Putting a hold on tasks - microsoft.public.project

Hi, I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get the most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous tasks on hold? That's because based on the project some things should've been done this week but instead other tasks have taken priority. -jp

A couple of options to try out: 1) Just add dependencies from the higher priority tasks to the lower priority tasks. 2) Set task priorities and level your project. 3) Not sure how you're updating your project, but you could open the Gantt Chart view and expose the Stop and Resume fields. Then manually plug dates into the Resume fields. I haven't quite used that approach manually, but I have played with a macro that does just that. If you can't enter dates into the Resume field, check Tools > Options to ensure that Splitting Tasks is allowed. "jp" wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get the > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous tasks > on hold? > That's because based on the project some things should've been done this > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > -jp

Hi, Try this: Tools Tracking Update Project Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. OK HTH -- Jan De Messemaeker Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional +32 495 300 620 For availability check: http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get the > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous > tasks > on hold? > That's because based on the project some things should've been done this > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > -jp

oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I will try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you can always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's where we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your suggestions. ;-) -jp "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > Hi, > > Try this: > Tools > Tracking > Update Project > Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. > OK > > HTH > > -- > Jan De Messemaeker > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > +32 495 300 620 > For availability check: > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get the > > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous > > tasks > > on hold? > > That's because based on the project some things should've been done this > > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > > > -jp > > > . >

I went to the task and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" fields. These tasks were supposed to get started 2/3/10 and did not (now 2/24/10). I am also having difficulty splitting tasks unless they have at least 1% started. If it's 0% it won't allow me to do anything with the "Stop" and "Resume" fields. Can u explain the rules on "Stop" "Resume" fields and what they can and cannot do? Many thanks. -jp "Andrew Lavinsky" wrote: > A couple of options to try out: > > 1) Just add dependencies from the higher priority tasks to the lower > priority tasks. > 2) Set task priorities and level your project. > 3) Not sure how you're updating your project, but you could open the Gantt > Chart view and expose the Stop and Resume fields. Then manually plug dates > into the Resume fields. > > I haven't quite used that approach manually, but I have played with a macro > that does just that. > > If you can't enter dates into the Resume field, check Tools > Options to > ensure that Splitting Tasks is allowed. > > > "jp" wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get the > > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous tasks > > on hold? > > That's because based on the project some things should've been done this > > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > > > -jp

