Creating a task

After creating a project you can create project tasks by clicking on the 'Create task' button in the project display.

Please note that a simulation plan is required for setting the calculation mode or simulation parameters and MonteCrystal plan is required for risk management and for using task history data in simulation.

Task name is mandatory. Following additional information can also be given:

• Description
• Possible parent for the task
• Calculation mode (with simulation plan) for the task. Following calculation modes are available:
  • Automatic:task planned start time is set equal to the maximum of predecessors' planned end times
  • Flexible:task planned start time cannot be earlier than the maximum of predecessors' planned end times
  • Manual: task planned start time is set manually
• Risk calculation rule (with MonteCrystal plan), which determines how risk affected cost and duration are calculated for the task. Following options are available:
  • 'Risks not calculated'. Risks do not affect task cost or duration.
  • 'Expected value of risks'. Expected values of assigned risks' cost and duration are added to planned cost and duration.
  • 'All risks'. Assigned risks' cost and duration impacts are added as such to planned cost and duration. Probabilities are not considered.
• Start time. If start time is not given or it is earlier to project start, task is automatically moved to begin at project start.
• Cost
• Duration (weeks, days and hours)
• Working time calendar to be used
• Simulation settings and parameters. Simulation section gives further information on these.
  • Use history data (with MonteCrystal plan). When setting is on task history data is used in project simulation.
  • Probability distribution type (with simulation plan)
  • Cost and duration parameters for distribution (with simulation plan)

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