Priority rating for tasks

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ReplyWed 20 May 2009, 13:27Delegate Chris said...

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Priority rating for tasks

just a quick clarification please: when using the priority setting for each task was it that if you set a task with a priority of 1000 then the leveling function would not automatically change the resourcing for this task? Thanks.

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ReplyWed 20 May 2009, 13:49Trainer Simon said...

RE: priority rating for tasks

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your question.

If you assign a priority level of 1000 to a task, if you then use Resource Levelling to resolve all the Resource overallocations, it will skip that task allowing you to resolve it yourself.

I hope this has answered your question.

Regards

Simon

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ReplyFri 29 May 2009, 14:05Delegate Chris said...

RE: priority rating for tasks

Simon - many thanks for your response on and clarification. Just one further thing - did you say during the course that the files we produced and worked on during the course would be made available agaisnt our account and could be downloaded? Need to jog my memory a little !! :)

Thanks,

Regards
Chris

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ReplyFri 29 May 2009, 15:23Trainer Simon said...

RE: priority rating for tasks

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your post.

The files we worked on won't be available in your delegate account. The files included in the zipped folder are the project files needed to complete the review exercises in your full manual.

Please find attached a copy of the shed project we completed.

I hope this helps.

Have a great weekend.

Regards

Simon

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ReplyFri 29 May 2009, 15:42Trainer Simon said...

RE: priority rating for tasks

Hi Chris,

Further to my previous email, I cannot send the project file through this forum Post reply.

If you would like a copy of the Shed Project we did, could you please reply to this email and give me the email address you would like me to send the file to.

Have a good weekend.

Regards

Simon

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ReplyFri 29 May 2009, 15:53Delegate Chris said...

RE: priority rating for tasks

Thanks for your very prompt response Simon.

Sorry I must have misheard about the working files we created. My mail address for the shed project is chris.haygarth@ntlworld.com.

Many thanks. .

Regards
Chris

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Keep constraining dates to a minimum

As far as possible avoid fixing the dates of your tasks. For example try to steer of clear dragging task bars in the Gantt chart to move them on the timeline or entering dates directly into the Start / Finish fields.

Date constraints such as these limit Microsoft Project's ability to automatically adjust your project whenever you add, remove or modify the duration of your tasks. Instead use the logic in your task dependencies that link your tasks to enable Project to calculate the start and finish dates for you.

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