I'm probably too old to understand this. WXhat else that "putting on hold" does the reschedule work button do? It either delays or SPLITS task as you want. BTW there is the option "For selected tasks" if you want to limit its influence. HTH -- Jan De Messemaeker Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional +32 495 300 620 For availability check: http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... > > oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? > > I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I will > try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you can > always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's > where > we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your > suggestions. > ;-) > > -jp > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Try this: >> Tools >> Tracking >> Update Project >> Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. >> OK >> >> HTH >> >> -- >> Jan De Messemaeker >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional >> +32 495 300 620 >> For availability check: >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf >> "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get >> > the >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous >> > tasks >> > on hold? >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done >> > this >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. >> > >> > -jp >> >> >> . >>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01CAB611.53F820F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi jp, Try, in the Task Usage view, entering zero work between the stop and = re-start dates. Mike Glen Project MVP See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message = news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I = will=20 try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you = can=20 always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's = where=20 we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your=20 suggestions. ;-) -jp "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Try this: > Tools > Tracking > Update Project > Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. > OK >=20 > HTH >=20 > --=20 > Jan De Messemaeker > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > +32 495 300 620 > For availability check: > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message=20 > news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to = get the > > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place = previous=20 > > tasks > > on hold? > > That's because based on the project some things should've been = done this > > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > > > -jp=20 >=20 >=20 > . > ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01CAB611.53F820F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3DWindows-1252 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16490"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 = CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Hi jp,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Try, in the Task Usage = view, entering zero=20 work between the stop and re-start dates.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Mike Glen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Project MVP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">See <A=20 href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc">http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc</A> for my = free Project=20 Tutorials</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>"jp" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:jp@discussions.microsoft.com">jp@discussions.microsoft.com= </A>>=20 wrote in message <A=20 = href=3D"news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com">news:28A= CFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com</A>...</DIV><BR>oh=20 ok.  So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project = 2003?<BR><BR>I=20 have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested.  = I will=20 <BR>try your suggestion too.  The funny thing about MS-Project is = that=20 you can <BR>always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow = line" and=20 that's where <BR>we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, = Andrew=20 for your <BR>suggestions.<BR>;-)<BR><BR>-jp<BR><BR>"Jan De = Messemaeker"=20 wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi,<BR>> <BR>> Try this:<BR>> = Tools<BR>>=20 Tracking<BR>> Update Project<BR>> Reschedule uncompleted work to = start=20 after..<BR>> OK<BR>> <BR>> HTH<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> = Jan De=20 Messemaeker<BR>> Microsoft Project Most Valuable = Professional<BR>> +32=20 495 300 620<BR>> For availability check:<BR>> <A=20 = href=3D"http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf">http://users.online= ..be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf</A><BR>>=20 "jp" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:jp@discussions.microsoft.com">jp@discussions.microsoft.com= </A>>=20 wrote in message <BR>> <A=20 = href=3D"news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com">news:BED= A59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com</A>...<BR>>=20 ><BR>> > Hi,<BR>> ><BR>> > I have a project with = many=20 tasks and the developer has moved on to get the<BR>> > most = important=20 tasks done  -- because of time.  How do I place previous = <BR>>=20 > tasks<BR>> > on hold?<BR>> > That's because based on = the=20 project some things should've been done this<BR>> > week but = instead=20 other tasks have taken priority.<BR>> ><BR>> > -jp = <BR>>=20 <BR>> <BR>> .<BR>></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005B_01CAB611.53F820F0--

Not sure what you mean by "suspend tasks." Remember that project is not designed to reflect dates you determine elsewhere but rather compute the schedule that you ought to be working. In aviation they say you plan your flight then fly your plan. Project works on the assumption that that is the way you'll work on your projects as well - that you'll plan when tasks ought to be done using Project and mandate that your resources work according to the schedule you've developed. If you were supposed to do a task last week but didn't follow the plan and do it, all you can do is reschedule to the earliest date you can do it - hence the advice to use the "reschedule uncompleted work" tool. "Suspend" seems to imply that work will be done on the task at some indeterminate date in the future but if that's the way you're actually going to work scheduling is pretty much meaningless and all you have is a to-do list. -- Steve House MS Project Trainer & Consultant "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... > > oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? > > I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I will > try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you can > always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's > where > we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your > suggestions. > ;-) > > -jp > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Try this: >> Tools >> Tracking >> Update Project >> Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. >> OK >> >> HTH >> >> -- >> Jan De Messemaeker >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional >> +32 495 300 620 >> For availability check: >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf >> "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get >> > the >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous >> > tasks >> > on hold? >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done >> > this >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. >> > >> > -jp >> >> >> . >>

If the task was supposed to start on the 3rd but nothing has been done so far, why do you want to leave any of it showing on the 3rd? You don't have a time machine that would let you go back and do some of that work on its originally scheduled date, do you? The earliest you can actually do any work on it now is swometime in the the future, hence rescheduling it to start after the date you think you'll be able to get back to it is the only logical thing to do. Splitting would mean you got some of the work done but stood down before it was completed. The work that was done stays on the days you did it and the balance of the task needs to move to reschedule for the date you'll get back to it. -- Steve House MS Project Trainer & Consultant "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:01BD021B-C796-49C3-A90F-0679B5254318@microsoft.com... > > I went to the task and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" fields. > These tasks were supposed to get started 2/3/10 and did not (now 2/24/10). > I am also having difficulty splitting tasks unless they have at least 1% > started. If > it's 0% it won't allow me to do anything with the "Stop" and "Resume" > fields. > Can u explain the rules on "Stop" "Resume" fields and what they can and > cannot > do? Many thanks. > > -jp > > "Andrew Lavinsky" wrote: > >> A couple of options to try out: >> >> 1) Just add dependencies from the higher priority tasks to the lower >> priority tasks. >> 2) Set task priorities and level your project. >> 3) Not sure how you're updating your project, but you could open the >> Gantt >> Chart view and expose the Stop and Resume fields. Then manually plug >> dates >> into the Resume fields. >> >> I haven't quite used that approach manually, but I have played with a >> macro >> that does just that. >> >> If you can't enter dates into the Resume field, check Tools > Options to >> ensure that Splitting Tasks is allowed. >> >> >> "jp" wrote: >> >> > >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get >> > the >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous >> > tasks >> > on hold? >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done >> > this >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. >> > >> > -jp

