Problems with default durations

[SonOfPirate]

I am trying to create a dynamic schedule for my project. I've set my Task
Type to Fixed Work and enter in a Work value. However, the default duration
"1 day?" remains regardless what I enter for the Work value. How can I setup
my project so that the duration defaults to a value reflective of the Work
value entered? In other words, if I enter 24 hours for Work, I would expect
the Duration to change to "3 days?".

This is a problem because it appears to be restricting the Finish Dates for
my tasks. Despite setting a task with 24 hours of Work, the project still
says it will be done in one day.

 

[John]

I am trying to create a dynamic schedule for my project. I've set my Task
Type to Fixed Work and enter in a Work value. However, the default duration
"1 day?" remains regardless what I enter for the Work value. How can I setup
my project so that the duration defaults to a value reflective of the Work
value entered? In other words, if I enter 24 hours for Work, I would expect
the Duration to change to "3 days?".

This is a problem because it appears to be restricting the Finish Dates for
my tasks. Despite setting a task with 24 hours of Work, the project still
says it will be done in one day.

SonofPirate,
That's because Project has no way of knowing how to set up the work
equation until the units (i.e. resources) are determined. You will note
that as soon as you assign a single resource to the task, the duration
will change to the 3 days you desire.

Project's work equation is, Duration = Work/Units. In order to calculate
the estimated duration (i.e. beyond the default 1 day), both a work
value and the number of units must be entered.

Hope this helps.

John
Project MVP