Guild of Project Controls: Compendium | Roles | Assessment | Certifications | Membership

Tips on using this forum..

(1) Explain your problem, don't simply post "This isn't working". What were you doing when you faced the problem? What have you tried to resolve - did you look for a solution using "Search" ? Has it happened just once or several times?

(2) It's also good to get feedback when a solution is found, return to the original post to explain how it was resolved so that more people can also use the results.

Query on Task Split (Necking)

1 reply [Last post]
Stanley Neville
User offline. Last seen 7 years 16 weeks ago. Offline
Joined: 27 Dec 2016
Posts: 2
Groups: None

Hi guys,

How can I not show a task being splitted when the task is not progressing on schedule in MS project 2016? I used to use Primavera 3.1 and there was an option to remove this "necking". However, I can't seems to find this option in MS project 2016.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Replies

Tom Boyle
User offline. Last seen 4 weeks 1 day ago. Offline
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 304
Groups: None

Hi Stanley,

I'm editing this to show the best workaround.  Right-click on an empty part of the Gantt Chart graphic and open the Bar Styles list.  Then do the following:

1. Select the bar style to remove the split from (e.g. "Task", "Critical").  Change the "To" column for that style from "Task Finish" to "Early Finish".

2. Select the corresponding split bar style (e.g. "Split", "Critical Split") and either delete it altogether (using the Cut Row button) or Cut/Paste it to a position above the corresponding task bar style on the list.

To avoid corrupting the default views, immediately save as a new view.

[Old, wrong answer. As a workaround, you could try re-formatting the normal and critical split bar styles to the same as the task bar styles - this de-emphasizes the split without completely hiding it.]

In the absence of resource assignments, then you would do well to eliminate the splits altogether.

Good luck, tom