Thanks Steve, So is rescheuduling simply changing the "Start" date of the task or is there some other elaborate way of doing it? -JP "Steve House" wrote: > If the task was supposed to start on the 3rd but nothing has been done so > far, why do you want to leave any of it showing on the 3rd? You don't have > a time machine that would let you go back and do some of that work on its > originally scheduled date, do you? The earliest you can actually do any > work on it now is swometime in the the future, hence rescheduling it to > start after the date you think you'll be able to get back to it is the only > logical thing to do. Splitting would mean you got some of the work done but > stood down before it was completed. The work that was done stays on the > days you did it and the balance of the task needs to move to reschedule for > the date you'll get back to it. > -- > Steve House > MS Project Trainer & Consultant > > > > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:01BD021B-C796-49C3-A90F-0679B5254318@microsoft.com... > > > > I went to the task and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" fields. > > These tasks were supposed to get started 2/3/10 and did not (now 2/24/10). > > I am also having difficulty splitting tasks unless they have at least 1% > > started. If > > it's 0% it won't allow me to do anything with the "Stop" and "Resume" > > fields. > > Can u explain the rules on "Stop" "Resume" fields and what they can and > > cannot > > do? Many thanks. > > > > -jp > > > > "Andrew Lavinsky" wrote: > > > >> A couple of options to try out: > >> > >> 1) Just add dependencies from the higher priority tasks to the lower > >> priority tasks. > >> 2) Set task priorities and level your project. > >> 3) Not sure how you're updating your project, but you could open the > >> Gantt > >> Chart view and expose the Stop and Resume fields. Then manually plug > >> dates > >> into the Resume fields. > >> > >> I haven't quite used that approach manually, but I have played with a > >> macro > >> that does just that. > >> > >> If you can't enter dates into the Resume field, check Tools > Options to > >> ensure that Splitting Tasks is allowed. > >> > >> > >> "jp" wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get > >> > the > >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous > >> > tasks > >> > on hold? > >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done > >> > this > >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > >> > > >> > -jp > > . >

Hi Jan, Thank you for your reply. Is the reschedule button the one labeled "Reschedule work"? I have highlighted the task and click on the "Reschedule work" and it changed the start date. Is it the same as if I had done it manually (enter the start date based on my logic?). Thank you Jan. -JP "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > I'm probably too old to understand this. > WXhat else that "putting on hold" does the reschedule work button do? > It either delays or SPLITS task as you want. > BTW there is the option "For selected tasks" if you want to limit its > influence. > HTH > > -- > Jan De Messemaeker > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > +32 495 300 620 > For availability check: > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... > > > > oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? > > > > I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I will > > try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you can > > always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's > > where > > we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your > > suggestions. > > ;-) > > > > -jp > > > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Try this: > >> Tools > >> Tracking > >> Update Project > >> Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. > >> OK > >> > >> HTH > >> > >> -- > >> Jan De Messemaeker > >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > >> +32 495 300 620 > >> For availability check: > >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > >> "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get > >> > the > >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous > >> > tasks > >> > on hold? > >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done > >> > this > >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > >> > > >> > -jp > >> > >> > >> . > >> > > > . >

