Start and End dates on resource usage differ from task dates

[Michelle]

I have assigned a resource to a task with current start
and end dates but when I go to look at the resource usage
view, no hours were assigned to that resource for the
current period even though the resource. When I double
clicked on the task from the resource usage view the start
and end dates differed from the task start and end dates
in the gaant view. How can I assure these dates remain
synched when moving resources around?

 

[JulieS]

Hi Michelle,
When you double click on a task name in the resource
usage view you are looking at assignment information -
the resource's work on that specific task. So the start
and finish dates you see are when the resource starts and
finishes their work on the task.
If a resource has a modified calendar (nonworking time or
a modified working day) and there are multiple resources
working on the task, you may very well see different
start and finish dates for the resources versus the start
and finish dates for the task.
I hope this helps. Let us know and if need be, we'll try
again.
Julie

 

[Michelle]

Yes, this is happening when I have many people assigned to
one task. In fact, I had about 11 people assigned to the
task I was referring to. Is there a way to override this
so the start and end dates are synched?

 

[JulieS]

Hi Michelle,
What do you want the start and finish dates to sync
with? What you are seeing currently is the schedule for
the resources to work on the task based upon their
working and non-working time. By default, Project only
schedules resources to work on task during time defined
as working in their calendar.
For example:
I create a 5 day duration task starting today.
Before resources are assigned, the task is scheduled to
start on 5/19 and finish on 5/25 - 5 working days based
upon the project calendar (standard) and the standard
default of 1 day = 8 hours.
If I then create 3 resources:
R1 doesn't work on Monday
R2 doesn't work on Tuesday
R3 doesn't work on Wednesday
I assign all 3 resources to the task.
Each resource has 40 hours of work calculated.
R1 works:
W (5/19), Th (5/20), F( 5/21), T (5/25), W (5/26) for 8
hours each day to accomplish his/her 40 hours.
R2 works:
W (5/19), Th (5/20), F( 5/21), M (5/26), W (5/26) for 8
hours each day to accomplish his/her 40 hours.
R3 works:
Th (5/20), F( 5/21), M (5/26), T (5/25), Th (5/27) to for
8 hours each day to accomplish his/her 40 hours.
The duration of the task is now 7 days and starts 5/19
(the earliest any one resource starts) and finishes 5/27
(the last day any one resource works).
If I want the task to be worked on by all 3 resources but
completely ignoring their non-working time, I can apply
the standard calendar to the task and check "Scheduling
ignores resource calendar" in the Task Information form -
advanced tab.
The task goes back to 5 days, but all resources have just
effectively had their non-working time ignored. They all
work Wednesday 5/19 through Tuesday 5/25.

Does this help?
Julie