Duration - The Holy Grail of MS Project?

1. MS Project How MS Project Deals With Duration

2. MS Project Perspective on Duration

3. MS Project Perspective on Duration Duration: How long it will take to complete a task/activity and thereby contribute to building a deliverable Given: The productive work required and the units of production capacity available Expressed as time (minutes; hours; days)

4. MS Project Perspective on Duration Productive Work: How long it will take to complete a task/activity and thereby contribute to building a deliverable Given: The productive work required and the units of production capacity available Expressed as time (minutes; hours; days)

5. MS Project Perspective on Duration Unit of Capacity Available for Work The availability of productive capacity to conduct work Given The Calendar configuration in MS Project Expressed as availability (100 = full availability)

6. 16 8/.5 Duration = Work/Units 8 16 *.5 Work = duration *Units .5 8/16 units = Work/duration

7. Duration = Work/Units

8. Duration = 8 hrs/ 1 Duration = 8 hrs/.5

11. Work = duration *Units

12. Work = 8 *.5 Work = 16 *.5

13. Duration = Work/Units

14. Duration = 8/1 Duration = 16/1

15. Duration = Work/Units

16. Duration = 8/ 1 Duration = 8/.5

17. units = Work/duration

18. units = 8/8 units = 8/16

19. Duration = Work/Units

20. Duration = 8/1 Duration = 16/1

21. Work = duration *Units

22. Work = 8 *1 Work = 8 *.5

23. Work = duration *Units

24. Work = 8 *1 Work = 16 *1

25. units = Work/duration

26. units = 8/8 units = 16/8