No critical path

Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project? There
are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows no
critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?

Jan
Wed Apr 18 13:01:12 CDT 2007

Hi Tarra,
At least the final task is always critical.
Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you expect.
Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the toolbar.
Hope this helps

--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project MVP
http://users.online.be/prom-ade
"Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project?
> There
> are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows no
> critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?

Tarra
Wed Apr 18 13:18:30 CDT 2007

Yep - tried that. The gantt chart still shows absolutely no tasks as
critical - not even the final task. This just doesn't make sense.

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:

> Hi Tarra,
> At least the final task is always critical.
> Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you expect.
> Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the toolbar.
> Hope this helps
>
> --
> Jan De Messemaeker
> Microsoft Project MVP
> http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:79F7D8B2-0FB3-40A0-BA31-EB51BBE2BCF2@microsoft.com...
> > Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project?
> > There
> > are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows no
> > critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?
>
>
>

Ron01LTX
Wed Apr 18 13:56:01 CDT 2007

Make sure critical tasks have the font set to show red. On the Format menu
choose "text styles", Text Styles dialog box opens: choose "critical" from
the items to change drop down list, then choose red from the color from the
list of colors at the bottom. If this doesn't work make sure your critical
filter has the proper criteria set.

-Ron01LTX

"Tarra" wrote:

> Yep - tried that. The gantt chart still shows absolutely no tasks as
> critical - not even the final task. This just doesn't make sense.
>
> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>
> > Hi Tarra,
> > At least the final task is always critical.
> > Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you expect.
> > Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the toolbar.
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > --
> > Jan De Messemaeker
> > Microsoft Project MVP
> > http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> > "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:79F7D8B2-0FB3-40A0-BA31-EB51BBE2BCF2@microsoft.com...
> > > Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project?
> > > There
> > > are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows no
> > > critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?
> >
> >
> >

Jan
Wed Apr 18 13:58:25 CDT 2007

Hi again,

I forgot one other possibility.
One task must have a deadline beyond the finish of the last task.
Insert the column "deadline" toi check.
HTH
--
Jan De Messemaeker
Microsoft Project MVP
http://users.online.be/prom-ade
"Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yep - tried that. The gantt chart still shows absolutely no tasks as
> critical - not even the final task. This just doesn't make sense.
>
> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>
>> Hi Tarra,
>> At least the final task is always critical.
>> Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you expect.
>> Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the
>> toolbar.
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> --
>> Jan De Messemaeker
>> Microsoft Project MVP
>> http://users.online.be/prom-ade
>> "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:79F7D8B2-0FB3-40A0-BA31-EB51BBE2BCF2@microsoft.com...
>> > Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project?
>> > There
>> > are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows
>> > no
>> > critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?
>>
>>
>>

JimAksel
Wed Apr 18 14:22:35 CDT 2007

Do you have a long Level of Effort Task such as "Supervsion" that extends
over a period of performance longer than the "last task"?

If you linked summary tasks, this may obscure your critical path.

All critical tasks can be displayed (regardless of graphics settings) by
applying the "critical" filter. Another way is to insert the "critical"
column and then filter to that (the field will show 'yes').

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"Tarra" wrote:

> Yep - tried that. The gantt chart still shows absolutely no tasks as
> critical - not even the final task. This just doesn't make sense.
>
> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>
> > Hi Tarra,
> > At least the final task is always critical.
> > Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you expect.
> > Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the toolbar.
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > --
> > Jan De Messemaeker
> > Microsoft Project MVP
> > http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> > "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:79F7D8B2-0FB3-40A0-BA31-EB51BBE2BCF2@microsoft.com...
> > > Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project?
> > > There
> > > are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows no
> > > critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?
> >
> >
> >

Tarra
Wed Apr 18 14:40:03 CDT 2007

Yep - I figured it out - and you hit the nail on the head. One of the
beginning tasks was beyond the "project complete" task. As soon as I made an
adjustment for that, the critical task showed up.

Thanks everyone for your responses!

"Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:

> Hi again,
>
> I forgot one other possibility.
> One task must have a deadline beyond the finish of the last task.
> Insert the column "deadline" toi check.
> HTH
> --
> Jan De Messemaeker
> Microsoft Project MVP
> http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A0636AE9-BE77-411F-A16F-EDD797E2F12B@microsoft.com...
> > Yep - tried that. The gantt chart still shows absolutely no tasks as
> > critical - not even the final task. This just doesn't make sense.
> >
> > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Tarra,
> >> At least the final task is always critical.
> >> Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you expect.
> >> Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the
> >> toolbar.
> >> Hope this helps
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jan De Messemaeker
> >> Microsoft Project MVP
> >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade
> >> "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:79F7D8B2-0FB3-40A0-BA31-EB51BBE2BCF2@microsoft.com...
> >> > Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my project?
> >> > There
> >> > are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule shows
> >> > no
> >> > critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Steve
Sat Apr 21 14:44:08 CDT 2007

How could one of the beginning tasks possibly BE beyond the project complete
task? Did you put a Finish No Later Than constraint on the project complete
by any chance?

--
Steve House [Project MVP]
MS Project Trainer & Consultant
Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs


"Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5FAECBBD-3751-43AB-81A9-8AF07301F47F@microsoft.com...
> Yep - I figured it out - and you hit the nail on the head. One of the
> beginning tasks was beyond the "project complete" task. As soon as I made
> an
> adjustment for that, the critical task showed up.
>
> Thanks everyone for your responses!
>
> "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> I forgot one other possibility.
>> One task must have a deadline beyond the finish of the last task.
>> Insert the column "deadline" toi check.
>> HTH
>> --
>> Jan De Messemaeker
>> Microsoft Project MVP
>> http://users.online.be/prom-ade
>> "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A0636AE9-BE77-411F-A16F-EDD797E2F12B@microsoft.com...
>> > Yep - tried that. The gantt chart still shows absolutely no tasks as
>> > critical - not even the final task. This just doesn't make sense.
>> >
>> > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Tarra,
>> >> At least the final task is always critical.
>> >> Maybe there is a critical path but it is not showing the way you
>> >> expect.
>> >> Have you run the Gantt Chart Wizard? It' sthrough a button on the
>> >> toolbar.
>> >> Hope this helps
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jan De Messemaeker
>> >> Microsoft Project MVP
>> >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade
>> >> "Tarra" <Tarra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:79F7D8B2-0FB3-40A0-BA31-EB51BBE2BCF2@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Can someone please tell me why I have no criticial path in my
>> >> > project?
>> >> > There
>> >> > are predecessors and successessors established, but my schedule
>> >> > shows
>> >> > no
>> >> > critical path. Shouldn't there always be a critical path?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>