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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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What is the best practice for combining a pull request-based workflow with QA testing feedback in Azure DevOps?

Background I am a developer in a large software development company. We have a git workflow where we have master which is our main branch, which is supposed to be stable. Everything that goes into it ...
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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. e.g. Mon 2h | Tue ...
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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 can I show short tasks (less than 8 hours) in a JIRA Gantt chart?

I recently installed a few apps (like BigPicture) which help you see the order of work of each programmer. The problem is that when I link some tasks with estimates less than one work day, the Gantt ...
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MS Project 2019 (or lower) scheduling algorithm

Whats resource constrained scheduling algorithm is used by MS Project 2019? What RCPSP algorithm is behind a so called a resources leveling in MS Project 2019?
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Can I track tickets from one project in another?

I am the QA lead for a company that has multiple teams with their own projects in Jira. Is there a way I could track Jira tickets from for example, the engineering board or bug board in the QA board ...
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Auto-populate Lookup values from a custom field

I have written below code for custom field 'Product_task' to take values selected for field 'SFDC Product' as options. However this doesn't seem to work always. Please let me know your suggestions. ...
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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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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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How do I copy tasks between MS Project files with different Working Time Calendars?

I am attempting to copy one sub-contractor's programme into a master programme (two separate files) in MS Project. The two MS Project files have different working time calendars, with the Master ...
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Should we have separate tasks for n number of tasks?

Suppose there are three tasks, A, B, and C, each requiring 10 days to complete. I started task A but had to stop it after 5 days. Then I started task B but stopped it after 3 days to resume and ...
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Will MSP 2019 add-ins work in Project Online Desktop Client?

I have an add-in that works in Microsoft Project Professional 2019. Will this same add-in work in Microsoft Project Online Desktop Client? I installed the add-in on a PC that has Project Online ...
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Find Overdue Dates for Each Resource within a Task that has Multiple Resources Assigned

I have projects that have multiple resources assigned to tasks. I created a macro to find overdue tasks, unfortunately, it only considers the task finish date, which, may be different for some of the ...
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Strategies to do an accurate CR estimation with a special customer

What strategies can I employ to conduct thorough pre-analysis and estimation for change requests (CR) in a project when we lack system access and rely solely on customer-provided requirements? We ...

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