start/finish/time to do job

[rrutti]

I want to enter that a task has a start date of June 10
(get started now) and it has to be done July 10. But I
also want to enter that the task really only takes that
particular resource 8 hours. I am now in the gannt view
entering the data into columns. I can't seem to get it to
work. Is there another column or view I should use. So I
can enter 8 hours to do work. Start now and must finish
in a month.
..

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

rrutti --

Try the following:

1. Open the project in question, then apply the Gantt Chart view
2. Click Window - Split to apply the Task Entry View
3. In the upper pane, select the task in question
4. In the lower pane, set the Task Type to Fixed Work, then click OK
5. Assign a resource to the task at 8 hours of work and click OK
6. Set the Duration of the task to the Duration to the number of working
days between June 10 and July 10, then click OK

In step #5, the Duration should probably be 21 working days in your company
observes July 5 for the Independence Day holiday. When you complete the
above steps, Microsoft Project will calculate the Units value to be around
5% or so, depending on what Duration value you enter.

Also, a note of personal advice: Be VERY wary of entering start and finish
dates on tasks, as doing so limits the scheduling abilities of the software.
Hope this helps.