Often we need to keep close tabs on our project resources, as the planned resource assignments may not mirror the actual resource assignments. To account for resource changes we want the ability to switch out labor resources while our project is active in progress
Schedule
The Negatives of Negative Lag
When should you use Negative Lag? Are you looking for ways to fast track your schedule? Fast tracking the schedule, takes activities that are scheduled in series and performs all or some of their duration in parallel to shorten the project’s planned or remaining lifecycle. If you want to shorten your schedule by fast tracking […]
Auto & Manual Schedule Task Entry in Microsoft Project 2013
Microsoft Project 2013 allows for the manual and automatic entry of task data. The manual entry option simply records the name of the task you enter. It does not provide a duration or Start and Finish dates. The automatic entry provides an
Scheduling a Task Interruption in Microsoft Project 2013
We recently had a question from a customer who asked how to use the Split Task feature in Microsoft Project 2013 to suspend work on a task. So let’s take a look at a scenario and explain how this really useful feature works.
Creating a Believable Schedule
Defining activities is an important part of scheduling. Part of the complexity of the project is determined by the number of activities required to complete that project. When it comes to the size and/or placement of the activities, several control factors should be