Microsoft Project Notes

Tasks Types
Fixed Unit tasks
Unit refers to assignment Units as percentages. A
resource can be assigned to a task 100% or 50% i.e.
means resource is available for half his time.

Fixed Duration tasks

A task that takes specified amount of time, even if you
have more than one person working on it

Fixed work tasks

If 1 person takes 4 days to do a job. And if you assign 2
person that means job gets done in 2 days.

Effort Driven
By default all fixed work task are effort driven

Task Dependency
Finish to start
First part is the related to predecessor and next part to
successor. This is most common. The predecessor task
must finish before the successor task can start. This is
created by using the LINK buttons on Taskbar.

Start to Start
Successor cannot start until predecessor starts

Finish to Finish
The successor task cannot finish until predecessor

Start to Finish
Successor task cannot finish until predecessor task
starts

Constraints type
As late as Possible
Project forces task to start on the last date possible,
so the tasks ends no later than the END Date.

Finish No Earlier than Or Finish no Later

Project makes sure that the task finishes no sooner or
later than a date you supply.

Must Start On Or Must Finish On

Project forces the task to start or finish on a date we
supply

Start no Earlier Than or Start No Later Than

Project makes sure task starts no sooner or later than
supplied date

Resources Types
Work
Usually People, based on Time

Material
Based on some unit of measurement, per/sq ft

Cost
Cost incurred not depended on amount of work
or duration. Like Cab fare, Hotel etc

Accrued At
Start (of task) End (of Task) or Prorated
(distributed evenly over the life of Task)

Master Project with Shared

Resources

Master Project

Project A

Resources Pool

Project B

Project C