24 Hour Calendar Nightmare

[Popeye]

Would like to set up a calendar for a project that runs 24 hours round the
clock; 24/7. What I don't know, is what to specify in the" Default Start and
End Time" as well as the "Hours per Day, Hours per Week and Days per Month".
Also I want to ensure that weekends are also working days. Can't seem to get
the durations right!

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi Popeye,

Welcome to this Microsoft Project newsgroup

Project has a built-in 24hr calendar, so you don't need to set it up - see
Tools/Change Working Time/select calendar. So Project/Project Information
and select the calendar you want Project to use. However, be warned against
this as it means that you will need to set up shifts otherwise your
resources will be working 24/7. If you intend using shifts, then use the
Project (Standard) calendar and adjust that to meet the normal day working
hours. Then set up the other shifts with their calendars. The settings in
Tools/Options.../Calendars are what Project uses to convert days/weeks etc
into Durations. You might like to see FAQ Item: 5. Default Working Hours

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
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Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP
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[Steve House]

As Mike said, but a point of clarification. A 24 hour calendar means that
each individual resource works 24/7, never a break for meals, never sees the
family, never naps, his whole life is just work. When they start a task
they just work, work, work until its done ... 1 days, 5 days, 6 weeks, never
stopping. Your organization may very well work 24/7 but the individual
people in it do not. Tasks are done by people and work on them only takers
place when the individual doing the work is on the property, starting and
stopping as he comes to work and goes home at the end of each day. The
project calendar should reflect what happens to individual tasks, not the
firm as a whole