how do i represent ongoing tasks?

[Ian Thomas]

I have some tasks in my project that are ongoing throughout the course of
the project. However project like to have set durations or end dates, I
can't seem to get the Gantt chart to just represent the task as ongoing
throughout the course of the project.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[JulieS]

Hi Ian,

I think you are looking for hammock tasks. See FAQ#19 "Hammock Tasks" at:

http://www.mvps.org/project/faqs.htm

Hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie

 

[Steve House [Project MVP]]

There is no such thing as an unending task in a project. Tasks are defined
as physical activities with an observable beginning and ending point. Some
tasks may be indeterminate in that they extend for the duration of the
project however long it lasts, such as the project manager's own job, and
Julie's suggestion to look up hammock tasks is how you can handle them, but
even hammock tasks will have a definite, albeit flexible, scheduled end
date.