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FINISH DATES AND DURATIONS
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Reply Thu 10 Jul 2008, 16:18Delegate Sudeep said...
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FINISH DATES AND DURATIONS
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RE: FINISH DATES AND DURATIONS
Hi Sudeep,
It is not a good idea to change dates in MS Project as this applies "constraints" to the schedule.
Changing the Finish Date for a task applies the Finish No Earlier Than constraint which can artificially delay the scheduling of the task and as a result delay subsequent "successor" tasks.
Changing dates and applying constraints can also have an impact on the "critical path" in your schedule.
As a rule dates should be an output from not an input to the schedule in MS Project.
If you do apply a constraint to a task for a valid reason do yourself a favour and add a note to the task explaining why the constraint is being applied - should you need to review and revise your schedule it may be that the original reason for the constraint may no longer be valid.
To check your schedule for Constrained tasks use the "Tasks with Fixed Dates" Filter.
Happy Planning
Dominic
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