Cannot make project make a 8 hour/7 day a week schedule

[oufinny]

I am trying to create a project that recognizes a contract requirement that is based on calendar days (one milestone is based on 14 calendar days, others are 42 and 84) versus what project does with the project calendar and a 5 day work week. I went in and remade the calendar, with an exception to recognize all days to have an 8 hour day but I cannot get tasks to add properly. For example, I did this and a task starting on 2/13 that should finish on 2/27 (14 calendar day duration) ends later.

At this point I am of the belief it is a conflict between the amount of working days in the month versus the project schedule that should recognize all 29/30/31 day months in 2008.

Any input on how I can make project understand a calendar that recognizes all days and adds them just like you are counting on a calendar would be greatly appreciated.

 

[PDQBach]

Without specific examples it is impossible to tell what is happening that you think shouldn't be happening.

1. Create a special calendar
1a. Tools | Change working time...
1b. Click on "new"
1c. Set the name to "prj"
1d. Click on "S" above the Sunday column to select all Sundays and click on the radio button "Non-default working time"
1e. Click on "S" above the Saturday column to select all Saturdays and click on the radio button "Non-default working time"
1f. Click on OK to save the calendar

2. Assign the special calendar as the project calendar.
2a. Project | Project Information...
2b. Set the project calendar to "prj" (see step 1c above).

 

[oufinny]

PDQBach - I tried to follow your instructions but I cannot select a complete column like you suggested in the Calendar view after creating a new calendar. I am running Project 2007 Standard, not Professional; could that be the problem?

I will continue to try but so far no luck. Thanks for the input.

 

[PDQBach]

I'm running P2003 Std and Pro (depending on which machine I'm on).

There were a number of calendar behaviours that changed with P2007 and it seems you've found one of them. I don't know of any gentle workaround (does anybody else reading have one?) so it appears you'll have to go to a particular month, select (use the Ctrl key to make multiple selections) each Saturday and each Sunday and then click on the "non-default working time" radio button. Lather, rinse, repeat for each of the months in your project's calendar.

 

[oufinny]

Well once again MS Project 2007 stirkes down your idea. At this point I am not admitting defeat but waiting to hear if anyone has an idea that used MSP 2007. I do miss Project 2003, it seemed to be more user friendly in a lot of respects.