Hi Mike, Sorry, could you repeat that? I went to the "Task View" screen and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" columns. I could not find the "Re-start" field. Next, where does the zero go again? Is it in the "Details" or....Thanks Mike -jp "Mike Glen" wrote: > Hi jp, > > Try, in the Task Usage view, entering zero work between the stop and > re-start dates. > > Mike Glen > Project MVP > See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials > > > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... > > oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? > > I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I > will > try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you > can > always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's > where > we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your > suggestions. > ;-) > > -jp > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Try this: > > Tools > > Tracking > > Update Project > > Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. > > OK > > > > HTH > > > > -- > > Jan De Messemaeker > > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > > +32 495 300 620 > > For availability check: > > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to > get the > > > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place > previous > > > tasks > > > on hold? > > > That's because based on the project some things should've been done > this > > > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > > > > > -jp > > > > > > . > > >

Steve, Thank you. I understand exactly what you mean. All I can say is, some projects are crazy.... ;-( -jp "Steve House" wrote: > Not sure what you mean by "suspend tasks." Remember that project is not > designed to reflect dates you determine elsewhere but rather compute the > schedule that you ought to be working. In aviation they say you plan your > flight then fly your plan. Project works on the assumption that that is the > way you'll work on your projects as well - that you'll plan when tasks ought > to be done using Project and mandate that your resources work according to > the schedule you've developed. If you were supposed to do a task last week > but didn't follow the plan and do it, all you can do is reschedule to the > earliest date you can do it - hence the advice to use the "reschedule > uncompleted work" tool. "Suspend" seems to imply that work will be done on > the task at some indeterminate date in the future but if that's the way > you're actually going to work scheduling is pretty much meaningless and all > you have is a to-do list. > -- > Steve House > MS Project Trainer & Consultant > > > > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... > > > > oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? > > > > I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. I will > > try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that you can > > always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and that's > > where > > we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for your > > suggestions. > > ;-) > > > > -jp > > > > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Try this: > >> Tools > >> Tracking > >> Update Project > >> Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. > >> OK > >> > >> HTH > >> > >> -- > >> Jan De Messemaeker > >> Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > >> +32 495 300 620 > >> For availability check: > >> http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > >> "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > Hi, > >> > > >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to get > >> > the > >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place previous > >> > tasks > >> > on hold? > >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done > >> > this > >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > >> > > >> > -jp > >> > >> > >> . > >> > > . >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01CAB6FE.59BF5420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I referred to the Task Usage view. Mike Glen Project MVP See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message = news:6E02491D-BA39-48FE-A0F0-AAB59825FCA8@microsoft.com... Hi Mike, Sorry, could you repeat that? I went to the "Task View" screen and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" = columns. I could not find the "Re-start" field. Next, where does the zero go = again? =20 Is it in=20 the "Details" or....Thanks Mike -jp "Mike Glen" wrote: > Hi jp, >=20 > Try, in the Task Usage view, entering zero work between the stop and > re-start dates. >=20 > Mike Glen > Project MVP > See http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc for my free Project Tutorials >=20 >=20 > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com... >=20 > oh ok. So there is no way to suspend tasks in MS-Project 2003? >=20 > I have to try Andrew's option of exposing the fields he suggested. = I > will > try your suggestion too. The funny thing about MS-Project is that = you > can > always plan it but it rarely follows a "single yellow line" and = that's > where > we