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From: Maanu on 20 Mar 2010 12:25 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!
From: Rob Schneider on 20 Mar 2010 12:44 AFAIK, there is no way to do this "automatically" or algorithmically. You can certainly add a buffer task to the end of the schedule, at at intervals based on actual project performance adjust the definition of that project-ending buffer task however you like. I suppose if you really want things to be automatic you could design and implement an algorithm in a macro which does this adjustment. But on normal projects which occur over weeks/months/years, doing it manually every few days/weeks/months doesn't seem inappropriate. --rms www.rmschneider.com On 20/03/10 16:25, Maanu wrote: > 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! >
From: Andrew Lavinsky on 20 Mar 2010 14:10 Like this? http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm/archive/2009/06/29/projectpro-setting-buffers-part-1-schedule-buffer.aspx "Maanu" wrote: > 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! >
From: Jan De Messemaeker on 20 Mar 2010 14:47 Hi Manu, Simple.Add a task (0 days duration) with a Must Start On constraint 10 days after the end of the final task. Show the Total Slack column: it shows your buffer which will automatically adjust when tasks slip. Hope this helps, -- Jan De Messemaeker Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional +32 495 300 620 For availability check: http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf "Maanu" <Maanu(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:613595AC-2C5D-451C-87E6-483714B45931(a)microsoft.com... > 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! >
From: Jim Aksel on 21 Mar 2010 00:46
To make sure I understand, what this this does is gives the last milestone task a total slack of 0 days while increasing the slack of all other schedule tasks by 10 days (or an agreed amount). So, I would also alter tools/options/calculations and set "show tasks are critical when total slack" <10. I would then monitor the minumim value of total slack that is greater than 0. If the schedule is correct, I would have 1 task (the milestone) with total slack 0, all critical path tasks have total slack 10 days (it was 0) and then all other tasks are expected to have total slack greater than 10. So there should be a void with no tasks have less than 10 days total slack. -- If this post was helpful, please consider rating it. Jim Aksel, MVP Check out my blog for more information: http://www.msprojectblog.com "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > Hi Manu, > > Simple.Add a task (0 days duration) with a Must Start On constraint 10 days > after the end of the final task. Show the Total Slack column: it shows your > buffer which will automatically adjust when tasks slip. > > Hope this helps, > > -- > Jan De Messemaeker > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > +32 495 300 620 > For availability check: > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > "Maanu" <Maanu(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:613595AC-2C5D-451C-87E6-483714B45931(a)microsoft.com... > > 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! > > > > > . > |