Project 2013Microsoft Project for

Professionals5 Simple & Practical Steps to Mastering Task

Context in under 30 Minutes

Jakub MarciniakSolution ConsultantDeltaBahn LLC

Agenda

1. Open the project saved last time

• Open the project that was created and saved from the previous part of the series Task Basics

OR

• Create a new project from the Commercial Construction Template and follow the instructions choosing different tasks

2. Create a summary task

Task tab:

Select the three tasks Prepare and submit project schedule, Prepare and submit schedule of values and Resource Allocation

2. Indent and Outdent tasksSelect the next task that does not belong to the summary task:

Task tab: Task tab:Indent task Outdent task

3. Add a milestone task

Task tab:

Name it:

Note: Milestone tasks have a default Duration of 0 days. The are shown in the Gantt Chart as a diamond shape.

4a. Create a recurring task

Task tab:

Select the task Submit monthly request for payment

Configure the details for the recurring task:

Project identified that some occurrences will take place in non-working times.

Confirm with Yes:

4b. Create a recurring task

5a. Adjust the recurring task

View tab:

In the Task form (at the bottom) right-click and select Predecessors & Successors:

5b. Adjust the recurring task

In the predecessors pane choose the task Receive notice to proceed and sign contract and click OK.

5c. Adjust the recurring task

Look up the ID of the first occurrence of the recurring task, in this case number 11.

Click in the Predecessors column of the task Submit shop drawings andorder long lead items – steel and type in 11.

6a. Create Lag time

View tab:

In the Task form (at the bottom) right-click and select Predecessors & Successors:

Scroll to the summary task Foundations and select the task Cure concrete elevator walls.

6b. Create Lag time

Increase the lag to 2 days and click OK:

Observe the changes in the Outline pane:

7a. Create lead timeTask tab:

Increase the duration to 3 days:

7b. Create lead time

Decrease the lag to -2 days and click OK:

Note that in the Gantt Chart the tasks are now overlapping and the Predecessor column reflects the changes:

8a. Elapsed time

Right-click on the task Cure elevator wall concrete and click Insert Task:

Enter “4ed” for elapsed days:

9a. Determine critical tasksScroll down to the summary task Site Grading and Utilities

View tab:

9b. Determine critical tasks

Select the task Perform final site grading. This task is critical and has no slack:

Select the task Install storm drainage. Hover over the thin black line after the task bar in the Gantt Chart:

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