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From: ProjectRita on 1 Apr 2010 12:56 Hi everyone, Sory for the bad english...i`ll try to be clear!! For example, i have a big project in ms project, and i do some uptades and when i do this normally the project gets a finish date even more late. What i would like to know is, for example, my boss ask me for a task (TASK ID780) in the midle off the project "Why it became so late?" and i usually see all the tasks that are ID780 predecessors, and try to see the answer. Is it possible to do a formula, or something else, that show me the critical path of a specific task. With the baseline dates and variances and with this "dream formula" i think i would suceed better!! Thanks people....i hope you have the key!!! Rita
From: Rod Gill on 1 Apr 2010 18:26 Sorry, no. However project 2007 onwards has a Task Driver feature that says what Task is driving the selected task. You can use this to move back up the chain of tasks to find the culprit! -- Rod Gill Microsoft MVP for Project - http://www.project-systems.co.nz Author of the only book on Project VBA, see: http://www.projectvbabook.com "ProjectRita" <ProjectRita(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:21805C70-FAE9-4D73-82D9-7BEE8ECBB36B(a)microsoft.com... > Hi everyone, > > Sory for the bad english...i`ll try to be clear!! > For example, i have a big project in ms project, and i do some uptades and > when i do this normally the project gets a finish date even more late. > What i > would like to know is, for example, my boss ask me for a task (TASK ID780) > in > the midle off the project "Why it became so late?" and i usually see all > the > tasks that are ID780 predecessors, and try to see the answer. Is it > possible > to do a formula, or something else, that show me the critical path of a > specific task. With the baseline dates and variances and with this "dream > formula" i think i would suceed better!! > > Thanks people....i hope you have the key!!! > > Rita > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4993 (20100401) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4993 (20100401) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
From: Jim Aksel on 2 Apr 2010 11:08 In Rod Gil's book (ISBN 0-9759828-7-7) he has code for a Macro that will provide a driving path to a specific task. You can obtain the book online, look at Module 24. In his post, Rod also showed you how to obtain the immediate driver to the selected task. In his book, he provides the code that essentially does this for the "predecessor to the predecessor", etc. -- If this post was helpful, please consider rating it. Jim Aksel, MVP Check out my blog for more information: http://www.msprojectblog.com "ProjectRita" wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Sory for the bad english...i`ll try to be clear!! > For example, i have a big project in ms project, and i do some uptades and > when i do this normally the project gets a finish date even more late. What i > would like to know is, for example, my boss ask me for a task (TASK ID780) in > the midle off the project "Why it became so late?" and i usually see all the > tasks that are ID780 predecessors, and try to see the answer. Is it possible > to do a formula, or something else, that show me the critical path of a > specific task. With the baseline dates and variances and with this "dream > formula" i think i would suceed better!! > > Thanks people....i hope you have the key!!! > > Rita
From: PlanMan on 5 Apr 2010 20:14 Yes it is. You calculate from the finish of a project then use Early Start/ Early Finish as the planned start/ finish. Let all of the task go to as late as possible, then you will always know when a task becomes critical. I hope this helps. With regards to interplay between tasks use the network diagram as well as a variance analysis (take the difference between before and after a change) to determine the rest. "ProjectRita" wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Sory for the bad english...i`ll try to be clear!! > For example, i have a big project in ms project, and i do some uptades and > when i do this normally the project gets a finish date even more late. What i > would like to know is, for example, my boss ask me for a task (TASK ID780) in > the midle off the project "Why it became so late?" and i usually see all the > tasks that are ID780 predecessors, and try to see the answer. Is it possible > to do a formula, or something else, that show me the critical path of a > specific task. With the baseline dates and variances and with this "dream > formula" i think i would suceed better!! > > Thanks people....i hope you have the key!!! > > Rita
From: Rod Gill on 6 Apr 2010 00:21
Sorry, don't agree with this idea. Scheduling everything ASAP eliminates all slack time and causes a pile of grief. I would always schedule from start and add deadlines to deliverables that need to finish by specific dates. -- Rod Gill Microsoft MVP for Project - http://www.project-systems.co.nz Author of the only book on Project VBA, see: http://www.projectvbabook.com "PlanMan" <PlanMan(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:28BA85C3-D570-45DD-B12C-D56E5C04357C(a)microsoft.com... > Yes it is. You calculate from the finish of a project then use Early > Start/ > Early Finish as the planned start/ finish. Let all of the task go to as > late > as possible, then you will always know when a task becomes critical. I > hope > this helps. With regards to interplay between tasks use the network > diagram > as well as a variance analysis (take the difference between before and > after > a change) to determine the rest. > > "ProjectRita" wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> Sory for the bad english...i`ll try to be clear!! >> For example, i have a big project in ms project, and i do some uptades >> and >> when i do this normally the project gets a finish date even more late. >> What i >> would like to know is, for example, my boss ask me for a task (TASK >> ID780) in >> the midle off the project "Why it became so late?" and i usually see all >> the >> tasks that are ID780 predecessors, and try to see the answer. Is it >> possible >> to do a formula, or something else, that show me the critical path of a >> specific task. With the baseline dates and variances and with this "dream >> formula" i think i would suceed better!! >> >> Thanks people....i hope you have the key!!! >> >> Rita > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 5002 (20100405) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5002 (20100405) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com |