Re: Scheduling by End Date
- From: davegb <davegbel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:56:30 -0800 (PST)
On Feb 14, 8:47 am, Frumpy Jones
<FrumpyJo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My MS Project knowledge is limited, so I apologize if I ask something that
has already been answered, but this thread question is my exact question with
different criteria:
I want to make a four-week project that will be the exact same for every
client we have, but with a different end date.
Can I make a project template (For lack of a better term) and create
multiple projects with different end dates, that will autofill the events
leading up to that end date?
Simpliest exaple will be if I have project that has five things:
Feb 01 Send kit to client
Feb 08 Client sends back list
Feb 15 Sent script to Client
Feb 22 Client gives Approval
Feb 29 Program airs
Now, what I want is that if I copy this same exact project, and change the
end date to March 29th, it back-dates all the other items to accomodate.
Possible?
Note: This answer determines if I buy MS project :)
The answer here is yes and no. If you choose to enter the end date of
the project, as was mentioned above, Project schedules every task to
start on it's Late Start date, meaning, no Total Slack. Every task is
critical and must be completed on time or the end date will slip. Not
generally a good idea.
In general it would be better to create your template, then when you
create a new project, enter a trial Start Date, and see where your End
Date is relative to your target, and adjust accordingly. Then your
tasks will have, where appropriate, Total Slack. Much better
scheduling situation!
Hope this helps in your world.
.
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