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From: Jack Dahlgren MVP on 3 Feb 2010 18:06
Unless you understand the tasks in the project your scheduling is
meaningless.

-Jack

"Goobie" <amber.whitmire(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:82017e1e-f66b-4459-9897-1e05d4517218(a)n7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> This is my third day on the job & I am just trying to clean up a
> Project Plan I inherited. LOL So guess I will have to go find the task
> owners and get educated. I was hoping for an easy fix. LOL
>
> On Feb 3, 2:20 pm, "Jack Dahlgren MVP" <j...(a)zo-d.com> wrote:
>> Yes, you will have to figure out what that lag should be. Beyond that you
>> need to know why there is a lag.
>> Project can't help you with that. This is one reason I would rather use a
>> dummy task instead of a lag.
>>
>> -Jack
>>
>> "Goobie" <amber.whitm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:cdff3f0f-7532-4699-9a52-0b98492023fb(a)p24g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > If I do that though I have to manually figure out what 10% equals in
>> > duration though. And when I do that it is changing the pred date..not
>> > the succesors.On Feb 3, 1:35 pm, "Jack Dahlgren MVP" <j...(a)zo-d.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> In the gantt chart, double click on the link between the two tasks.
>> >> Or look in the predecessors or successors field and edit there.
>>
>> >> -Jack
>>
>> >> "Goobie" <amber.whitm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:01898b35-741f-451b-9b87-be48a31bf80e(a)z41g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >> > I apologize. I meant the lag was a % not a % complete. If I change
>> >> > the
>> >> > value in the lag box will it automatically turn the percent into a
>> >> > duration?
>> >> > And what do you mean by double click on link? Do you mean task?
>> >> > On Feb 3, 11:41 am, "Jack Dahlgren MVP" <j...(a)zo-d.com> wrote:
>> >> >> Lag can be specified in days or percentage. To edit/change double
>> >> >> click
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> link and change the value in the lag box. Or simply edit the
>> >> >> percentage.
>>
>> >> >> There are a few reasons to use percentage lag. It responds better
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> tasks
>> >> >> that you know have a variable duration for example, but in general
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> prefer
>> >> >> to keep things very simple and avoid putting any sort of lag on
>> >> >> tasks.
>>
>> >> >> -Jack Dahlgrenhttp://zo-d.com/blog
>>
>> >> >> "Goobie" <amber.whitm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >> >>news:77656d0c-b1af-41d7-947c-d113507d64b6(a)u41g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >> >> > I have already done my lag time in days. Today I opened an
>> >> >> > existing
>> >> >> > plan of someone else's and saw that some of their lag time had %
>> >> >> > complete and some had days. Why would you want to do this?
>>
>> >> >> > Is there anyway I can change the % complete into days?
>> >> >> > When I have tried it has been changing the task I am on...not the
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From: Trevor Rabey on 3 Feb 2010 20:24
Where do you think you will be by the end of the week?
What do you think your chances are of getting on top of this and looking
good?
What do you think the chances are that you will have an incredibly
frustrating time and end up worse off than when you started?
This one issue that you have brought up here, that someone else has a
mixture of days and % as lags is warning enough that this is just the tip of
the iceberg.
How many tasks have lag in predecessors? Many?
It should only be used, if at all, for when concrete sets or paint dries,
and anyway, as Jack says, it is better practice to use a dummy task instead.
If you have lots of date constraints, negative lag, positive lag, SS/FF/SF
predecessors and a few other typical problems, then you are probably looking
at a mess.
Put it up on Rapidshare, or send it along, and let's have a look.
--
Trevor Rabey
0407213955
61 8 92727485
PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING
www.perfectproject.com.au

"Goobie" <amber.whitmire(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:82017e1e-f66b-4459-9897-1e05d4517218(a)n7g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
This is my third day on the job & I am just trying to clean up a
Project Plan I inherited. LOL So guess I will have to go find the task
owners and get educated. I was hoping for an easy fix. LOL

On Feb 3, 2:20 pm, "Jack Dahlgren MVP" <j...(a)zo-d.com> wrote:
> Yes, you will have to figure out what that lag should be. Beyond that you
> need to know why there is a lag.
> Project can't help you with that. This is one reason I would rather use a
> dummy task instead of a lag.
>
> -Jack
>
> "Goobie" <amber.whitm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:cdff3f0f-7532-4699-9a52-0b98492023fb(a)p24g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > If I do that though I have to manually figure out what 10% equals in
> > duration though. And when I do that it is changing the pred date..not
> > the succesors.On Feb 3, 1:35 pm, "Jack Dahlgren MVP" <j...(a)zo-d.com>
> > wrote:
> >> In the gantt chart, double click on the link between the two tasks.
> >> Or look in the predecessors or successors field and edit there.
>
> >> -Jack
>
> >> "Goobie" <amber.whitm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:01898b35-741f-451b-9b87-be48a31bf80e(a)z41g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> > I apologize. I meant the lag was a % not a % complete. If I change
> >> > the
> >> > value in the lag box will it automatically turn the percent into a
> >> > duration?
> >> > And what do you mean by double click on link? Do you mean task?
> >> > On Feb 3, 11:41 am, "Jack Dahlgren MVP" <j...(a)zo-d.com> wrote:
> >> >> Lag can be specified in days or percentage. To edit/change double
> >> >> click
> >> >> the
> >> >> link and change the value in the lag box. Or simply edit the
> >> >> percentage.
>
> >> >> There are a few reasons to use percentage lag. It responds better to
> >> >> tasks
> >> >> that you know have a variable duration for example, but in general I
> >> >> prefer
> >> >> to keep things very simple and avoid putting any sort of lag on
> >> >> tasks.
>
> >> >> -Jack Dahlgrenhttp://zo-d.com/blog
>
> >> >> "Goobie" <amber.whitm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> >> >>news:77656d0c-b1af-41d7-947c-d113507d64b6(a)u41g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> >> > I have already done my lag time in days. Today I opened an
> >> >> > existing
> >> >> > plan of someone else's and saw that some of their lag time had %
> >> >> > complete and some had days. Why would you want to do this?
>
> >> >> > Is there anyway I can change the % complete into days?
> >> >> > When I have tried it has been changing the task I am on...not the
> >> >> > succesor.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


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