Inclusive Start & Finish Dates

[bazza_k]

I have MS Project 2003. If I enter a duration of 5 days I would expect the
(eg) start date to be Monday 19th & to finish on Friday 23rd but it shows a
finish date of Monday 26th. If I enter 4 days it shows a finish date of
23rd. Is there a setting to change this? Or I am just cinfused!

 

[John]

I have MS Project 2003. If I enter a duration of 5 days I would expect the
(eg) start date to be Monday 19th & to finish on Friday 23rd but it shows a
finish date of Monday 26th. If I enter 4 days it shows a finish date of
23rd. Is there a setting to change this? Or I am just cinfused!

bazza_k,
Check the Project calendar (Tools/Change Working Time). Make sure Monday
through Friday are all at the default, which is "working". While you at
it, check the shift times and insure they add up to a total of 8 hours
per day. You should also check your resource calendars - On the Resource
Sheet select a resource name and then go to Tools/Change Working Time.
Also check Tools/Options/Calendar tab to see what is set for default
start and finish times and that the default hours in a day is set for
"8". Somewhere along the line, a calendar is not set for standard 8 hour
work days 5 days a week.

Hope this helps.

John
Project MVP