Daniel T. Renier President, Twin Cities MPUG

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Daniel T. Renier President, Twin Cities MPUG Fixed Duration: Obvious and Not So Obvious Characteristics of Fixed Duration Daniel T. Renier President, Twin Cities MPUG Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Agenda Activity Duration Estimating Fixed Duration: a Definition Obvious Characteristics Not so Obvious Characteristics Questions / Answers Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Activity Duration Estimating Popular Task Level Scheduling Technique PMBOK Definition Page 67 (76 of 211) (6.3) in the PMBOK Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Fixed Duration: a Definition A task in which the Duration is a fixed value and any changes to the work or the assigned units don’t affect the task’s duration Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Obvious Characteristics Duration is Fixed The duration of the task is fixed; therefore, Microsoft Project will do its best to maintain the fixed duration value Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Obvious Characteristics Schedule is Set An activity duration estimate sets the schedule Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Not so Obvious Characteristics Fixed Duration (Does not mean Fixed Dates) Fixed Duration is not a Constraint Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Not so Obvious Characteristics The Fixed Duration Value can Change Splits can force a change Fixed Duration and Effort Driven Tracking can force a change Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Not so Obvious Characteristics Fixed Duration vs. Fixed Units and Fixed Work Splits and changes in duration Project calendar Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Not so Obvious Characteristics Grids Behavior: Fixed Duration Fixed Units and Fixed Work Scheduling: work is distributed in an Fixed Duration manner Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Summary Fixed Duration: Activity Duration Estimating Fixed Duration: a Definition Obvious Characteristics Not so Obvious Characteristics Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Questions and Answers Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN

Additional Sources of Information Online www.mpug.org In person MPUG Meetings MPUG/PMI Workshops Twin Cities MPUG: Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN