MS Project 2003

I am rebuilding a plan and would like the following but cannot get project
to do it!

e.g. a simple set of tasks that are linked to occur one after each other

task1 then task2 then task3

if each is two days long

task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
task2 starts wed finishes thu 2d
task3 starts fri finishes sat 2d

How do I get project to display the data this way - what its doing is:

task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
task2 starts tues finishes thu 2d
task3 starts thu finishes sat 2d

Although they are the same in terms of schedule I want it to read as the
first list. I have set my project up as fixed duration and NOT effort
driven...

Help appreciated greatly

Chris

Re: please help - confused now! by Gérard

Gérard
Sat Oct 28 16:52:57 CDT 2006

Chris,
At what time task1 finished?
What are the setttings in Tools / Options / Calendar : hours/day...Start by
default...
What are the time slots in you calendar?

Gérard Ducouret

"greenbean" <nospam@clara.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de
news:1162070880.66204.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
> MS Project 2003
>
> I am rebuilding a plan and would like the following but cannot get project
> to do it!
>
> e.g. a simple set of tasks that are linked to occur one after each other
>
> task1 then task2 then task3
>
> if each is two days long
>
> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
> task2 starts wed finishes thu 2d
> task3 starts fri finishes sat 2d
>
> How do I get project to display the data this way - what its doing is:
>
> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
> task2 starts tues finishes thu 2d
> task3 starts thu finishes sat 2d
>
> Although they are the same in terms of schedule I want it to read as the
> first list. I have set my project up as fixed duration and NOT effort
> driven...
>
> Help appreciated greatly
>
> Chris
>
>



Re: please help - confused now! by greenbean

greenbean
Sun Oct 29 01:22:50 CST 2006

I've set a default day to 7.5 hours and week to 37.5 for all activity....

work starts at 0830 to 1200 then 1230 to 1700hrs as default

chris


"Gérard Ducouret" <gerard.ducouret@NOSPAM.wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:%23vIhvtt%23GHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Chris,
> At what time task1 finished?
> What are the setttings in Tools / Options / Calendar : hours/day...Start
> by
> default...
> What are the time slots in you calendar?
>
> Gérard Ducouret
>
> "greenbean" <nospam@clara.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de
> news:1162070880.66204.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
>> MS Project 2003
>>
>> I am rebuilding a plan and would like the following but cannot get
>> project
>> to do it!
>>
>> e.g. a simple set of tasks that are linked to occur one after each other
>>
>> task1 then task2 then task3
>>
>> if each is two days long
>>
>> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
>> task2 starts wed finishes thu 2d
>> task3 starts fri finishes sat 2d
>>
>> How do I get project to display the data this way - what its doing is:
>>
>> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
>> task2 starts tues finishes thu 2d
>> task3 starts thu finishes sat 2d
>>
>> Although they are the same in terms of schedule I want it to read as the
>> first list. I have set my project up as fixed duration and NOT effort
>> driven...
>>
>> Help appreciated greatly
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>
>



Re: please help - confused now! by Guidho

Guidho
Sun Oct 29 04:05:28 CST 2006

That's exactly what is causing your problem.
Your calendar settings do not match your hours per day/week.

Your working hours are from 0830 to 1200 => 3.5 working hours
Then from 1230 to 1700 => 4.5 working hours
This adds up to 8 hours working time per day, and not the 7.5 you
specified in tools -> options.

If you fix this, your schedule should be ok.

Hope this helps,
Guidho


greenbean wrote:
> I've set a default day to 7.5 hours and week to 37.5 for all activity....
>
> work starts at 0830 to 1200 then 1230 to 1700hrs as default
>
> chris
>
>
> "Gérard Ducouret" <gerard.ducouret@NOSPAM.wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:%23vIhvtt%23GHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Chris,
>> At what time task1 finished?
>> What are the setttings in Tools / Options / Calendar : hours/day...Start
>> by
>> default...
>> What are the time slots in you calendar?
>>
>> Gérard Ducouret
>>
>> "greenbean" <nospam@clara.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de
>> news:1162070880.66204.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
>>> MS Project 2003
>>>
>>> I am rebuilding a plan and would like the following but cannot get
>>> project
>>> to do it!
>>>
>>> e.g. a simple set of tasks that are linked to occur one after each other
>>>
>>> task1 then task2 then task3
>>>
>>> if each is two days long
>>>
>>> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
>>> task2 starts wed finishes thu 2d
>>> task3 starts fri finishes sat 2d
>>>
>>> How do I get project to display the data this way - what its doing is:
>>>
>>> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
>>> task2 starts tues finishes thu 2d
>>> task3 starts thu finishes sat 2d
>>>
>>> Although they are the same in terms of schedule I want it to read as the
>>> first list. I have set my project up as fixed duration and NOT effort
>>> driven...
>>>
>>> Help appreciated greatly
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

Re: please help - confused now! by greenbean

greenbean
Sun Oct 29 04:42:17 CST 2006

Yep that fixed it!! Many thanks - couldn't see the problem staring me in the
face...

chris

"Guidho" <"hoet AT guidance DOT be"> wrote in message
news:%23IBX7G0%23GHA.4544@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> That's exactly what is causing your problem.
> Your calendar settings do not match your hours per day/week.
>
> Your working hours are from 0830 to 1200 => 3.5 working hours
> Then from 1230 to 1700 => 4.5 working hours
> This adds up to 8 hours working time per day, and not the 7.5 you
> specified in tools -> options.
>
> If you fix this, your schedule should be ok.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Guidho
>
>
> greenbean wrote:
>> I've set a default day to 7.5 hours and week to 37.5 for all activity....
>>
>> work starts at 0830 to 1200 then 1230 to 1700hrs as default
>>
>> chris
>>
>>
>> "Gérard Ducouret" <gerard.ducouret@NOSPAM.wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
>> news:%23vIhvtt%23GHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Chris,
>>> At what time task1 finished?
>>> What are the setttings in Tools / Options / Calendar : hours/day...Start
>>> by
>>> default...
>>> What are the time slots in you calendar?
>>>
>>> Gérard Ducouret
>>>
>>> "greenbean" <nospam@clara.co.uk> a écrit dans le message de
>>> news:1162070880.66204.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
>>>> MS Project 2003
>>>>
>>>> I am rebuilding a plan and would like the following but cannot get
>>>> project
>>>> to do it!
>>>>
>>>> e.g. a simple set of tasks that are linked to occur one after each
>>>> other
>>>>
>>>> task1 then task2 then task3
>>>>
>>>> if each is two days long
>>>>
>>>> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
>>>> task2 starts wed finishes thu 2d
>>>> task3 starts fri finishes sat 2d
>>>>
>>>> How do I get project to display the data this way - what its doing is:
>>>>
>>>> task1 starts mon finishes tues 2d
>>>> task2 starts tues finishes thu 2d
>>>> task3 starts thu finishes sat 2d
>>>>
>>>> Although they are the same in terms of schedule I want it to read as
>>>> the
>>>> first list. I have set my project up as fixed duration and NOT effort
>>>> driven...
>>>>
>>>> Help appreciated greatly
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>