single resources (columns) per task (rows) from MS Project? The result should look as follows:
.............Resource 1.....Resource 2.....Resource 3 Task
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Autosave: How to prevent it being re-enabled with each new session
I find the Autosave feature to be very intrusive and it also interferes with some macros I run. I know how to disable it via File/Options/Save/untick the box, but even if I then immediately save my ...
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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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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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Sharing a file without them being able to edit the main file
I need to either create or share my project with others. I don't want them to be able to make changes to my project though. I've tried creating a new one, but they still are able to make changes to ...
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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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Leveling; getting unexpected results
I have spent hours reading up on the leveling algorithm and trying various alternative approaches but I have a problem I simply can't figure out. I'm using MSP 2016.
My schedule consists of around ...
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MS Project - Summary Task split by leveling
I have a summary task, and have the 'Leveling Can Split' option set to No.
The four subtasks which are in sequence, also have LCS set to No.
In the Leveling options I also have 'Leveling can create ...
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Determine to which task a resource is allocated on a particular day
Using a shared resource pool for several project plans (each plan is contained in a separate file), what is the simplest way of working out to which task a given resource is allocated on a particular ...
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Working and non working days
I want to ask if I need to have non working days and working days in a same day. Can we do that in microsoft project?
For example Saturday (same date) for items Consultant approval I want to set it ...
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EOT and LOT vs EET and LET
Are the Earliest Occurrence time and Latest occurrence time same as the Earliest Event time and Latest event time or are they different? If they are different can you please explain to me what are EOT ...
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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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Printing specific date range in ms project 2016
I am trying to print a specific date range from a gantt chart view in ms project 2016, but all that prints out is the whole project. Can you help?
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MS Project burndown for outline level
I'm working on creating a burndown graph for a large project that I'm trying to schedule, but I don't want the sub-tasks to be counted as a remaining actual task for the burndowns. Is there a method ...
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MS Project - Multi-year Inflation
I am managing a 3 year project in a country where the average annual inflation rate is 12%. Instead of going through every item and entering "+12%" into the cost rate table for each item, is there a ...
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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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ConsolidateProjects Method: how can I import Sub Project Summary task Custom field contents?
If possible I want to avoid using Resource Pools and embedded project files as I have had problems with these in a Sharepoint environment, so I am exploring using the ConsolidateProjects Method to ...
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How to make identical changes to multiple sub project files
I am about to create a master plan that will contain over 200 small sub project files. Each sub project file will have common elements such as standard Custom fields.
I have created a template for ...
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Auto populate project level Priority field based on lookup to Excel file table
I have multiple small plans (managed by PMs) embedded in a master plan file which I manage. The PMs can add tasks to the sub plans as necessary.
After receiving each sub plan and refreshing the ...
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MS Project 2013: Summary task not showing duration correctly
I am working on MS Project 2013. The summary task No. 6 is not showing the duration correctly. Refer to the picture below.
Please help.
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Need help- Documentation for non-technical people using Agile
Now we are using Agile and hardly create BRD\FRD, we create user stories, and all this is good for everyone working in the same department. Including the stakeholders. However, if I would like to ...
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Why does the graphic indicator not show for milestone task?
Why for milestone task, the graphic indicator did not show?
The formula to consider is the following:
IIf(CDbl([Baseline Finish]>60000)," Not Baseline",IIf(([Baseline Duration]=0 Or [Duration]=0),...
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MSProject show main resource on Summary tasks
How can I show the main (resource with maximum hours) for Summary tasks.
I suspect I would need to set a custom text field to show this, but how would I structure this?
thanks
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Change manually to auto schedule
I want to change the start date of a specific section in my project.
When I do that, it automatically changes the mode of this section from auto to manually schedule.
Is it possible to change the ...
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MS-Project 2016: Sort does not work
With MS-Project 2016 (version up-to-date) I have created a custom report (showing filtered tasks). I want to sort it ascending by Finish date (soonest finish on the top). But it does not work.
It ...
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I want to create a summary task without indenting the subtasks
Is there a way to create a highlevel task that will summarize all the subordinate tasks without indenting the subtasks?
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MS Project, add hours directly in resource usage
at my work we use MS Project 2010 to run our Monday morning scheduling meeting, from Resource Usage view. In the version I inherited on my work computer, I can change the number of hours or add a new ...
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MS Project - Predecessor 'or'
How do I enter 'or' logic into the predecessor field? For instance, task 4 can start when task 1, 2, or 3 ends. We don't know which of 1, 2, or 3 will begin or end first.
Thank you
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Printing Gantt charts
When I try to print my Gantt schedule, it hides a bunch of my information rows. How can I fix this? See the comparison between actual Gantt and print preview below:
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Estimating Fixed Price Project Cost Payments via Monthly Milestones
I have spent the last few days searching for an answer on how to use MS Project (2010 in my case) to estimate a project's cost via milestones that are split along a long program (2.5 years).
The ...
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Calc days based on Start and Finish date - MS project
When I'm editing start or finish dates, Project moves the other based on the duration. How do I make it change the duration instead so I don't have to keep moving the start and finish dates back?
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How can I show a list of all tasks without incomplete predecessors in Microsoft Project?
I would like to see a list of all tasks that satisfy one of the following:
The task has no predecessors
Every predecessor that the task has is marked as 100% complete.
I can add simple filters from ...
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How can you represent a task which only takes place at specific days on MS Project?
I want to represent a task which only takes place at specific days on MS Project: for example, on 01/01/2018 between 9:00 and 11:00, on 03/03/2018 between 10:00 and 12:00 and on 12/03/2018 between 11:...
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How can I create a task for two developers to support testing?
I'm trying to create a timeline for server migration. Typically when it comes to testing our developers spend about 25% of their time supporting the testing. (Running batch processes, answering ...
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How do I identify critical path in MS Project?
I'm using MS Project for my project management works. Would like to know how do I identify the critical path of the project and the dependencies?
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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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How to show slippage in MS Project 2016?
Probably a noddy question, but need to ask. I'd like to be able to demonstrate real time slippage on my plan, for remodeling impact purposes. I have both original baseline dates and current dates ...
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Dashboard question on microsoft project
Completion % captures the current progress.. I understand that. Is there a way to come up with completion % if all work (hypothetically) was completed on time as of today?
e.g., Assume the total ...