neeed a button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for = your > suggestions. > ;-) >=20 > -jp >=20 > "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote: >=20 > > Hi, > > > > Try this: > > Tools > > Tracking > > Update Project > > Reschedule uncompleted work to start after.. > > OK > > > > HTH > > > > -- > > Jan De Messemaeker > > Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional > > +32 495 300 620 > > For availability check: > > http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf > > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com... > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved = on to > get the > > > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place > previous > > > tasks > > > on hold? > > > That's because based on the project some things should've been = done > this > > > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > > > > > > -jp > > > > > > . > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01CAB6FE.59BF5420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3DWindows-1252 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16490"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 = CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">I referred to the Task Usage = view.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Mike Glen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Project MVP</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS">See <A=20 title=3D"http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc
CTRL + Click to follow link"=20 href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc">http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc</A> for my = free Project=20 Tutorials</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>"jp" <<A=20 title=3D"mailto:jp@discussions.microsoft.com
CTRL + Click to = follow link"=20 = href=3D"mailto:jp@discussions.microsoft.com">jp@discussions.microsoft.com= </A>>=20 wrote in message <A=20 = href=3D"news:6E02491D-BA39-48FE-A0F0-AAB59825FCA8@microsoft.com">news:6E0= 2491D-BA39-48FE-A0F0-AAB59825FCA8@microsoft.com</A>...</DIV><BR>Hi=20 Mike,<BR><BR>Sorry, could you repeat that?<BR>I went to the "Task = View" screen=20 and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" columns.<BR>I could not find the=20 "Re-start" field.  Next, where does the zero go again?  = <BR>Is it in=20 <BR>the "Details" or....Thanks Mike<BR><BR>-jp<BR><BR>"Mike Glen"=20 wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi jp,<BR>> <BR>> Try, in the Task Usage = view,=20 entering zero work between the stop and<BR>> re-start = dates.<BR>>=20 <BR>> Mike Glen<BR>> Project MVP<BR>> See <A=20 href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc">http://tinyurl.com/2xbhc</A> for my = free=20 Project Tutorials<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>   "jp" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:jp@discussions.microsoft.com">jp@discussions.microsoft.com= </A>>=20 wrote in message<BR>> <A=20 = href=3D"news:28ACFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com">news:28A= CFE50-E7BE-4921-B1C4-4160D07CE654@microsoft.com</A>...<BR>>=20 <BR>>   oh ok.  So there is no way to suspend tasks = in=20 MS-Project 2003?<BR>> <BR>>   I have to try Andrew's = option of=20 exposing the fields he suggested.  I<BR>> = will<BR>>   try=20 your suggestion too.  The funny thing about MS-Project is that=20 you<BR>> can<BR>>   always plan it but it rarely = follows a=20 "single yellow line" and that's<BR>> where<BR>>   we = neeed a=20 button to suspend things.... Thansk Jan, Andrew for = your<BR>>  =20 suggestions.<BR>>   ;-)<BR>> <BR>>   = -jp<BR>>=20 <BR>>   "Jan De Messemaeker" wrote:<BR>> = <BR>>  =20 > Hi,<BR>>   ><BR>>   > Try=20 this:<BR>>   > Tools<BR>>   >=20 Tracking<BR>>   > Update Project<BR>>   = >=20 Reschedule uncompleted work to start after..<BR>>   >=20 OK<BR>>   ><BR>>   > = HTH<BR>>  =20 ><BR>>   > --<BR>>   > Jan De=20 Messemaeker<BR>>   > Microsoft Project Most Valuable=20 Professional<BR>>   > +32 495 300 = 620<BR>>   >=20 For availability check:<BR>>   > <A=20 = href=3D"http://users.online.be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf">http://users.online= ..be/prom-ade/Calendar.pdf</A><BR>>  =20 > "jp" <<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:jp@discussions.microsoft.com">jp@discussions.microsoft.com= </A>>=20 wrote in message<BR>>   > <A=20 = href=3D"news:BEDA59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com">news:BED= A59C5-BA49-4358-837F-5F6B8CFB0E0D@microsoft.com</A>...<BR>> &nbsp= ;=20 > ><BR>>   > > Hi,<BR>>   >=20 ><BR>>   > > I have a project with many tasks = and the=20 developer has moved on to<BR>> get the<BR>>   > = > most=20 important tasks done  -- because of time.  How do I = place<BR>>=20 previous<BR>>   > > tasks<BR>>   > = > on=20 hold?<BR>>   > > That's because based on the = project some=20 things should've been done<BR>> this<BR>>   > > = week but=20 instead other tasks have taken priority.<BR>>   >=20 ><BR>>   > > -jp<BR>>  =20 ><BR>>   ><BR>>   > = ..<BR>>  =20 ><BR>></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0084_01CAB6FE.59BF5420--

