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 get Project to _not_ auto-update
I have been tasked to use Microsoft project in a group assignment to help manage it, but I'm having trouble getting the durations and dates to not auto update.
I basically would like to have the ...
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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 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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Make duration dependant or update it based on a cell
Starting with my first ms-project:
I want to plan the production of our machines at work. I only know the time it takes to produce one part (example: reference #1 takes 20 seconds). Now, I can ...
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How do I group tasks in MS-Project?
This is my first ms-project. I want to plan the production and external operations of our plant.
Production of reference #1 is something that will likely happen every 4 to 6 weeks (every time I ...
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% Allocation in MS Project gantt view
I have an issue with MS Project right now. We have several Gantts which we would like to see the % Allocation of a person in a separate column. In the Resource Usage view it is possible to show a ...
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MS Project - how to set a task to finish before else start after a set period
I'm trying to set a task to either be wholly complete by 1st Dec, if not then start after 1st Jan (i.e. don't start at all if it can't be completed by 1st Dec). I don't want to split the task.
Is ...
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Display completion % by custom columns instead of summary tasks?
I have a project structured with the below tasks:
Summary task A: Project Initiation
Sub task A1
Sub task A2
Summary task B: Project Design
Sub task B1 (Workstream 1)
Sub task B2 (Workstream 1)
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MS Project - How to use global calendar to each human resource?
On MS Project, how can I set a calendar with local holiday/day off for a specifics resources located in different countries, for example, Australia and Ireland?
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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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MS Projects show task always in timesheet
I am currently using Microsoft projects 2016 with time sheets. How can i create a task which is always shown in my time sheet with 0 planned work time? I have administrative tasks beside my project ...
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MS Project: Finish Variance formula simplification
I've set a formula to monitor variance between baseline and scheduled finish. I know that there is a simple finish variance column for this kind of thing, but in my organization we've got certain ...
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How to do resource allocation between overlapping tasks in MS Project?
I am building a capacity planning model in Project 2016. My goal is to illustrate that in real life no one does a single task 100% of the time. I want to show that 10% of the resources' time is ...
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MSP 2010 - duplicating tasks and logic
I have a schedule I am putting together for a repeating layout multi-floor building. Is there any easy way to copy the tasks and their predecessors and successors from say floor 2 and with minor ...
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Microsoft Project views
I'm pretty new to Microsoft Project and I'm trying to put several views in place. However, for some reason, if I edit one view (Issue Log view) my Gantt Chart view gets the same updates. So if I ...
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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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How to cope with milestones that can only occur every two weeks?
In MS Project... I have a project that will ultimately be released by a third party, who have their own, fixed release schedule. The releases happen every two weeks. How can I attach the end of the ...
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MS Project 2013 resource graph
I am using the standard calendar. Have a resource available 100% of the time. When I add the first task, a 1 hr task, when I look at the resource graph it shows at 100%, I have it set for an 8 hour ...
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Print a MS Project Gantt chart for each resource
I wonder if there is a function in MS Project to print the Gantt chart view for each resource, i.e., when issuing the schedule to everyone I print to PDF:
Complete Schedule
Summaries only
Each ...
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MS Project: Make task delays visible
I want to show the delays that are caused by moving the end of a task.
Let's say I have a task that is planned like that:
Task 1 - Start: 26.10.2015 End: 20.11.2015
Now the following changes occur:
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Honor non-working schedule
I have a project where I have tasks that are a fixed duration (example: 2 days), and I have specialized resources scheduled to work on these tasks along with "non-specialized" resources. These ...
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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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Best way to get data from MS Project to Excel
I have created an excel file that outputs a really nice report for me after taking the input of Task name, resources, start date and finish date. The excel file is quite complicated and isn't ...
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How to draw a graph with X-axis group by and Y-axis a Customized field using MS Project?
I am unable to draw a chart in report using MS Project 2013, that have in X-axis (Grouped by) and in the other part Y-axis a customized field ?
I can't find customized fields here :
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MS-Project - How to set 1 resource with 2 kind of work and monitor time/rate for each
I'm using Project 2013; client requested this tool for activities tracking and management.
Actually the project have one developer assigned that work 6h per day and can have assigned two kind of work:...
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MS Project Professional 2013 Email Notifications
I am attempting to use MS Project Professional 2013 to send out automated outlook e-mails the week before a task is due among other automated e-mail tasks. Is this possible with the desktop program or ...
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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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MS Project - Application Crashes When Opening VBE & Master File
Project ver 1902 (Build 11328.20438 Click to Run), Windows 10
I have a particular master file (42 sub projects) that crashes the Project application any time I attempt to open the VBE or run a macro. ...
