Calculating Overtime

[Stefan Robert]

Hello everyone,

is there a way to make MS-Project calculate overtime automatically.

If I have a resource that I defined that can work 7 hours a week, when
he works 8 hours can MS-Project calculate 1 hour of overtime
automatically? If so how can I make MS-Project do this?

Thanks

Stéfan

 

[Steve House [MVP]]

Sort of ... you still have to tell Project how many hours of OT he's
working, it doesn't do it automatically based on the calendar. But if you
display the Actual Overtime Work row in the usage view and put in 2 hours OT
and 10 hours work, that means he did 8 hours straight time and 2 hour OT and
the costs will be figured accordingly.

 

[davegb]

To the best of my knowledge, Project doesn't calculate OT. You enter OT
in the Ovt. Wk column (I usually split the screen while in the Gantt
view, right click and select Resource Work). You tell it how many hours
of OT the resource will work on the task. Project tracks this work, but
doesn't schedule it. Of course, you get see it in the Resource views if
you tell it to display Overtime.