Entering Task Deadlines
You define
taskdeadlines in the Deadline Tab of Task Information
dialog box. The Actual task deadline is defined by two
factors: the task
duration and the task deadline. The Actual task deadline is a minimum
of two numbers: task start time + maximum task duration and task
deadline. Three different actions can occur when a task deadline
hits its deadline:
- No Actions: A
red deadline arrow is displayed on the Gantt chart for all
views, but it will not affect the calculation.
- End task: The task duration is reduced, but the task is not canceled.
- Cancel task: The task duration is reduced and the task is canceled.
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Deadlines do not affect the results of the original project schedule (before calculation). Baselines are
calculated without taking into account risks, uncertainties, and
tracking information. RiskyProject uses only one project
baseline. Baseline project schedules are shown in the Baseline
Gantt view. In addition, the baseline can be shown together in
the Result Gantt and Tracking Gantt views. It allows you to
compare the calculated project schedule, which included risks,
uncertainties, and tracking information, with the baseline
schedule.calculation; however, a red deadline arrow is shown on all
views that include a Gantt chart. You can turn display of the
deadline arrows on and off in RiskyProject Options.
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If the actual deadline occurs on a non-working time, it will be moved
to the nearest previous working time.
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When a
task reaches the deadline when it is assigned the Cancel Task
option, the task will be canceled. However, task duration, start
and finish times are different on different iterations due to
the
risk. Therefore, task can reach the deadline in
one iteration and not another. RiskyProject calculates task
success rate based number of iterations where the task has been
successfully completed. Deadlines are one of the examples of
Event Chains where events on one task (e.g. restart or delay)
may cause another event (cancellation because deadline has been
reached).&
See also
Project Tasks
Managing Resources and Work
Defining task distributions
Task Links
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