Reschedule works slightly differently depending on whether the task has any work done on it ir not. If there is no work done, it applies a "Start No Earlier Than" constraint to the task of the designated resume work date, effectively rescheduling the task to start on that date. IF there has been some work done - say, for example, there's a 5-day duration task that was supposed to begin last Monday and it's now late Friday afternoon. Work was done Monday and Tuesday but then stopped, the resource called in sick, so it has an Actual Start of Monday, an Actual Duration of 2 days, and a Remaining Duration of 3 days. Reschedule Work (to after today) will split the task at Tueday, leaving Monday and Tuesday's work where it is, and shift the remaining 3 day out to resume on next Monday, with those 3 days scheduled to run on Mon, Tue, and Wed of next week. For the first task, the one with no work at all, the Stop and Resume fields will be empty and the rescheduling is accomplished through the constraint, same as manually entering a start date. For the second task, the date marking the end of the work performed populates the Stop field and the date the remaining work begins populates the Resume field. In both cases your Baseline (you do have a baseline, right?) will retain the originally scheduled start and end dates for progress reporting and comparison purposes. -- Steve House MS Project Trainer & Consultant "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F3F56C33-D9BC-4C00-8E6F-4CD891C258C6@microsoft.com... > > Thanks Steve, > > So is rescheuduling simply changing the "Start" date of the task or is > there > some > other elaborate way of doing it? > > -JP > > "Steve House" wrote: > >> If the task was supposed to start on the 3rd but nothing has been done so >> far, why do you want to leave any of it showing on the 3rd? You don't >> have >> a time machine that would let you go back and do some of that work on its >> originally scheduled date, do you? The earliest you can actually do any >> work on it now is swometime in the the future, hence rescheduling it to >> start after the date you think you'll be able to get back to it is the >> only >> logical thing to do. Splitting would mean you got some of the work done >> but >> stood down before it was completed. The work that was done stays on the >> days you did it and the balance of the task needs to move to reschedule >> for >> the date you'll get back to it. >> -- >> Steve House >> MS Project Trainer & Consultant >> >> >> >> "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:01BD021B-C796-49C3-A90F-0679B5254318@microsoft.com... >> > >> > I went to the task and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" fields. >> > These tasks were supposed to get started 2/3/10 and did not (now >> > 2/24/10). >> > I am also having difficulty splitting tasks unless they have at least >> > 1% >> > started. If >> > it's 0% it won't allow me to do anything with the "Stop" and "Resume" >> > fields. >> > Can u explain the rules on "Stop" "Resume" fields and what they can and >> > cannot >> > do? Many thanks. >> > >> > -jp >> > >> > "Andrew Lavinsky" wrote: >> > >> >> A couple of options to try out: >> >> >> >> 1) Just add dependencies from the higher priority tasks to the lower >> >> priority tasks. >> >> 2) Set task priorities and level your project. >> >> 3) Not sure how you're updating your project, but you could open the >> >> Gantt >> >> Chart view and expose the Stop and Resume fields. Then manually plug >> >> dates >> >> into the Resume fields. >> >> >> >> I haven't quite used that approach manually, but I have played with a >> >> macro >> >> that does just that. >> >> >> >> If you can't enter dates into the Resume field, check Tools > Options >> >> to >> >> ensure that Splitting Tasks is allowed. >> >> >> >> >> >> "jp" wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to >> >> > get >> >> > the >> >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place >> >> > previous >> >> > tasks >> >> > on hold? >> >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done >> >> > this >> >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. >> >> > >> >> > -jp >> >> . >>

