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To link tasks together, the best approach is to insert the predecessor column into the Gantt chart entry table, then link tasks from the top of the project ... GoSkills Help Signup Share Backtocourse AddPredecessorstoEachTask Quizme Quiz Compactplayerlayout Largeplayerlayout Focusvideoplayerforkeyboardshortcuts Auto HD 720p 540p 360p 1.00x 0.50x 0.75x 1.00x 1.25x 1.50x 1.75x 2.00x cc Wehopeyouenjoyedthislesson. GettheMicrosoftProjectFundamentalscourseformoregreatvideotutorials. Startfreetrial Coollesson,huh?Shareitwithyourfriends Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email LessonresourcesResources QuickreferenceReference Transcript Notes Aboutthislesson Tolinktaskstogether,thebestapproachistoinsertthepredecessorcolumnintotheGanttchartentrytable,thenlinktasksfromthetopoftheprojecttothebottom. Lessonversions Multipleversionsofthislessonareavailable,choosetheappropriateversionforyou: 2013,2019/365. Exercisefiles Downloadthislesson’srelatedexercisefiles. AddPredecessorstoEachTask.mpp 246KB AddPredecessorstoEachTask-Completed.mpp 253.5KB Quickreference AddPredecessorstoeachTask Tolinktaskstogether,thebestapproachistoinsertthepredecessorcolumnintotheGanttchartentrytable,thenlinktasksfromthetopoftheprojecttothebottom. Yourobjectiveistolinkalltasksinyourprojecttodefinethecriticalpathforyourproject.Toverifyalltaskshavelinkages,insertthesuccessorcolumnandverifytherearenomissingentries. FurtherDiscussion Bydefault,MicrosoftProjectusesafinishtostartrelationshipfortasks.Agoodexampleofafinishtostartrelationshipisyouhavetoopenthegarage(finish)beforeyoucanbackthecarout(start). Therearetimeswhenyouwantadifferentrelationship.MicrosoftProjecthasmanytypesbutoneofthemorepopularisstarttostart.Agoodexampleofastart-to-startrelationshipisyoufinishchoppingthefood(finish)andyoucanturnontheovenwithonehand(start)andturnonthestovewiththeotherhand(start). Steps Whenlinkingtaskswithapredecessorrelationship: Startatthetopoftheprojectandworkyourwaydowntothebottom. Ifmultipletaskscanstartatthesametime,usetheSSsuffixattheendofthelink,forexample8SS. Insertthesuccessorcolumntoidentifytasksthatdonothavelinkages. Logintodownload 00:05 Justaswe'veaskedourteamtoestimatethetasksinourprojectand 00:09 thedurationinourproject, 00:11 wealsoneedtoaskthemtotellushowallthesetaskslinktogether. 00:16 Now,asyoucanseeintheGanttchartgraphicalview, 00:19 allthesetasksrightnowstartatthesameexacttime. 00:23 Whatwewanttodoishavethesebepushedoutbasedonapredecessor 00:27 relationshipforthetasks. 00:29 Now,ImentionedbeforethatMicrosoftProjectusesconstraintsin 00:34 ordertoscheduletasks. 00:35 Well,thereisactuallyafeatureinProjectcalledConstraintsaswell. 00:40 Soforexample,ifIwantthistasktostarton11/2/2015, 00:46 Icangoaheadandtypethat. 00:48 Andwhat'shappenedisMicrosoftProjectcreatedthisthingcalledtheconstraint. 00:52 Youcanseethatintheindicatorcolumnoverhereontheleftsideof 00:56 thescreenitsaysthistaskhasastartnoearlierthanconstraint. 01:01 Changingthisdatehereisessentiallytheequivalentofjust 01:05 tryingtomanageyourprojectinExcel,whereyou'rejusttypingdatesand 01:10 tryingtomakesurethatthingslineup. 01:12 Wedonotwanttousethat. 01:14 SoI'mgoingtodoaCtrl+ZorUndoandremovethatconstraintdate. 01:19 WewantProjecttocalculatethedatesfor 01:22 usbasedonthepredecessorcolumn,andwestartlinkingthetasks. 01:27 Now,tasknumberoneisactuallythestartoftheproject,so 01:30 wedon'tneedtolinkthatone. 01:32 Wedowanttolinktasknumbertwototasknumberone. 01:37 Whyisthat? 01:38 Becausewhenwecreatethisarchitecturaldesign, 01:41 we'rerarelynotdoingthatuntilweknowwehavetheland. 01:44 I'mnotgoingtopayengineerstodothatworkuntilIactuallyhavetheland 01:48 acquired. 