Resource

[BJ]

Whenever
I add a resource to a task, project arbitrarily
changes the duration of the task and I can not correct
it. I think it does some kind of hours per man
calculation or something.. Does anyone know how to
disable it or how to enter resources without changing
any other value??

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

BJ --

If the task is Effort Driven, then Microsoft Project proportionally splits
the Remaining Work on the task between the existing resources and the
newly-assigned resource. To disable this behavior on any task, double-click
the task, select the Advanced tab, and deselect the Effort Driven option.
Hope this helps.

 

[John Sage]

Change the task to fixed duration before adding the
resource.

 

[Jan De Messemaeker]

Sorry John, if the task is Effort driven even a fixed duration task will see
its duration change when a resource is added or withdrawn
HTH

 

[BJ]

Thanks Guys. It seems like setting fixed duration does the trick.