Tracking time using custom tasks

[Texas Tonie]

Project staff in one region where our company operates want to implement
project server where staff time updates are collected in (5) separate
staff-time tasks that are generic across all projects and separate from the
project tasks.

a project would have say 30 tasks as part of the timeline where staff
resources are booked for planning purposes.

In addition, staff time spent would be entered in 5 separate tasks - these 5
separate tasks would have no resources booked and would have a duration all
along the project timeline.

What I can't figure is how to implement this where these 5 tasks are defined
for the duration of the project with zero resources allocated and all project
team members entering time against these tasks continuously.

Any ideas of how to get out of this hole?

A close-to-underwater Texas Tonie.

 

[Dale Howard [MVP]]

Texas Tonie --

The requirements of the staff in that one region are asking for the
impossible. Team members CAN ONLY report progress on tasks to which they
are assigned. So, the requirement that you have these 5 long-Duration tasks
with no resources assigned is simply not possible. So, it's back to the
drawing board! Hope this helps.