RESOURCE USAGE I work with a calendar that is setting 9 hours work/day for all the resources. In the resource usage I see that more than 8 hours of work is shown in red, but also sometimes all kinds of hours like 4.5, 5.6, 4.8 hs is red as well, even though is a normal working day. What is going on here???? txs ... 21 Mar 2010 11:37
Task durations- Office Project Standard 2007 How do I "unlock" a duration? The up and down arrows are locked. ... 20 Mar 2010 16:38
Representing Buffer Hi, I need to add a buffer(10 days) at the end of the schedule to cover possible slippage. The buffer should decrease automatically with respect to the slippage. Is it possible to add such a buffer using microsoft project? Thanks! ... 21 Mar 2010 04:55
Resource Usage Hi Certain tasks in a project (project tracking) will be from the beginning of the prokject to the end of the project (a single task). If a resource allocated to this task is assigned to some other tasks there will be overallocation. I have corrected this problem by allocating 10% for the project tracking ... 20 Mar 2010 01:48
Summary Resource Assignment in standalone MS Project File All, Let me preface this question with I agree with you I'm trying to convince others on NOT assigning resources at the summary level. In my search to list all the concerns and issues with regarding assigning resources at the summary level I've found: 1. Resource Loading will be inaccurate as work will lengt... 31 Mar 2010 05:28
Material resource costs 0 for 0 duration task If I have a material resource allocated to a zero duration task, why are the costs of this resource for this task 0? Why must I have a non-zero duration for material costs to work? Nowhere does it say that Material costs depend on duration (whereas Work resource costs do). Thank you --- frmsrcurl: http://msgro... 19 Mar 2010 14:23
Problem Re-inserting a project in a consolidated project file I had a project file called 'Procurement', inserted in my 'master projects' file. The procurement file had problems so i deleted the file, and removed it from my master file by highlighting the row and deleting. I then created a new file, named it 'procurement' and saved it OK. PROBLEM...when i go to inser... 19 Mar 2010 12:02
Basic Scheduling -Sequencing resources When multiple resources are assigned to a task, typically all resources are booked for the entire duration of the task. But in real life, these resources are working one after the other. Is there any way to sequence resources as required? -- Project Fan ... 19 Mar 2010 09:19
Track lateness on tasks I would like to create a graphical indicators to show this information: If task is late less than 2 weeks - green sign; If task is late within 2-4 weeks - yellow sign; If task is late more than 4 weeks - red sign Do I need a formula for this ? ... 18 Mar 2010 18:59
resourse usage As I work with a resource pool for my projects, when I look at the resource usage to relocate the overloaded resource I never can tell which project the assignments belong to! Any ideas? TXS Silene ... 21 Mar 2010 06:06 |