How to I create a Project with Start Date = Unknown

[Steve_Cape]

HI, I would like to create a Project and want to add all the TASKS, BUT I
dont want to link it to a specifc Start date as this is still unknown, The
Start date will be the contract signature date which is unknow. Is there
anyway I can create the Project to start on a Unknown date? and then Project
still shows you in DAYS, not dates how long the project would take? Somone
mention Start date should = T0, (T ZERO) but have no idea what that means

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

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[Rod Gill]

Hi,

I always choose a start date for the project which is the first of any month
that starts on the first day of your week (usually Monday).

I then double-click the timescale and edit the labels of the middle row to
be Month1, Month2 and the label of the lower row to be W1, W2. You could
make them Week1, Week2 and D1, D2 etc if you wanted.

Now your timescale show the number of working weeks to complete.

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HI, I would like to create a Project and want to add all the TASKS, BUT I
dont want to link it to a specifc Start date as this is still unknown, The
Start date will be the contract signature date which is unknow. Is there
anyway I can create the Project to start on a Unknown date? and then
Project
still shows you in DAYS, not dates how long the project would take? Somone
mention Start date should = T0, (T ZERO) but have no idea what that means


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[Jan De Messemaeker]

Hi,

Project will always calculate days but you don't have to show them

Simplest way is to change the label for days in the timescale
Format menu, Timescale, change label for all scales, taking a lable like
1,2,3... (from start)

To show something the like in the tabular part of the views you will have to
use a custom (duration) field with a formula like

Projectdatediff([ProjectStart],[Start])

Hope this helps,

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[Jim Aksel]

Project will always have to marry a project file to some start date.
The trick is to see if you can hide that date and present your schedule as
"Day1, Day2, etc."

I have some formulas and steps on how to do this published in a white paper
on my blog, see the link below.

The gist of it is to change the horizontal time scale to reflect project
days, not real days. Then, create some "pretty" Start and Finish days in the
columns for project using some spare fields.


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