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Submitted by pm15127 on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 15:43.
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some task in MS project will hit into issues and take longer to complete, How do I track these tasks?

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Submitted by pm15127 on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 15:45.

track tasks

some task in MS project will hit into issues and take longer to complete, How do I track these tasks?

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Submitted by eagerApprentice on Sun, 06/28/2009 - 07:20.

I'm a bit confused by this

I'm a bit confused by this post... but in general, if can, try to learn the Getting Things Done system - outlook tasks work very well within this system.

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Submitted by Jazzman on Mon, 06/29/2009 - 16:37.

More info needed...

PM15127,

Can you provide an example?

There are a number of ways to handle this.  Is this something that you know about in advance?  Was the issue specific to this task (e.g., equipment didn't arrive when expected) or could have happened to any task (e.g., unexpected medical leave)?

Generically, I can say that for unexpected issues, quickly gather the new information, create a new plan, and adjust.  For anticipated issues (i.e., risks), you should plan in advance what to do and act on your plan.  In MS Project, if you let Project do the scheduling for you (using durations & dependencies), that just means updating the actuals of your task that's running late.  If (like many people) you manually type in start/finish dates, you'll have to go through and fix other tasks manually.  In any case, something in the schedule will change.

...and if that task is critical path, the project will take longer.

-Jazz