Task Duration vs time to get it done

[tblock]

I have 4 individual (non related) tasks that all have to be done in a
week. Each task takes a day to complete. How do I schedule and
therefore represent graphically that it only takes a day to do, but you
have a week to do it?

 

[JulieS]

Hello tblock,

There are a couple of approaches:

Set each of the task as fixed duration with a 5 day duration.
Assign the resource and specify 8 hours of work. Project will
calculate the appropriate assignment unit (20%) and spread the 8
hours of work out over 5 days. The resource will be allocated at
80% (4 tasks at 20%).

The other option is to set the tasks as 1 day duration with 8 hours
of work with a resource assigned at 100%. If the resource is
assigned to all 4 tasks at 100%, the resource will be overallocated.
You can then use the resource leveling command to spread the tasks
out. The resource will be allocated at 100% and the tasks will
spread over 4 days.

I hope this helps. Let us know how you get along.

Julie
Project MVP

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[Steve House [MVP]]

"Duration" is the time it takes to do the task, not the window of
opportunity in which to get it done. You have 4 one-day tasks, each of
which has a deadline of Friday. As Julie suggests, enter them as 4 unlinked
1-day tasks, assign the resource to them at 100%, and resource level to
establish the sequencing.