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Problem adding resources in MS Project
When I assign a resource in Project, it lists the resource in the resource column and creates a new line listing only the resource. How do I turn this off?
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MS Project compatibility and Office 365
I have two questions for the experts on MS Project
I have heard that Microsoft will now be releasing updates (from Sept 2018) for O365 without testing them for MS Project 2010. Is this True? Also, ...
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Scheduling: Remaining Work
Let's say I have a task that I've know is going to take 12 hours to do. But when I schedule resources, I only scheduled 6 hours of resources. How could I show that the resources are under-scheduled? ...
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In Microsoft Project why is my actual duration calculating to 0 days?
I had set a baseline previously and I am now updating to show what has actually happened. I went into the task information and changed the "start" and "finish" dates to what actually happened. When ...
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How can I set up a supervisor to multiple workers in multiple tasks in MS Project
I have 4 tasks, and I have assigned 2 workers to each task. As these tasks will be done at the same time, and are correlated, I want to assign a supervisor to these 8 workers.
So, basically this ...
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Calculating a running sum of subtask cost amounts
How can a Summary task reflect a running sum of subtask input amounts?
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MS Project: create tasks with dynamic durations based on main milestones
From my point of view, I want to implement a straight-forward dependency in MS Project. As milestones there are:
x = project start
y = project end
The tasks are:
a = define risk management ...
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How to communicate/word cost ranges?
When you display cost estimates, when it comes to ranges, what words do you use to convey: Lower End of the Range, and higher End of the range.
The terms I chose (Min/Max) were not liked , so I was ...
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How to pause task to complete another task
I currently have 2 identical projects beginning at different times (will be adding more).
The manager has a number of "Review" tasks spread out in the project as well as some of his own work. The ...
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Resource Planning Question
Does anyone know how to plan one resource in Project 2010 when the touch time for that resource for the task such as reviewing something is only 5 hours, but I am obligated to have the object in a ...
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How to put regular "post to facebook" tasks in MS-Project?
I'm new to project management, among other tasks our company has decided to post messages to social media regularly. Say we want to post every week, how would you write these tasks in MS-Project?
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MS Project: How to deal with a reopened task
There have a task which we assume be completed for a while, but just now we figured out that task is incomplete. How should I deal with that reopened task ? Should I set a baseline and then clean the ...
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What is the formula to automatically update task progress (% Complete) based on custom flag indicator
In my project I have roughly 45 ongoing tasks that in themselves aren't remarkably important to track progress against and I want to set an automatic rule on these tasks to continuously update ...
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MS Project displaying work hours extremely wrong compared to duration and resource allocation
I am having an issue with working hours in my project plan with the work hours showing millions of hours even though when factoring duration and resources this is off by a huge margin.
For Example:
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Split task in case of interruption: know when start, postpone finish based on interruptions
I'm new in Microsoft Project & in the forum, so forgive me if my comment is just imposible to manage...
I have a team in which some of the members get continuous interruptions due to urgent ...
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MS Project time management scheduling
I am trying to figure out if it is possible to make a project auto-predict time usage for my team but only allow each project to use a certain % of time a day.
Ex. I have Project 1-4 and employee 1-3....
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MS Project 2010 Auto-calculating and setting Resource % Allocations
been thinking about how to do this, maybe it requires a macro?
Scenario:
Resource A is allocated to Task 1 @ 50%, and Task 2 @ 50% for the same week. I now want to change the Task A allocation to 80%...
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Resource to divide time between several tasks, depending of the number of tasks
I am using MS Project and OmniPlan.
I work alone, and right know in my plan there are several tasks that can be tackled simultaneously (for example, looking in internet for a street local, to ...
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An offer for project with source code [closed]
A company is offering me project with source code the offer is like following(generic):
Grab your Last Chance to Buy "product name" with Source code for "limited" licenses
at just $.
I am curious ...
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Important Concepts In Project Management [closed]
What are the most important concepts that should be added (as notes on ms project)? for example: Defining the project scope, risk management .. what others?
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Expected task end date is not reflecting . Need help (Microsoft Project)
Scenario:
A task, say "Paint the wall", requires total 24 hours to complete.
For a day, we expect daily working hours for each person is 8 hours.
The project needs to start by Wednesday. (i....
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Task with duration and no hours
I am trying to add a task to my project. The task is assigned to my customer. I want to give them 30 days to complete the task and I don't care how many hours it takes them. Other than the 30 day ...
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