Task Types
Task types need to be taken into
consideration when the resource units are changed. The basic formula to
calculate the work is
Durations * Units = Work
The default settings try to keep the work constant
once it has been calculated.
If a resource has been added to a 2 day
task, then the work will be calculated to 16 hours. Should the resource units
be changed to 50% the duration would automatically be changed to 4 days. (So
that the resource would be doing 4 hours each day for 4 days to keep the work
at 16 hours)
To change the task type
1.
Double click on the task
2. Select the Advanced tab
3. Select the Task type required.
Where a resource has previously been allocated to a task
Fixed Units (default) – on changing the units the
Duration will change. Fixed Duration – on changing the units the work will
change.
Fixed Work – on changing the Duration the units will change to keep work
constant.
Effort Driven?
When further resources are added to tasks how
should the work be shared out. The default setting is effort driven, which
means that by adding a second resource the duration will be reduced as the work
is being shared out between the resources. If by adding a second resource the
duration shouldn’t change, such as a drive to Manchester is not going to half
in time by having 2 drivers in the vehicle, then the task should not be effort
driven.
The setting for effort driven is a tick box next to the task types.
Changing
settings
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The default settings can be changed in Menu, Tools, Options, Schedule Tab
The default task type and whether tasks
are effort driven can be changed for the project. The changes will only apply
to any new tasks that have been added after the changes have been made. The
tasks take the settings that are set when the tasks are created.
If the new settings should
be standard on all new projects then click on the Set as Default button. By
setting as default, this will not change the settings for any project plan that
has already been created.
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