Got it Steve. Yes, I have a baseline. ;-) -JP "Steve House" wrote: > Reschedule works slightly differently depending on whether the task has any > work done on it ir not. If there is no work done, it applies a "Start No > Earlier Than" constraint to the task of the designated resume work date, > effectively rescheduling the task to start on that date. IF there has been > some work done - say, for example, there's a 5-day duration task that was > supposed to begin last Monday and it's now late Friday afternoon. Work was > done Monday and Tuesday but then stopped, the resource called in sick, so it > has an Actual Start of Monday, an Actual Duration of 2 days, and a Remaining > Duration of 3 days. Reschedule Work (to after today) will split the task at > Tueday, leaving Monday and Tuesday's work where it is, and shift the > remaining 3 day out to resume on next Monday, with those 3 days scheduled to > run on Mon, Tue, and Wed of next week. For the first task, the one with no > work at all, the Stop and Resume fields will be empty and the rescheduling > is accomplished through the constraint, same as manually entering a start > date. For the second task, the date marking the end of the work performed > populates the Stop field and the date the remaining work begins populates > the Resume field. In both cases your Baseline (you do have a baseline, > right?) will retain the originally scheduled start and end dates for > progress reporting and comparison purposes. > -- > Steve House > MS Project Trainer & Consultant > > > "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F3F56C33-D9BC-4C00-8E6F-4CD891C258C6@microsoft.com... > > > > Thanks Steve, > > > > So is rescheuduling simply changing the "Start" date of the task or is > > there > > some > > other elaborate way of doing it? > > > > -JP > > > > "Steve House" wrote: > > > >> If the task was supposed to start on the 3rd but nothing has been done so > >> far, why do you want to leave any of it showing on the 3rd? You don't > >> have > >> a time machine that would let you go back and do some of that work on its > >> originally scheduled date, do you? The earliest you can actually do any > >> work on it now is swometime in the the future, hence rescheduling it to > >> start after the date you think you'll be able to get back to it is the > >> only > >> logical thing to do. Splitting would mean you got some of the work done > >> but > >> stood down before it was completed. The work that was done stays on the > >> days you did it and the balance of the task needs to move to reschedule > >> for > >> the date you'll get back to it. > >> -- > >> Steve House > >> MS Project Trainer & Consultant > >> > >> > >> > >> "jp" <jp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:01BD021B-C796-49C3-A90F-0679B5254318@microsoft.com... > >> > > >> > I went to the task and inserted the "Stop" and "Resume" fields. > >> > These tasks were supposed to get started 2/3/10 and did not (now > >> > 2/24/10). > >> > I am also having difficulty splitting tasks unless they have at least > >> > 1% > >> > started. If > >> > it's 0% it won't allow me to do anything with the "Stop" and "Resume" > >> > fields. > >> > Can u explain the rules on "Stop" "Resume" fields and what they can and > >> > cannot > >> > do? Many thanks. > >> > > >> > -jp > >> > > >> > "Andrew Lavinsky" wrote: > >> > > >> >> A couple of options to try out: > >> >> > >> >> 1) Just add dependencies from the higher priority tasks to the lower > >> >> priority tasks. > >> >> 2) Set task priorities and level your project. > >> >> 3) Not sure how you're updating your project, but you could open the > >> >> Gantt > >> >> Chart view and expose the Stop and Resume fields. Then manually plug > >> >> dates > >> >> into the Resume fields. > >> >> > >> >> I haven't quite used that approach manually, but I have played with a > >> >> macro > >> >> that does just that. > >> >> > >> >> If you can't enter dates into the Resume field, check Tools > Options > >> >> to > >> >> ensure that Splitting Tasks is allowed. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "jp" wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > Hi, > >> >> > > >> >> > I have a project with many tasks and the developer has moved on to > >> >> > get > >> >> > the > >> >> > most important tasks done -- because of time. How do I place > >> >> > previous > >> >> > tasks > >> >> > on hold? > >> >> > That's because based on the project some things should've been done > >> >> > this > >> >> > week but instead other tasks have taken priority. > >> >> > > >> >> > -jp > >> > >> . > >> > > . >

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