Project 2016 - Introduction

Project 2016

Lesson – Scheduling Tasks

E XERCISE

S CHEDULING T ASKS

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Task

Scheduling tasks.

1. Open Rooms4 . 2. Link the 1 Create Plan through 19 Install Computers tasks.

3. Unlink the 4 Renovate the Board and 15 Update Computer Room tasks. 4. Create a Start-to-Start (SS) relationship between the 6 Paint Trim and 16 Electrical Adjust - Computer Room tasks. Note: Make sure that the Auto-Link Task feature is turned on. Go to File > Options > Schedule . Scroll to the Scheduling options for this project section. Check the Autolink inserted or moved tasks option. Insert a new Review Plan task above the 2 Plan Approval task. 5. Accept the default duration of 1d . Notice that the inserted task is linked. Delete the Review Plan task. 6. Enter a day of lag time between the 9 Trim Board Room task and the 12 Lay Carpets in Board Room task. 7. Enter a day of lead time between the 16 Electrical Adjust - Computer Room and 17 Install Network Cable tasks. 8. The computers will not arrive until 6/28/18 . Apply a constraint so that the 19 Install Computers task will start no earlier than this date. 9. The movers are coming on July 19th to install the Board Room furniture. Enter a start date of 7/28/18 for the 13 Install Board Room Furniture task and keep the link. 10. You want the 3 Get Permits task to be completed by 6/15/18 . Enter a deadline date for this task. 11. Roll up the 6 Paint Trim , 7 Paint Walls , and 8 Paint Doors Gantt bars to the Paint Board Room summary bar. ( Hint: Select all three subtasks and then open the Multiple Task Information dialog box.) 12. Remove the rolled-up Gantt bars. 13. Close the project without saving the changes.

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