how to enter time to be used over the duration of a project

[New to PM User]

I am new to project 2003 and PM in general....

we have figured out the tasks that we need accomplished and the hours per
task. I have calculated an estimate of the amount of Project
management\admin time that we may need as a % of the total number of hours
for the project.
I can enter the tasks and hours of work but am not sure about how best to
indicate that x hours of PM are also allocated acrosss the whole project.
The resource doing the tasks is also handling the PM.

any suggestions has to how best to indicate this time so that the work hours
adds up to the amounts of hours i have estiamted?

 

[John]

I am new to project 2003 and PM in general....

we have figured out the tasks that we need accomplished and the hours per
task. I have calculated an estimate of the amount of Project
management\admin time that we may need as a % of the total number of hours
for the project.
I can enter the tasks and hours of work but am not sure about how best to
indicate that x hours of PM are also allocated acrosss the whole project.
The resource doing the tasks is also handling the PM.

any suggestions has to how best to indicate this time so that the work hours
adds up to the amounts of hours i have estiamted?

New to PM User,
This question has been asked multiple times in this newsgroup. Rather
than repeating suggested solutions, try doing a search on "management"
as part of the subject. Although you will get several posts that are not
relevant, I found at least a couple that should help - one on 2/4/2005
and another on 7/15/2005.

John
Project MVP

 

[Steve House [Project MVP]]

Look up "hammock task" in help and by a newsgroup search. The percentage of
the total project time that the PM will spend on it is simply the assignment
percentage that describes his work on the PM task. IF you figure on average
it will consume 25% of his attention over the course of the project, you
assign him at a 25% assigmment level. The total hours that that number
represents will get larger or smaller as the project gets longer or shorter.

 

[Mike Glen]

Hi ,

Please see FAQ Item: 19. Hammock Tasks.

FAQs, companion products and other useful Project information can be seen at
this web address: http://project.mvps.org/faqs.htm

Hope this helps - please let us know how you get on

Mike Glen
Project MVP