How to create an example project with variable duration and work?

[JZ]

I am trying to create a project example that will show potential participants
minimum and maximum expected work (per resource) for each task and a maximum
allowable time for them to complete any given task.

This is for mutliple repetitive projects with different participants. We
want to ensure their full committment to the project in advance. Thus, we
want to show them the minimum work time needed for each task, the maximum
work time expected, and the maximum ELAPSED time we will accept for
completing the task.

For example, the actual work might take 2-4 hours, but we would give them 2
days to complete the work. Imagine 5 such tasks. The project totals would
show 10-20 hours of work with up to 10 days to complete the entire set of
tasks.

It seems like Pert Analysis would allow us to manipulate the duration side
of this, but I'm not sure of how to get variable work levels, and variable
durations as described above.

Can anyone suggest how to do this? Thanks in advance!

 

[Jim Aksel]

Place optimisitc and pessimistic Work estimates into spare number columns
such as Number1 and Number2
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[JZ]

Thanks!

I get what you are saying. How do you then drive a report of summary which
shows the correct numbers?