Unanswered Questions
196 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Determine to which task a resource is allocated on a particular day
Using a shared resource pool for several project plans (each plan is contained in a separate file), what is the simplest way of working out to which task a given resource is allocated on a particular ...
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What is the best practice for combining a pull request-based workflow with QA testing feedback in Azure DevOps?
Background
I am a developer in a large software development company. We have a git workflow where we have master which is our main branch, which is supposed to be stable. Everything that goes into it ...
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Prevent hourly tasks spanning days
Is there a simple way to block tasks from spanning days? I have some tasks such as interviews & exams which are 2 or 4 hours long but they obviously cannot span days.
However MS project is ...
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Change task distribution with % completed
I'm using MS Project 2010. When assigning a task with duration say 5 days and work of say 10 hours. Then MSP distributes the occupation for that resource over the whole duration.
e.g.
Mon 2h | Tue ...
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How can I create a task for two developers to support testing?
I'm trying to create a timeline for server migration. Typically when it comes to testing our developers spend about 25% of their time supporting the testing. (Running batch processes, answering ...
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How can I show short tasks (less than 8 hours) in a JIRA Gantt chart?
I recently installed a few apps (like BigPicture) which help you see the order of work of each programmer. The problem is that when I link some tasks with estimates less than one work day, the Gantt ...
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MS Project 2019 (or lower) scheduling algorithm
Whats resource constrained scheduling algorithm is used by MS Project 2019? What RCPSP algorithm is behind a so called a resources leveling in MS Project 2019?
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Automatic hierarchy relationship between custom Work Item Types in Azure DevOps backlogs
When creating custom work item types for an inherited process in DevOps, I can't find a way to configure a hierarcy between them the way Epics and Features are related automatically (Parent/Child).
E....
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Auto-populate Lookup values from a custom field
I have written below code for custom field 'Product_task' to take values selected for field 'SFDC Product'
as options. However this doesn't seem to work always. Please let me know your suggestions.
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How can I see 'next available' tasks in MS Project?
I'm used to creating project checklists in software such as OmniFocus, which shows me 'next available' tasks: those that are available now, aren't deferred, whose predecessors have been completed, etc....
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Ms project - Avoid task split up in minutes
I am trying to update my ms project plan with the following:
- replan al 0% and partly completed tasks from the new status date.
- Tasks can be split up
- Plan based on priority and available time for ...
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Limiting Tasks in MS Project 2016
BLUF: I only want the resource to have a max of 2 events per day in autoschedule mode.
I am building an automatic flight schedule, where i have a template that is the student syllabus, with a single ...
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How do I copy tasks between MS Project files with different Working Time Calendars?
I am attempting to copy one sub-contractor's programme into a master programme (two separate files) in MS Project. The two MS Project files have different working time calendars, with the Master ...
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Should we have separate tasks for n number of tasks?
Suppose there are three tasks, A, B, and C, each requiring 10 days to complete.
I started task A but had to stop it after 5 days.
Then I started task B but stopped it after 3 days to resume and
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Will MSP 2019 add-ins work in Project Online Desktop Client?
I have an add-in that works in Microsoft Project Professional 2019. Will this same add-in work in Microsoft Project Online Desktop Client?
I installed the add-in on a PC that has Project Online ...
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