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Calendar issues & incorrect calculation of completion

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Sun, 2006-01-29 22:50
Nitin Naik
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I am managing a construction programme using MS project 2003. The builder has received an EOT due to inclement weather and I have inserted the days into the calendar.

The problem is it is calculating and extra four days and showing an incorrect contract completion date after the changes to the calendar.

Can someone advise me the solution to this problem?

Your help is much appreciated

Regards
Nitin
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Wed, 2006-02-01 14:24
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Charleston-Joseph...
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Hello Nitin,

There are a lot of factors that influence the behavior of your calendar.

I suspect that the jumping of 4 days has to do with calendar days and working days.

You need to understand the contract duration. Is it calendar days or working days.

It is very hard to explain because the specific is not clear, however, as an example (it may not be your case)an extension of time is given in 30 days. What is this day, calendar days or working days.

If you will enter the 30 days in a six day work calendar, then, your completion time will jump 4 days (4 day weekend in one month.

In summary, you need to know what is the number of days for extension of time, calendar days or working days. Then, what is the default calendar your using in your programm, six days working calendar or ....

Cheers,

Charlie
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Mon, 2006-01-30 21:42
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Nitin Naik
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Hi Alex,

I am using a standard calendar for this exercise.

Thanks

Nitin
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Mon, 2006-01-30 03:53
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Hannes de Bruyne
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Hello

I don’t think it is the right way to put this bad weather period into the calendar. You’d better make an activity for this period and link it between your other activities. So everybody can see it, and discuss it. If more such periods occur, you can even make a group of it. Never hide delays, because people try there very best to forget them.

Hannes
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