Project

Level of Effort tasks
How can I set up a "Level of Effort" task that starts at the beginning of a project and ends at the end of the project and will automatically extend and contract to stay equal to the project lenght if the project lenght changes due to additional tasks, overruns, etc? The LOE task is a bucket for things like an... 27 Oct 2005 17:10

BCWP <> BCWS w/ Project Status @ 100%
A customer of mine has asked me to graph when we can expect our project to catch up with the baseline. I've adjusted some durations and task relationships on how we plan to catch up. I then set the "Status Date" to the end project date and set all tasks to 100%. My thinking is that if we complete all the tas... 26 Oct 2005 13:52

Project Server
Under Server configuration on PWA there are two settings: "Allow master projects to be saved to Microsoft Project Server " and "Allow master projects to be published to Microsoft Project Server." How are these different. I thought saving the project was publishing. Or are they referring to publishing assignme... 25 Oct 2005 13:23

Change format for Visio WBS Chart Wizard in MS Project to Process
Why did MS Development choose the Organization Drawing type as the default when using the Visio WBS Chart Wizard in MS Project? It does not make any sense to default to any other type other than a Process Map Drawing type. A Work Breakdown Structure is representative of a process or task steps within a projec... 24 Oct 2005 20:15

BCWS and BCWP zero in Task View for Earned Value
Both of these fields are zero. I have baselined the plan and have set the status date to today's date. Tools=>Options=>Calculation Updating Task Status Updates Resource Status box checked. I have resources assigned to tasks with standard and overtime rates input. Resources are assigned to tasks. Where am I goi... 24 Oct 2005 17:39

Planned Value
Can anyone guide me in finding how planned value is calculated. The tables/views used in calculating the planned value -- rk ... 19 Oct 2005 04:36

RACI Charts
Hi, Is there a way to create Responsible/Accountable/Consulted/Informed (RACI) Charts in MS Project? I can't seem to find this feature in the software. Thanks, Greg ... 14 Oct 2005 14:39

WBS Codes
I saw that there is an area to dfine WBS codes. My question is this..... We have a system here that uses 6 digit codes for every task on our projects. They are related to three sets of two digits. i.e. 010101 may mean that it is manager's time, building one, and floor 1. Is the WBS definition area the plac... 14 Oct 2005 12:32

Calculate work complete to-date & stoplight chart
I am trying to calculate whether or not the project is on schedule and within +/- 10% of where it is supposed to be on a certain date. Then I would like to take that data and create a stoplight chart view for the major subtasks. I know how to use graphics with a value but am stuck on the calculation. Anyone... 6 Oct 2005 17:57

MS Project: Buffer time... How to?
Hi, I was wondering how I can take into account buffer time in MS Project? For each iteration I want to add like for example 2 days extra as buffer... I know there's a way of doing this without changing the overall end date of the project? Can anyone PLEASE HELP ME? Thanks! ... 28 Sep 2005 14:54