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From: Jpstewar on 21 Apr 2010 09:34 Scenario: Information from task A is needed for task B, which is a meeting (or milestone) on the project plan - think of it as task 3, the MRC pre-meeting. Task A does NOT have to be finished by the time of the meeting, but some information is needed. We are calling A a predecessor to B, but maybe that is not correct. We just need information from A so let's say A needs to be 25% complete. Is there a way of capturing that?
From: Dale Howard [MVP] on 21 Apr 2010 09:43 Jpstewar -- Link task A and task B with the default Finish-to-Start dependency. In the Gantt Chart, double-click the link line between task A and task B (it's the easiest to double-click on the arrow head at the end of the link line). In the Task Dependency dialog, select the Start-to-Start dependency and then enter 25% in the Lag field. Alternately, leave the Finish-to-Start dependency selected and enter -75% in the Lag field. In either situation, click the OK button and you have modeled the dependency relationship you seek. Hope this helps. -- Dale A. Howard [MVP] VP of Educational Services msProjectExperts http://www.msprojectexperts.com http://www.projectserverexperts.com "We write the books on Project Server" "Jpstewar" <Jpstewar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC0EC490-9E83-494B-8552-0379104279FD(a)microsoft.com... > Scenario: Information from task A is needed for task B, which is a meeting > (or milestone) on the project plan - think of it as task 3, the MRC > pre-meeting. Task A does NOT have to be finished by the time of the > meeting, > but some information is needed. We are calling A a predecessor to B, but > maybe that is not correct. We just need information from A so let's say A > needs to be 25% complete. Is there a way of capturing that?
From: Trevor Rabey on 21 Apr 2010 11:45 Alternatively, confine yourself to simple FS links with no lag (because life is easier that way) by splitting Task A into A1 and A2, then FS0 from A1 to A2 and FS0 from A1 to B. -- Trevor Rabey 0407213955 61 8 92727485 PERFECT PROJECT PLANNING www.perfectproject.com.au "Jpstewar" <Jpstewar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DC0EC490-9E83-494B-8552-0379104279FD(a)microsoft.com... > Scenario: Information from task A is needed for task B, which is a meeting > (or milestone) on the project plan - think of it as task 3, the MRC > pre-meeting. Task A does NOT have to be finished by the time of the > meeting, > but some information is needed. We are calling A a predecessor to B, but > maybe that is not correct. We just need information from A so let's say A > needs to be 25% complete. Is there a way of capturing that?
From: Jpstewar on 22 Apr 2010 08:23 I tried these and it looks like they both have the same end result. B starts 25% of the way into A. So it seems moot as to whether you use F to S or S to S. Either way, same end result, yes? "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote: > Jpstewar -- > > Link task A and task B with the default Finish-to-Start dependency. In the > Gantt Chart, double-click the link line between task A and task B (it's the > easiest to double-click on the arrow head at the end of the link line). In > the Task Dependency dialog, select the Start-to-Start dependency and then > enter 25% in the Lag field. Alternately, leave the Finish-to-Start > dependency selected and enter -75% in the Lag field. In either situation, > click the OK button and you have modeled the dependency relationship you > seek. Hope this helps. > > -- > Dale A. Howard [MVP] > VP of Educational Services > msProjectExperts > http://www.msprojectexperts.com > http://www.projectserverexperts.com > "We write the books on Project Server" > > > "Jpstewar" <Jpstewar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:DC0EC490-9E83-494B-8552-0379104279FD(a)microsoft.com... > > Scenario: Information from task A is needed for task B, which is a meeting > > (or milestone) on the project plan - think of it as task 3, the MRC > > pre-meeting. Task A does NOT have to be finished by the time of the > > meeting, > > but some information is needed. We are calling A a predecessor to B, but > > maybe that is not correct. We just need information from A so let's say A > > needs to be 25% complete. Is there a way of capturing that? >
From: Dale Howard [MVP] on 22 Apr 2010 08:41
Jpstewar -- Yup, both end up with pretty much the same result. I personally like the first approach. I know that others like the latter approach. Choose one and go for it! :) Hope this helps. -- Dale A. Howard [MVP] VP of Educational Services msProjectExperts http://www.msprojectexperts.com http://www.projectserverexperts.com "We write the books on Project Server" "Jpstewar" <Jpstewar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EC87B576-556F-4213-8EF4-73D1A4476CF0(a)microsoft.com... > I tried these and it looks like they both have the same end result. B > starts > 25% of the way into A. So it seems moot as to whether you use F to S or S > to > S. Either way, same end result, yes? > > "Dale Howard [MVP]" wrote: > >> Jpstewar -- >> >> Link task A and task B with the default Finish-to-Start dependency. In >> the >> Gantt Chart, double-click the link line between task A and task B (it's >> the >> easiest to double-click on the arrow head at the end of the link line). >> In >> the Task Dependency dialog, select the Start-to-Start dependency and then >> enter 25% in the Lag field. Alternately, leave the Finish-to-Start >> dependency selected and enter -75% in the Lag field. In either >> situation, >> click the OK button and you have modeled the dependency relationship you >> seek. Hope this helps. >> >> -- >> Dale A. Howard [MVP] >> VP of Educational Services >> msProjectExperts >> http://www.msprojectexperts.com >> http://www.projectserverexperts.com >> "We write the books on Project Server" >> >> >> "Jpstewar" <Jpstewar(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:DC0EC490-9E83-494B-8552-0379104279FD(a)microsoft.com... >> > Scenario: Information from task A is needed for task B, which is a >> > meeting >> > (or milestone) on the project plan - think of it as task 3, the MRC >> > pre-meeting. Task A does NOT have to be finished by the time of the >> > meeting, >> > but some information is needed. We are calling A a predecessor to B, >> > but >> > maybe that is not correct. We just need information from A so let's >> > say A >> > needs to be 25% complete. Is there a way of capturing that? >> |