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Activity with Cost But Duration is Dependant in P3

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Wed, 2007-11-28 13:31
Benjamin Mora
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I have an activity, "Concrete Material Testing", with an associated cost which I want to mirror in terms of duration with "Concrete Paving". In other words, Material Testing should start and end with Concrete Paving. Concrete Paving’s Duration has changed a lot because of the constant design tweaks.

The first idea that came to mind is to use a Hammocks Activity, but I have always thought of Hammocks summative activities and not genuine activities.

Is there something wrong with this approach or is there another or better way? I am working on a very basic schedule, but there are constant revisions.

Thanks.
BEN

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Fri, 2007-11-30 11:20
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Benjamin Mora
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Wonderful...thankyou.
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Fri, 2007-11-30 11:20
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Benjamin Mora
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Wonderful...thankyou.
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Thu, 2007-11-29 07:27
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John Raper
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Ben

Hammocks is the right way to go. You need a S-S from activity to hammock and F-F from hammock to activity. Keep the moving task as an activity and the dependent task as a hammock. Then as one changes the other changes with it.

Using just a F-F and keeping the dependent task as an activity will not adjust its duration, only its finish.
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Thu, 2007-11-29 04:27
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Brad Lord
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try putting a f-f from concrete paving to concrete material testing


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