Re: Can I set up an autodelete for completed tasks in Gantt view?
From: Steve House [MVP] (sjhouse.remove.this_at_to.send.hotmail.com)
Date: 10/06/04
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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 03:57:03 -0400
It seems like overkill versus the better tool for the job, that's all. Why
wrestle with the complexity of getting Project to do something it really
wasn't designed to do when Outlook does a better job of maintaining a
personal day-planning calendar and a daily task to-do list and at 1/10th the
cost (and even less cost, ie, free, when you have any version of the Office
suite on hand)? Using Project for a daily personal to-do list seems rather
like driving a Hummer to go to the store 1/2 block away to pick up a single
carton of milk - sure it can be done, but is it worth the cost and
aggravation? Outlook doesn't do snazzy Gantt charts, true, but it so much
more convenient than Project when it comes to the tools that are most useful
to help manage someone's personal day-to-day workday and schedule. OTOH, I
wouldn't even consider using Outlook as other than an email tool and address
book when planning a true project involving coordinating many tasks and
resources. I wouldn't draft memos in Excel or set up a budget using Word
either, although it's certainly possible to do both. It's all a matter of
choosing the optimal tool for the job.
-- Steve House [MVP] MS Project Trainer/Consultant Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs "Jan De Messemaeker" <jandemes at prom hyphen ade dot be> wrote in message news:uu8shx2qEHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hi Steve and all, > > Why try to avoid Project? There are people around (like me) who have been > Project users long before they even knew Excel and even today I never > touched Outlook. Project allows much more than Project Management, and I > see > no reason why using it would be discouraged. > > Greetings, > > -- > Jan De Messemaeker > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/index.htm > 32-495-300 620 > "Steve House [MVP]" <sjhouse.remove.this@to.send.hotmail.com> schreef in > bericht news:uIx2PvwqEHA.2964@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> A fundamental part of managing a project, whether it is a complex one >> involving many tasks and resources or a simple personal project involving > a >> set of tasks being done by one resource, ie, you, is monitoring progress > and >> comparing results obtained with the original plan. Removing those > completed >> task would wipe-out any way of monitoring your overall pregress or > examining >> the "lessons learned" at the end of the process. You could kludge > together >> something to wipe them in VB I suppose but it would be a very very bad > idea >> to do it. If it's just a personal to-do list, you're going after flies > with >> an elephant gun. Why not just use the task list in Outlook? >> >> -- >> Steve House [MVP] >> MS Project Trainer/Consultant >> Visit http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm for the FAQs >> >> "Dave Cooke" <Dave Cooke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:2BE42187-F0AF-45CC-BC2A-DF8EBB2E27A6@microsoft.com... >> > I'm attempting to set up a to-do list in the gantt chart view and was >> > wondering if it is possible to set MSProject to automatically remove > tasks >> > upon completion (100%) >> > >> > Any help would be great >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Dave Cooke >> >> > >
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