How to include the start and end date in the duration

[kamran]

Hi
When I enter my start and end date (e.g. 4/1/10 to 4/5/10) the project
calculates 3 days, I like it to calculate 5 day, which means including the
start and end date in duration. How can I set this up. Please help....

Thank you

 

[Andrew Lavinsky]

Typically, the system DOES include the Start and End date in the system.
In your example 4/1 - 4/5, that is three days: Thursday, Friday and Monday.
Do you wish to override the weekends? If so, simply create a new 7 day
calendar in Tools > Change Working Time and apply to the project and/or resources.

Then make sure the settings in Tools > Options > Calendar map to your new
settings.

- Andrew Lavinsky
Blog: http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/epm

 

[kamran]

Thank you for the information. I still have a problem setting the newly
created 7-working day calender as a default for my project. My tasks do not
recognize this new setting. My task timeline keeps going back to the
standard calender.

Thank you

 

[Steve House]

Once you have created the calendar, go to the Project menu, Project
Information, and designate it as the Project Calendar. The Timeline
display, though will still show the non-working days from the Standard
calendar untill you also right-click in the timeline, chose "timescale," the
non-working time tab, and switch from the Standard calendar to your new
7-day calendar.

Remember though, a 7-day calendar implies that when work starts on a task,
it proceeds every day without interruption. Don't your resources get a day
off? When you assign Joe to work on a task with a 2 week duration, does the
poor fellow really have to work every day until the task is done?
--
Steve House
MS Project Trainer & Consultant