01:49 SoI'llgoaheadandtype1. 01:52 Andthentheseprogressivelygodowninakindofwaterfallfashion, 01:56 wherewe'relinkingallofthetasks. 01:58 AndyoucanseethisontheGanttchart. 02:01 Youcanseenowthattasksarebeingmovedoutbasedon 02:06 thelinkagetothetasksandthedurationthatthetaskshave. 02:11 Now,there'stimeswhenyoudon'tjustwanttolinktasksoneaftertheother. 02:15 Forexample,ifIcomeheretoinstallcabling,Ilinktothat. 02:21 Butthere'snoreasonforwhywecan'tinstallcablingand 02:26 plumbingatthesametime. 02:28 SoI'lltype8ss. 02:30 Andwhatthat'sdoneisit'screatedapredecessorrelationship 02:35 toinstallcabling. 02:36 Andthessmeansstarttostart. 02:40 SoifyoutakealookhereontheGanttchart, 02:42 basicallythesetwotasksaregoingtohappenatthesametime. 02:46 Now,iftasklinesevenchanges,ifthedurationchanges,I'llgoaheadand 02:51 justdothisrealquick,changeitfrom15daysto20days. 02:55 WatchwhathappensoverontheGanttchart. 02:57 Thetasksmoveout,butthey'restillhappeningatthesametime. 03:02 I'mgoingtoundothatchange,sotasksevenstillisat15days. 03:07 Now,I'mgoingtogoaheadandfinishlinkingthesetasks. 03:11 Butbeforewereviewthose,Iwanttojustpointoutafewthings. 03:15 Notallourtaskshappenedinaperfectsequence. 03:18 Forexample,thishireinteriordesigner. 03:22 Butwecanbelookingfor 03:23 thatinteriordesignerwhileworkisbeingdoneonthehouse. 03:27 Probablymakessenseafterthatinstallhouseframetaskisdonetofind 03:31 ourselvestheinteriordesigner. 03:34 SoyoucanseeontheGanttcharthowthatlinesupdifferentlythantheother 03:39 taskssurroundingit. 03:40 Youmightwanttomovehireinteriordesignerup,butitkindofmakessenseto 03:45 havethatinteriordesignerwithothertasksaroundit. 03:48 Sowe'llleavethattaskwhereitbelongs. 03:52 Now,wearetryingtocreateacriticalpath. 03:55 Andthiscriticalpathisdefiningthelistoftasksthatperformthelongest 03:59 sequencefrombeginningtoendoftheproject. 04:02 Wecan'tdothatifallofourtasksaren'tproperlylinked. 04:05 Now,there'safewwaystodecidewhetherallthesetasksarelinked. 04:09 OnewayistoquicklylookattheGanttchart. 04:12 Asyoucansee,thistaskdoesn'tseemtobeattachedtoanything. 04:16 There'sanotherwayIcandothat. 04:18 IfIright-clickontheStartcolumnandchooseInsertColumn, 04:23 Icanstarttypingthewordsuccessors. 04:26 Andwhatyoucanseeisthatthereisasuccessorscolumn. 04:29 AndifIpresstheEnterkeyonmykeyboard, 04:32 what'shappeningisMicrosoftProjectautomaticallyfilledoutthisfieldfor 04:37 usaswewereenteringthepredecessors. 04:40 Andoneoftheeasiestwaystofindmissingtasksthatareunlinked 04:44 istocomethroughhereandlookdownthepredecessorsand 04:49 thenlookbackupthesuccessors. 04:51 Andyoucanseethere'sblanklines. 04:54 Now,there'sawayIpersonallyliketolinkthesetasksup,and 04:58 that'stousethenetworkdiagram. 05:00 lwillcoverlinkingthesetaskstogetherwithanetworkdiagraminthenextlesson. 05:06 IfyouhappentobeusingProject2019orProjectOnline, 05:10 youmighthavenoticedthislittlepicklistitemhere. 05:13 Ifyouclickit,you'llseethatyoucanactuallyselectmultipletasks 05:18 withouthavingtotypethem. 05:20 Nowit'seasyasselectingafewtasksand 05:23 thenjustclickingthepicklistitemthere,anditupdates. 05:27 Youcandothatwithsuccessors,too. 05:32 Sothisisaminorenhancementyoucanenjoyifyou'reusingProjectOnlineor 05:37 MicrosoftProject2019. 05:39 Becausethiswasjustademonstrationexercise, 05:44 I'mgoingtoundoallofmychangesthatImadehereso 05:50 thatyoucancontinuewiththecourse. Lessonnotesareonlyavailableforsubscribers. AddDurationstoEachTask 05m:19s CreatetheCriticalPath 05m:55s PMI,PMP,CAPMandPMBOKareregisteredmarksoftheProjectManagementInstitute,Inc. Sharethislessonandearnrewards Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Giftthiscourse Givefeedback HowisyourGoSkillsexperience? Ineedhelp Comment Yourfeedbackhasbeensent Thankyou