MartinKovac
Fri Jan 18 09:32:02 CST 2008
Thank you Rod,
We will change our process and will do the planning as you suggested.
"Rod Gill" wrote:
> There is nothing available that I'm aware of. You will need to sync as
> tasks, then drag the tasks to the days you will actually do the work.
> Problem is that if you have 8h of work with 4h to be done on Monday and 4h
> on Wednesday, you either have to have a 3d task or two half day tasks.
> Schedule data is not suitable for time management purposes other than as a
> communication of total work for a task and when it has to be completed by. I
> believe it needs to be a training issue for each resource to review the work
> they have for the week on Monday (Project and BAU) and time manage when they
> will do it (allowing time for all that ad hoc stuff that always comes
> along!)
>
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>
> Rod Gill
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> "Martin Kovac" <MartinKovac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:582BB104-AA63-4822-83A0-717B7E650C99@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Rod,
> >
> > Thanks for your reply. I appreciate that :-)
> >
> > Synchronization it to outlook tasks does not fit our business needs. We
> > have
> > a lot of small tasks (planned through project) and they are often divided
> > into more than one day (as my example describes).
> >
> > Please could you give me more info on how to make that "interface" or if
> > any
> > "interface" is publiclyy available ?
> >
> > Or what about solution not to synchronize it to Outlook individually but
> > synchronization of Project(server) and Exchange (calendar) ? Do you think
> > that might be solution for us ?
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot for your answers :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > "Rod Gill" wrote:
> >
> >> You've just discovered the problem with syncing project level data (12h
> >> per
> >> week) with Outlook data which is for time management to the nearest 15
> >> minutes. I don't believe syncing is worthwhile until an interface is
> >> created
> >> that provides a list of tasks and the hours of work for the user. The
> >> user
> >> should then schedule when the hours will be done. Currently the Project
> >> Server/Outlook sync does not support this.
> >>
> >> It is therefore best (from my point of view) to sync to tasks rather than
> >> calendar appointments.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Rod Gill
> >> Project MVP
> >>
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> >>
http://www.projectvbabook.com
> >>
> >> NEW!! Web based VBA training course delivered by me. For details visit:
> >>
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> >>
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> >> "Martin Kovac" <Martin Kovac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:877F0821-4919-4E82-8A5A-E45146EDAA8D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > I would like to ask for your help. We are starting to use MS Project
> >> > Server
> >> > and synchronization/import of project tasks to Outlook.
> >> > We are happy, that project tasks are importing to Calendar (as an
> >> > appointment) because that´s the way we want it :-)
> >> >
> >> > But we have one problem. For example we plan a Task in Project for our
> >> > consultant - 6 hours for Monday, 2 hours for Tuesday and 4 hours for
> >> > Friday.
> >> > After synchronizing this task to Outlook, it looks like a multi day
> >> > appointment from Monday to Friday viewed through full week view on
> >> > Outlook
> >> > calendar.
> >> > But that is no correct ! We would like to set that Project/Project
> >> > Server
> >> > synchronize it correctly as 6 hours Monday appointment, 2 hour Tuesday
> >> > appointment, etc.
> >> >
> >> > Please could somebody help us about where can we find settings for this
> >> > ?
> >> > I
> >> > had read manuals and books but I didn't found it documented :-(
> >> >
> >> > Or can somebody give us advice where and how to setup it ?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your answers :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
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